Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1947 )

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Oplp’ICE OF
TRE ATTORNEYGENE-
TEXAS
AUS'~PIN,
UCE DANIEL
rmlnlzv
GENEW Feb. 25, 1947
Hon. W. E. Lowry;, Executive Director
State Bo.ard of Vocational Education,
P. .G. Drawer BB, Uapitol Station
Austin, Texas Opinion No. V-51
Re: CountyBoard of School
Trustees, authority of to
sponsor and administer a
vosational educational pro-
gram in cooperation with
the State Board for Voca-
tional Education and the
Veterans’ Administration.
Dear Sir:
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We refer to your letter of recent date wherein you request
an opinion from this Department on the following subject and ques-
tfon, from.which’we quote:
“The State Board for Vocational Education is now
furnishing supervision on a State-wide level to some
186 county units of Vocational Schools set up and oper-
ated by the County Sshool Boards in these counties.
These schools are for the returning servicemen of
World War II. They were established on the presump-
tion that the County School Boards have authority to
operate them in compliance~ with the powers given
these County School Boards in the Public School Laws
of Texas,, Article 2683. Each of these county units
operates multiple units within the county and, in al!
cases, such operation has the assistance and coopera-
tion of the ,other school districts within thencounty,
“The State Board for Vocational Education entered
into this program as a result of the State-wide need
for such a service, and as a result of an opinion of the
Attorney General’s office written on ,the 13th of May,
1946, and carrying the serial number O-6867. The pro-
gram has prospered and grown in size and in quality,
and the enrollment at present. represents some 10,000
veterans.
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Opinion N&y+1
Hon. W. E. ,Lowry, Page 3 Opinion No. V-51
Article 2683 provides in part as follows:
“The county school trustees of each county shall.
constitute a body corporate, by the name of the County
School’Trustees of. County, State of Texas,
and-in that name may acquire and hold real and per-
,nonal property, sue. and .be .sued, and may receive.be-
quests.and donations%r’othhi*monies or funds coming.
legally ~‘mtotheir hhads, a&may perform other acts,
for the promotion of education in the county. The title i
to . . . any school property ,that may be acquired, shall
vest fin tlie~‘kountykchool’trustees and their succetisors
in officefor,public f&e shhool;purposes.*
I !286 S.W.
497, affirmed,in 17 .S...W1 (Zd) ,36.,1 ail,.:. zI .: ,.,,,
‘2( 1 ., i( 1; . ~. ,.
It is the, opinion:of thfs.&ffict .&at the’ &&Board of
School Trustees has,the diecretion.and requisite.autho,rity to spon-
‘sor and administer the schools designed and contemplated for the
vocational tducation:of World W.ar.;Vettrans under ,the ,g+anct and
directionof the StateBoard .of -Vocational Education acting in assist-
ince~d cboperation:with!thelVttersns’:,Admiaist,~ation, which fit
nanoes~thiseommendablt +ducational.,plan.~ ;We.be,l.ieve that the ;ci
sponsoring’and:‘admmistration of :$his vocational educational pro-: i.
grani?ti within .tht leg~;discr.etionary~,powsrs :of :said,Clounty Boa+
tif:S+oblTrusttes~;~ when.itt,is installed or ,orga&ed, for this, lawful
j ,dnd .xi+arthy purpose; ‘: :, .: ;: ,.,.:,~
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is of School Trustees.‘.have theltnal
:,’ .discretionary. aui&o.rity;to; ‘sponsor and,admidi&tr ;schgols
OrganiZtd by the State Board for Vocational’Education in i
cooperation with the Veterans’ Administration for the pur-
::, poseof providing~-~ocational.e.ducstional tr,aiping.for World
%WarI veterans.li Arts, ,i$@$, 23.81 .and ,.< 2683
,.. *.Y,A&S.;
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