3/14/11

Today, Texas Attorney General Opinion No. GA-0848 (2011) was issued on "Whether the State Board of Education may contract to pay attorney fees out of the corpus of the Permanent School Fund without an appropriation specifically for that purpose."

The Summary to the Opinion stated,

"Article VII, section 5 of the Texas Constitution does not authorize the State Board of Education to utilize funds from the Permanent School Fund to pay attorney fees without an appropriation for that purpose by the Legislature. To the extent that the Board may enter into a contingency fee contract for legal services, it must comply with chapter 2254, subchapter C of the Government Code."

To read the opinion, click on the link below.

https://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinions/opinions/50abbott/op/2011/htm/ga-0848.htm