Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS GREG ABBOTT May 15,2008 Ms. Ann S. Fuelberg, Executive Director Opinion No. GA-0629 Employees Retirement System of Texas Post Office Box 13207 Re: Whether an open-enrollment charter school is Austin, Texas 78711-3207 a governmental entity, and whether the state may enter into an agreement with the Social Security Administration on the school's behalf (RQ-0652-GA) Dear Ms. Fuelberg: You ask several questions concerning open-enrollment charter schools in general and the John H. Wood, Jr. Charter School ("JHWCS") in particular. 1 Specifically, you ask: (1) Is an open…