Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1978 )

The Attorney General of Texas October 6. 1978 JOHN L. HILL AttorneyGeneral suprmw caln Building Honorable Joe Resweber Opinion No. H- 1253 P.O. aox lzO40 Aurtin. TX. 78711 Harris County Attorney 512/4752501 1001Preston Re: Payment of tuition for Houston, Texas 77002 county jail inmates attending classes while incarcerated. 701 cammmm. suite z-30 Odls lx. 75202 214/74Z-5M4 Dear Mr. Resweber: You have submitted the following question for an opinion from this office: .Is Harris County required to pay tuition to Houston Community College System for inmates that are incarcerated in the Harris County Jail and who are enrolled in the Houston Community College? We have found no authority which obligates the county to pay the tuition fees of the county jail inmates. Such an expenditure is not required under the counw’s duty to provide a safe and suitable jail. V.T.C.S. art. 5llS. We do not address the question of whether the county has discretion to pay tuition fees of jail inmates. See generally V.T.C.S. art. 5ll5.1, S 9(a)(4). Educ. Code 4313n Tenth.sumeF S 29.Olffi Attorney General Opinion H-652 (1975). -.7X.78501 5em524547 SUMMARY Harris County is not required to pay tuition fees of county jail inmates. Very truly yours, Attorney General of Texas Honorable Joe Resweber - Page 2 (H-1253) APPROVED: Opinion Committee p. 4914