Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1948 )

TEE ATIWRNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN. T- PRIOE DAN- A---- fig 13, 1948 Hon. James C. Martin Opinion No. V-574 County Attorney Nueces County Re: Article 28025-2, V. C. Corpus Chrlsti, Texas 3 appropriating SGte-aid to Corpus Christ1 Junior College at Corpus Christi. Dear Sir: We refer to your recent inquiry concerning the ability of Corpus Christi Junior College Trustees to change its name to Corpus Christ1 College without alter- ing its eligibility for State aid under Article 281.554, Vernon's Civil Statutes. We understand that it is pro- posed that only the name of the college be changed and that the status of the district as a public junior col- lege district as created will in no manner be changed. The purpose of Article 28153-2 is to provide State aid appropriations to certain designated public junior colleges which qualify thereunder. By its deslg- nation of the junior colleges by name in Section 3 there- of, the Legislature has limited its appropriation to those colleges recognized therein. The Act clearly aims to aid, among other junior colleges named and located in other parts of Texas, the public junior college existing at Corpus Christi at the time the appropriation was made, irrespective of whatever Its official name as desFgnated by the local proper authorities might be. The manner In which the Legislature designated the public junior colleges which shall be entitled to re- ceive said State aid, other requirements of the Act having been met, shows it Intended that the public junior col- lege at Corpus Christ1 should be entitled to the appro- priation made therein, whatever its name may be. Sec- tion 3, H.B. 52, Acts of 50th Legislature, R.S., 1947, p. 585. Hon. James C. Ma&in, page 2 (v-574) SUMMARY The fact that the trustees of Corpus Christ1 Junior College District change the name to Corpus Christ1 College would not affect Its eligibility to receive State aid under Article 28155-2. The status or name of the junior college district is not changed thereby. Yours very truly, ATTOREEY GENERAL OF TEXAS CEO:mw Chester E. Ollison Assistant