CEDC Request 2003/02/13February 13, 2003
Mr. Robert Hager
Nichols, Jackson, Dillard, Hager & Smith
1800 Lincoln Plaza
500 N. Akard Street
Dallas, Texas 75201
RE: Request for Legal Opinion CEDC
Dear Bob:
Recently the Coppell Education Development Corporation (CEDC) began to review its baseline
requirements for grants to public institutions for the upcoming year. One of the requirements set
forth in the Corporation's Bylaws is that, and I quote from Article IV, Section 8B of said Bylaws:
"In order to be eligible for grants during a calendar year, enrollment figures must be submitted by
the February 1 deadline."
The question posed to you for a legal opinion is as follows. If a publicly funded educational
institution fails to submit its enrollment figures by February 1 of each calendar year, is it ineligible
for a grant that year or may it rollover its allocation if it submits an enrollment figure to the CEDC
at any time during the calendar year? This approach was taken in order to ensure that a proper
allocation of estimated, and eventually actual funds, were provided to each participating institution.
There are other areas of concern and questions related to this. I would be more than happy to visit
with you about it at your convenience. We would appreciate receiving this opinion by the end of
the first week in March. Once again, I stand ready to assist you in your deliberation regarding this
interpretation.
cc:
Jennifer Armstrong
T H E •C 1 T Y • O F
COPPELL
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