Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-11
VOID IN FIVE YEARS.
Professional School Diplomas and Ger
IiACaits nay Ba GbTO6ated
usprR CERTAIN GIVEN RULES.
University Of Utah IL Liable for The
paym II Of Guy Water tax's
Assessed against II.

Attorney General bishop this after.
noon transmitted the following opinion
10 Hon, John X. Park In relation 10
abrogation Of certain certificates and
Diplomas under circumstances men.
tiouedi
Hoa. John n Park, President Of the
Beard Of Education, Salt Lake
cry, Utahi
Dear Sill am In receipt OF your
favor Of the 7tn Inst, submitted on be-
halt Of the state board lof education,
asking 10 be auvlsed ~ 10 whether " "
the duty Of the State board, under
pnraaraph 4 Of section 8 Of chspter 1870
of the laws OF 1896, 10 formally re-
woke certain Diplomas aud oeftih'
Gates which are authorized by saiI
chapter, In cases where the holders
thereof slow space Of Ave Yeas 10
slapse without following some eduoH'
tional pufsuit
The said act provides for the issu-
nnce by the htair b0afu OF education,
Of State diplomas OF two grades, name
liz, high echool anu grammar, aud state
certificates Of one grade, namely
grammar. The grammar grade diplo-
ma In valid In the granular aud pfi-
mary departments during the lifetime
OF the holder, the certificate In gram
mar and primary departments during n
period OF nvs yeafs. The law then
prescribes n certain examination tor
each Of these grades VI certific,tes,
and also provides that normal
certificates and normal diplomas
isslcd by the University VI Utah shall
have the force OF State certificates, aud
also that the holders OF high school
certificates and territorial nfst grade
certificates, now In force, may at the
discretion OF the State board be exempt
from examination In any ana all OF
tho subjects which are required for
such certificates, aud life diplomas
Issued by the state boards VI o,hvT
statua which ate of equal rank with
those Issued Wy the State board OF this
stats may receive equal recognition.
The An clause Of said section D, the
one To which you call my attic niiou, and
upon which you ask my Interpretation,
evidently teitrs TO the diplomas aud
cert fiuaiua above mentioned. II pre-
viuts; "No professional diploma OF
certificate shall DO In force, ~ this
holder allow q space OF fve .ears u
olApse without following some oduoa'
tlonai pursuit."
ID will be- observed from this pro-
vision, that II was intended TO limit
these diplomat and ertitioatos TO pro-
fsssional tsaeheft. that IL, II authonz ,
the holders OF SUCH diplomas anu Ger
tincAtes 10 teach In the public school,
Of the State without being subjected "a
exsmiuAtion, unless they shall allow
space OF fve years 10 eiapso without
following some educational pursuit., n
which case this authority TO teach II
Withdrawn by operation OF law, ant
the holder would be placed upon thu
came basis, and would be required Il
submit 10 the same examination NJ
other teachers not holding such dip
Tomas OF certificates.
I am OF opinion that this provision
OF the law IA effective, aud operates /,
abrogat. such diplomas or oerii ficates
ut the expiration OF nve years, n
Aforesaid, as eiiectually as any revoca
tion OF the board couiu possibly pro
duce.
have the honor 10 DO. your obedi
snt servant, A. q. BIDIoP,
Attorney aenerai.