Eonorable (ieo) 11. 8heppard
Co@roller of Publio Aeootmte
Auutlxi, Texas
Dear&P. 3heppsrdi Opinion so, 04060
Ret 3betber 06 not,,der the
roots uet rorth, a WirtJ~u
employlasnt by the xerlt
Eiyutam Council uhile at
thes~,tdmetheIiudbamI
On'regxmLr 3tate m'
,
i. -Is ro~iddaa by the rider
to the general appropcia-
tioA IIll&.
together rith UI iquiry for an opipiota, as rollowei
aA husba?nl Is elnyleyed by t&e Q&m,
Rluh k Oyster t?OmsrdSSiOAOA regular .U$8t6
salary.. 39.8 tife is employed by theWu%t '
8yst8tu couM11.
*May the rife be enqleye&by'the
&Mrit 3ystem Council tur3 net coPPl&.st
vith the r2der to the Qeneral Appre&7rl&-'
t&on hill owering the restriotlons with.
reference to hnsban+axuZ wife e~oypleat
by the atsteP
26CtiOA 2(21) Of the gfJAt?3'Sbi
@'OV'%eiOAS 02p0AI%@
to 8. n. 20. 433, 4Wh tegislature, regular oeseiim, the
ap~optiatdon bill for oxeoutive a& 4svL~strative tipart-
mnts of t&e 8tate goverrmwt is the riaar to vbleh yo~re-
ra. Zt ptvnaeet
Honorable Bee. il. 2heppard - page 2
*Nono of the foregoily: apprapriatione
for salaries shall be pakl or PaPrants ls-
sued theref'or by'fho State Comptroller to
any employee until the employee shall have
Piled Bith the head of the depsrtnrent IA
which he or ahe is employed a~ affIdatit
shwry his or her narita$ status, and if
mudad, uhether or not the spouse of such
employee is alao employed IA one of the de-
partmAtS Or shift stEtt3 and the A&V3 Or the
doporttuezttuhere ouch spouse is employed, to-
gether with the name of such spouse) l l on.
The rider provides for a method of deterpdniag
which spouue shallreoelve pay1 the rider further po-
videe a method ofdeterrdning rhlah ofteoted euplogee is
to be retained IA the Btete employ, but.olearly forbldo
the payment of both rropl tfre irppropriation.
Taeoasey~elplaintouodoes~th~ldtbin
8dw2A.vl~on (b) of .the rldar, in that neither ol the
tie0 4tfYeetedwas IA the empl.oy 0r the State at cup t!s-
lhl&lg the SlOAth Of JOnnary, l%l.
Subdlvlsio~ ,(x0) of se&ion 2 of the 2enerrl pm-
riub~~ A&W aoneideratiqn proridstu
Vie proper offG3er or 0rfl0er6or
any State departlllents,bureaus, or d&tie-
lone of Gtete a@noies Bpe h.ereby author-
Iced to make applioation for aAd aoaept
any girts, grsnte, or allotmente or frmd13
from the IiIlitedStatea 6oveqeAt to be
used OA State f3o-operative end other Bed-
-era1 projeote~ and pogranm %A Texas, in-
cluding const.ruotion of @Uo buildings,
repairs and impPoveueAt8. Any of euch
Bederal funds as 0s~ be depooited in the
Mate treasury are hereby appPopPiated
to the speoifio purpose authorized by the
Federal OoverAueAt, aad subjeot to the
limitation plaoed 011this act.*
The grants ami contributions by the Federal BoPePA-
meat, which, under the scheme of 2worAuontal oo-OperatiOn
with the state, m&he poesible the beAei%oent work of ouP 2tati
lionorable Gee. it. Shcypard - page 3
I
1
Welfare isoara,mvertholoss puss into the State treasury
for dfsburscment , accord.ing to the sohem Of governmental
co-operation.
Sootion 6 Of Article VIII Of the COnetitutiOn
aec1aPos t
“No money shall be drawn from the
treasury but in pursuance of epeoiflc ap-
propriations made by law,*,
The gifts, grants and allotments of fmds from
the United States Govermerit to be used on State co-opera-
tive programs have been 8peoifLoally appropriate6 by the
&+elatu.re in sub&vision (lo) abwe quoted.
Subdtvislon (21) of the general departmental ap
propri.ation bill does, therefore, apply to the eftuafion
presented by you.
FIRST ASSIS"A~~
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