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Hon. C. H. Cavness
State Auditor
Austin, Texas
Dear Sir:
We quote
as follows:November 19, 1951
Opinion No. V-1347
Re: Construction of the
limitation on appro-
priations to insti-
tutions of higher
education prohibiting
the expenditure of
funds "for courses of
instruction required
for any degree which
was not offered..
on October 1, 1950."
in part from your recent letter"In connection with our statutor-
ily required audits of the accounts
and funds of the State Institutions of
Higher Learning, we respectfully re-
quest your official interpretation of
part of Section 20 of Article V in
House Bill 426, Acts 52nd Legislature,
1951, ch. 499.
"This Section prohibits the ex-
pending of State funds $for courses of
instruction required for any degree
which was not being offered by the in-
stitution on October 1st, 1950 .. .,
(excepts Lamar State College of Tech-
nology, Reserve Officers Training Corps
instruction, etc.) In order for us to
have the guide lines on the part of our
audits that will be concerned with this
Section . . ., we need your answers to
the following questions:
"1. What constitutes the offering
of a degree within the meaning of the
above quoted portion of the Section in
question? . . .
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1347, text, February 19, 1951; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth266165/m1/1/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.