No. V-0051 (1947).

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Texas Attorney General Opinions 1947. No. V-0051 (1947). 1Feb. 25, 1947Hon. W. E. Lowry, Executive DirectorState Board of Vocational EducationP. O. Drawer BB, Capitol StationAustin, TexasOpinion No. V-51Re: County Board of School Trustees, authority of to sponsor and administer a vocational educational program in cooperation with the State Board for Vocational Education and the Veterans' Administration.Dear Sir:We refer to your letter of recent date wherein you request an opinion from this Department on the following subject and question, 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 operated by the County School Boards in these counties. These schools are for the returning servicemen of World War II. They were established on the presumption 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 all cases, such operation has the assistance and cooperation of the other school districts within the county.
"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 0-6867. The program has prospered and grown in size and in quality, and the enrollment at present, represents some 10,000 veterans.
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"During the past few weeks there has been some question from Federal agencies as to the legality of these schools. These questions have arisen in connection with applications for surplus property. The question we would like to ask your department is:
"Does the County Board of School Trustees have authority to sponsor and to administer the above described schools under the public School Laws of Texas, Article 2683, or under any other law or any other article now in existence in Texas Statutes?"
We are further advised that neither the credit nor any of the public school funds of the State of Texas or of its school districts are to be pledged in the furtherance of the contemplated vocational educational program, but the entire...

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