Opinion No.

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn Mr. Donald E. Powell Chair, Board of Regents The Texas AM University System P.O. Box C-1 College Station, Texas 77840-9021

Re: Validity of section 661.063, Government Code, with regard to payment for vacation balances accrued prior to September 1, 1997 (RQ-0246-JC)

Dear Mr. Powell:

The Texas AM University System ("AM") has asked this office whether section 661.063 of the Government Code might abrogate the vested vacation rights of certain AM employees which accrued prior to September 1, 1997, and therefore violate article 1, section 16…