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THE A0TTORNEMVgY-NF-RNAL
. OF TEXAS
PRICE DANIEL
April 29, 1952
Hon. Robert S. Calvert Opinion No. V-1442.
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Austin, Texas Re: Status of adminis-
trative fund es-
tablished by the
Social Security
Act passed by the
Dear Sir: 52nd Legislature.
You have requested the opinion of this office
on the following questions:
"1. Does the second paragraph of
Section 12 of House Bill No. 603, Regu-
lar Session of the Fifty-second Legis-
lature, create a special fund jn the
state treasury?
,"2. The last sentence in Section
12 reads: 'These funds will not be
State funds and will not be subject to
legislative appropriation.' Is this a
valid provision?
"3. If you should answer question
number 2 in the negative, then does Sec-
tion 13 of House Bill No. 603, Acts of
the Regular Session of the Fifty-second
Legislature, appropriate the monies col-
lected under the provisions of the Act to
the Social Security Administrative Fund?"
House Bill 603, Acts 52nd Leg., R.S. 1951, ch.
500, p. 1480, title "Social Security - County and Muni-
cipal Employees," (Article 695g, V.C.S.) was passed for
the purpose of allowing county and municipal employees
to participate in the Federal Social Security program.
Under the federal act only the State, and not individual
counties and municipalities, may enter into social secur-
ity agreements with the Federal Agency. In order to com-
ply with the requirements of the Federal Social Security
Act the State Department of Public Welfare was designated
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