OFFICE OFTHEATTORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS
Eonoreblm Tom C. Xiag
State AuBitor an4 3ctri0ien0y mm-6
Austin, Tuua
Dear Rlrr
We reoeioed your let
p%l req\yrt our 0pl.nlo
ln Boulm Bill lfo.OBb,
.Youaito au
appropriationato
to a8k two queetl
oxa5ple and qusat
3. was&d horlty granted College Boar&s to U-
e~ess the aaount lrpgroprioted under ftea 181 snd
utilieo suoh mount to incdreaeethe aaleriea ia-
eluded uudnr tteti 3&O 8x4 1617
92. Is it persia#lble for the College Boardstir
pay en lnarsassdimouot to cue or several pesltion6
m~shown by tho eppropriationbill and by dearserring
other po8itlone or alimfacltingothe &WalQiona t&u@
b:;goln& the amounts peLd with the eg@e@etr rpproprL-
Y:
Beginningwith Pnragraph thrbs, under aubasotlonNor 8,
Deneral Provislonso? l3.B. No. 255, upeoial Law6 or the 46th
we rina the r0310winp;lanpm@3r
La(iieleture,
*The hoerd ~;tregenta or &lreotore within
their disoretlon an6 with good mason lnaypay
smiler sslmies t'sn those ltmlnad herein.
"The board or regsnta or Ulreotors,within
t!~slrdlsoretlon, em authorized to promote an
lndlvldualon the tbfr to 0 hi@er posltlon,
vaoatellby the death or rs8ignstionof the pre-
vlour lnoumbentEt the er1rrry provided tar the
higher poeltlon.
euah ln8tltutlonathen 8uah additionalnaployeai oh811
provlaed for
net be paid larger amounts than those provlakd
slmllar posItIon In other Stat8
State lnstltutlow,
lnstItutlon8, am-
partlPante
partmtnta or ag9nalee.*
a~wm1e8.* (Undsrlsaorlng
(Unclsrlsaoring oum)
our81
In pere+graphtwo, of the abow quoted provlelon, the
governlngboard or en lo<utlon 16 authorlard to lnoraa8e enat
rslery by ronoting him to a blgher poaltlon, but the bosrd 18
8pealSIosl Py lfmltod to psyw that individuarl
*t?d salary
provldsd ror tbb higher pa81tlon.W
The undereooredlanguage In paregr8ph three alearly
rsve8le that It wa8 not the intention of ths L8@3lature to permit
a (Iepartmnt head to deorsems the relary item 8et up for on0 poml-
tion for the purpose or Inorotmln~ the funds esrmarkad for pay-
ment to the holder of another posltlon. To pormlt thl8 prooedure
would deferat the evident intention of the Legielatursin ItIQIim
lng and ffxlq the amount of auoh aalariel.
It is thersrore the opinion of this departrant that
your U.ret queetlon should be anorrerodIn the negative aa Co
the Illustration alted by you and others IIke It*
.,..
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Our answer to your fir5t question renderti80
anSWf)r t0 yo\lr b3eUOfid qU@StiOll WUAOOO8118PJT.
Yours verp la-u19
hTT5RNEY CZKIRAL 09 TEX:S
ATTORNEY GENERAL Ox TEXAS