Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Honorable leaver a. Baker, Chaimuxn Btate ILoard of Gontrol Austin, lwas Re; lfhethor o 0tewRedor 9 of ~TexatB. letter reqmsting an the aplnloa there would ba out rhet&er we had the legal superlatenWmt to hir6 those e requested me to obtain a.23 rould npprociate pour ad- *Doe&i tba Btate Board of Coaitrol Qr any employee thereof, hsve the Xegaf author- ity to permU inm3tee of the~6atestfll.e State &ho01 for boys to work tor hlre or otherwise, on real property not ow- ed, or 1ealmdbY the state of mxas?" Boaorable Oea~er Il. Bakerr Chairman - page e It is thsrirsl opinion of this Deportment that asithsr the 8kte Baud OS Control aor aq other sgsnor in the State respOnsible in aws&re iOr the oontrol snd msnsgeinsnt of the Qateorille State 80hool ior Boys has fihe authority to permlt inmates o? th8t iastltution to work iOr hire or otheruise for private persons, as Is&i- eat&l in your inqlliry. Title se0 of the Retieed Ciril Statutes - Artioles 6119 tdwough 6190 -- deals tit& the skanagemeat sad control oi the state furendle Xm&sing mhool. brtlol? 6110 opeolflosllj Ueslares: sShhe Board of Control and the 6uperintsndent o? the State Ju~ePils Trairdng sOho shsll pro- *tl~ Sor and muintai? su+bl+ ias+-uotlon und trsl~ of the ;Lamass of sud sahoolL Said in- rtruotlona shsll inc1uQ.s oosron 80hool or s 0ul- tursl branoher,or all ss w be deemed de Elf? 8bls by aaM Beard am% 8uperintemlsat. l l s .s There is a0 other prorision Of the statutes psrt2nent ia its bearing upon the qUeStiOn PrOpOUaded. By and largei the ststufe la a wholss~me an6 humane one for the restraint sod at the sW.3 time the protection snd oorreofion ot juveulles tmsadtted to the oure of the Institu- Lion. In efteot, suoh inmates sro wards ot the Mute, tan&w the lnwdiats oar6 sad aqawvidon of the boards pad otiiaers nrtnw. The p0ssr thus donfsrrsd upon the b0arQs and offiosra OsrrLes ritb it the oorraspomling OffIOial duties imp0sed. It is &tal law that Ofnoers, boards and sgeaoies of the state hste stwb pouers 0nl7 as are oonferred upon them by law. It is further f’uadqmtal 188 that suah offloers, boards an& agenoles ms$ not delegate their offi- oial potera to anothsr in anywkse or t0 any sxtent. One, ii not tie ohioi ooiwern of t&e law is, that ju~etilesooamdtted to the hailing Gohool shall be,nnder the inmsdiate supervision p~tidt3d b7 lu:- that fs, of the offloers ark3 pers0ns nam0d in t&e ststntss. .clssrljr,If the ingotes were hIred Out to farmers to ussist them In gathering tlwlr orops,or in other ffmu work, at peak. times, or otherwise, the boys w?uld not be under the lr imaersbxe leaver 5. iwer, chpiroan - page 3 rerllste supervision ot We oomtita$ed sutibotities for euoh pr&od, ibut, on the oontruy, touhl be umter the iw m&ate supervtdon toaaa&eat oi the?armerortamers to whomthe7 8ere hired. me nr& o? t&e Institution sre aot ahsttels to be bsrtemd, bLre& or lesnsd for the oan- v;FFb;eof the farmers or the twnmnleaoe or pref%t to . The p8rtWulsr rork mntioa61S b7 7ou m&7well be8hslpful onein swortb7osuse,sM oinohtrrt to the, jtweafles. But, grsstiq the paver, there roald be no stopping plsae. Once reoog&md te exist, the parer ooald be exerohedin~uys mast dsmagbg sadburtfultotbewsr&~. . l%ie pollay hero ststea bss heretofore been sw noorro~by us in tbedepsrtmsntsl opinion ment&nwtlln7onr letter -- IIo. 0-4727 -- (lea- titll the haring out OS state oomlats . . I? eme tions are to be msde to this polia7 ot the State in deal %s u.th its turaa, the matter is eae tar the leglslativs coaefderatisn, snd not for the oourts sn&offlaers canaernedenl7riththei.nterpetstiaaoP the 1Sf. Ysr7trul77aurs =,=-yy$yy* Oaio SpGer Aad.stult COYMn-rEL