Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1946 )

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Eon.L.A. Woodr f&at.3upulntu6oat Dop~Haont of .f6aut1on htatfa 11, Texu DouBfn Oplnlon Ho. O-6970 Be: the Hon. ti A. 'n'ooda - Page 2 YOU have slsc given ua the further Informationth6t the sohoolaIn question have 9-month terms; thatithe oloime nfll be filed rOr If Eonthe or half or the aohool term and that none or said olalm will exceed the aleountor $50.0~ per loholaetlc. YOU haps further etated thbt suoh expenses are in all reapeats proper expense8 und6r the Aot and it ia pour .. . .. deelreto arprove suot olalms hke later tomdrakea rinei .. paPent III1916 alter sai2 hohools mke t'rslrflnel reports end oleim for expenses sneer the Act. sections 2, 3 nnd 4 0r bticlt 11 or sonut ~311: 38, Ic9thLegislatureor Texas, read na rollo~: Y&o. 2. It Ia further provided that to be eligible for aid under the provfaloneor this Aot, the school Oistrlctestablishingend main- taining speoIal olasecs ror exceptionalohirdrsn Aust rile with.the Xvialon or ZpecIal Sduoation ixithe State Separtcientof Lduontion on or before Septaber 1.e.tor aaoh aohool yecr, on rams SUP &shed by the Ztite i%partmnt of &uoatIon, a tentative budget oonteiningthe antioipatedex- pond1txu-e~M EU& special clet3ses.On or before July 15th of eaO!ischool year, aach school ala- trlot malntalningspeolel olaesas ror exceptlone childrenshell make a betailed, aocurate finanoial reoord or all &meys paid out by It ror mlnte- canoe or these oles6e.s;em5 such tlnenoielrsoord ohall be subjeot to the approval of the State Superintendentof Fubllo Instruotlon. The tqitatlve budget and all rorm riled with the Stete Depart- sent or SUuoetloonurt be 6wom to by the oowty Suporlntendentend the Stiperiritendentor hi1~2Ipal of the oohoo: a&king and filioq said foms. *sea. 3. It 1s rurther provided tbet in order to qualify for retibureemmt, the dlstrlct roustIn- clude in ths mceipts of lte budget B sum not less than the total per capita cost of educating said exceptionalchildren w30 are to be taui+t In sPecIa1 oleesee. me state Treasurer and the 3tate Depart- ment or Xducatlon are hereby authorliedto PW dtb- in the limits set forth in .Qotion.1, hrthl* 5, to the local Board of Xduoatlon of the mhool dI5trIcte eetablishlq and maintaInlog speol`` Olfm`` for exceptfocalotlldren,nOt R`` than the dlfrerexm Xon. L. A. Woods T Page 3 bstween the paroaplta oont of Instruotlon and lqulpnent ror the normal ohlldren or at dls- triot in 64 oorrospoadInggr648 or 8~ and the s~u6~ prroa Ite o&t r"~- 3 d sohool distrlot, wind to par teaohsrs* uages ani the ooai 0r Sp eo iil ~nia `` p r wldo d th a t no lx o o ss o o st Skull k *id tar sohool bolldln~s,prssisss, or plsnt. -8.0. 4. Failure on t&m put or the sohool distriot to prepera and oertify -1trreport of 01&ts for the lx 0ess o o st o r 06u tt6ting .r o q - tlonal.shlldrsnto tba State Daputmont or xau- oatian on or btiom July 15th of an7 mar, and its fiilurs thenafter to prepare and oertifr bush r~pti to the State Dspartmsnt sf Edualtlon within ton (10) 448 aftar noafpt of notise oi sush de- linqusnoy son% to it by the State Departmsnt of Ebuc#tion,by ngIster&d smL1, 8hell eoastltuts a fortolturs by t&s sshool dlstrlot or Its right to ,banLPrbtmo6 by ths 8tata for thk sxooss oost oi sdusstlsg sxaoptlonsl shildren3or suoh you. w Saotlon1 or Artlola V of aid Senate Bill 38 made 68 r0iia88 *b-t. v. Allooi&tlosand Approprlstlss. -5oetion1. Ihe l proprlatlonazaadr under ot uid subssquat w- ths prmlslopu ot this ip proprl&tlellsanto be uaa4topa~ ss&ool .' dIstflsts,~sstabll~hln&snd aa&tainb& spsobl OlUS~S, ?b 0~88 OQSt Or iMtXYAOtin( 8X- ooptional oblldrsn v&lob oost is owr sml abow th o 6``8 o p o r oaplta mo sto f lduoati llOrrU1 ehlldrenen tha rssp6atlw ~sohooldlstr T ate. This a-at. lso*ss oost shall ba.alloaatad ror gay- mant or tssohus' selarlss, iaslud~ 8OrractiW teacrhing,suoh as lip rsadZn& spsssb OOrr*OtivO, sight oonsorvstion and oorrrotlw hoaltb habUs: soholastlo." . .