OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Wrch 62, 1939
%amrable John C. !brburger,E&arch22, 1939, Page 2
"* * * and the availableeohool fund shall be
aqlied annual1 to the eupport of the publio
free schGiii+ * nna the nvall~ble school
fune herein provided &all be diotributed to
the several countiee according to their scho-
lastic populationand agplled In such namer
as .ay bc 9rovi~ed by law."
,
Article 2923, R.C.S. 1925, pmvidee in part:
((** * whloh i'und(availablesohoal iuna) shall
be a996Ttlwad annuallyto the e8veral0011l1tl.1
thi St ordingta the wholwtla pop
&lo: oi%k?%r the tauppport
and mdntwawo
at the publio &es e.chwl~~.'
Xt iiiprovidedin Artiale%S87a.thatthe CuuMiyB&d of
TrwiW8 In eaab oountylmvangan elaaa*~,,o6uuty -6upoT&a~
#hll netii'y ass~3brd~ot~X&qatl~
the State~SnpezlntonUent ,J
.&tor thqk Septfxaberl,et eaoh aobolut&a msar, ef tIi*~Mnk.ot _. . T
-m stitite
mallable SohoolEmd that .Bh&ldbe set ~setie..$zim.$w
'tmpltattpportloarmnt-itrk
s&d aotmty Por'$he.
:rorthe laaint'enaawcf.the &rlw of'imlnty
Mole 2665, 8.&S~'lQSS,prarldelat
nllu,StateBaardmhtill,onor berore the
~rat~ofhn@mtineaohytrar,baaadonthe
furnlmbed said Board by
eetimate-the~efoSo~e
tba Cozqtmller, make an a99ortioxmeatfor ths
ensulxw8oholastLqmar ot'th6avaIlableState
#r$hool I’UM the ~m3ve~al ownties 0r the
State,and tiZi&al oittee aad.tewm amd
trahqIo1
6letrioteemlntltutingaepara$s
organlmations,aooorQiner to tatpsebolaa
ulatioilor caahg cud tharclrpw tha .swze
CQwAllcertiry to the .twr or :wah.~
rreparatearohooLc&ganizatfontke.teMl,
Honoreble John C . :.krburZcr,
tirch 22, 193, Fz~;e3
of available soho fund so apportionedto each,
xtiichcertiricatoshall be signed by tie presi-
dent, counter-signed by the Comptrollercad at-
tested by the secretary.*
Article 2749 containsthe tollowiw provision:
"* * * providedthat the trustees in zmk5.n~con-
tmots with teachersahall not.crreate a aerioi-
enay debt against’tha
dl#trlat.’
.Artloleq? wntaiim the nOl.lwlngpiovlslona
“‘Thepublleime mhool fumds aheillnot bw’ . ..
eqmadeclesoept,rorthe foU.owlngpurpoeear .
.““I.
The State antioountyuvaUa)de fund8
shallbe used exolprir r0r the.pagaient 0r
teaohaW~and wperlhte 5% wtr* mlades, few
for tekiagthefwholaatiomx~~~~,aadlnterest .
.o011money borrowedon &to tiscto pay tsalariea
of teaahew MC? auperlntendent8, when them salt.
fororlbe6ohoolSund8 ror the .
bibles pmvlitadthat n6
puxpwe ot payrunt6f teaobre
ou%oS fu&rothe~ than tkosefbr
tb% then ~Urr6IltYear.
WlAcle %-3l.,
84.8. 1.033,
prwidesr
muoh bal.anceshall lx13eti.fY.v~
dollars per capita,
eccordlngtothe lastecholrmtie wmsue, then
suoh excess shallbe reapportIoned to.thesohool
cS.Wdcte of the oountyv”
The foregg- ooxwtltut1qmi.l
and p2avisloneohm
aolenrlntent thettbe publlosohoeWof the u 8hall bb operated
onanenmalbasis. -
By Artiole2749 the trusteesare exprss, y $mMblted rrOg
oreatingany debts againat nrbsequentyeara:rortjmmmst’qilartse,~;.
Bnd lt iswol.lsettA~dthsO Inorder t~maoverqnst teaeh@aornw
tract,lt mast be allegeda& provedt&a% tha sobool. ai$triot.thm
Honorable Jo‘hnc. Karburger,Maroh 22, 1939, Page 4
has in its treasuryfun&s availcble for that particularscholastic
year. Collin vs. 3Yeacock(Sup. Ct. 1900) 54 S.'G.1025. Jdthow
Article 2749 expresslyapplies only to teachers* contracts,this
rule has been extended to cover other debts for suppliesand mix-
tenaace. Tcqlezw ConmcnSchool Districtvs. Bcyd i3.IIeadCo.
(T&A 1937) 101 3.7;.(2d)352; FirstXationalBank vs. Xurchiscn
I.&. School Xst. (T.C.A.1933) 114 S.X. (26) '382.
Article 2827 authorizes the trust6es to secure short time
loans to pay salariesbefore the *finds Sor the ourrentyear" be-
owe availahle~but such loam rmrry ariL be repaid out ot runda -for
the then ourrent~889. ArtleleW5l~ partai&agtobalanoea,oaly
,+amrlfiesthe .aanylngover or balenoesor the gwmal lwl %ot ap
propriatodr0r the unrent yeaP to be wed *'iorthe arooeediniq year*.
Bythls sama artloleonly-waexJ#lrsdbal.anow" 61 a aohoeldiatriot
are slfhorizedto be oarriedovertc the amditoi the dlatrlot.
Theee piovialws reeetriotl~oredltorsoi me ahola6tla
ew to fwls availableroorthat year, mid the,pr&slon ibr awry-
L o?ur OS bahnoe6, olead.y tipus thEt,arch tunb6lmlatbo applie
60 &oharge the debts or suoh year until,exhawte&
i
:: ' It was held ln S&tin ~a* Flsbek (Oak DLet. l&O) 291 Pao.
B7ei.that the o-tore of a mhook diatrlcti ass entitledto hare ell
the revenueOS a ripoalyear.applleduponthe lmlebtednees of that
$mw, and the blat&et cannoterroape liabilityby the trenaieror
tunds, or the use 0r suop fuMe.topay the expenses or snother flutxil
rawa
Article2834 speaks'otthS availat& sohoolfknd that will
)a mavailabletot the aucoeedingsobolaetloyunr~,and ArtMe 5665
Urecte the State Board tc Vnalce an apportlonmemt
.rorthe enautng
tohOl68tiO year or the available etats schoolfund':-
itebellave.that when the State Board has final *madean
ortlomsnt ror the ensuingschcilastio year or the avafiI
able State
Sfi01 aas* that such apportionment 16 an effeotivsdedioatlonor
hose particu$.arfu6ds for the mnt of thdauthoriwd expenditums
br suoh schoolyear. Havingbeen 80 dedioated it m&d be inmater-
al that these funds may not be transmitted to the several aodntiefs
ntil after ths beginningor a new sohclnstlayear.
It is our opinionthat the State?er oapitaapportionmentf
or the soholasticyear 193f3-1939must be appliedto repay the bank
or advaaasmants made underCuticle2827 to gag teachsrs'aalariea
orthatyear,althoughallthe per c+taapport1enmentforlQSS-,Y
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Honorable John C. Emburger, Warah 22, 1939, FCL~Q5
1939 may not be received by the county until efter Septwber 1,
1939.
Pours very truly
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Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Combined Opinion