Connecticut western news., 1903-08-20
THE N EW LAWS.
Public Acts ofGenernI Interest to People of LitchfieId County, Passed by the General Assembly
 of I9O3.-In Effect August |, 1908


 People of LitchReId County, Passed by the General Assembly ofI9O3.-In Effect August 1908
 29-That whenever the school visi- tors. town school committee, or board of edu cation of any town or district shall by vote decide that a child be- tween l4 and l6 has not schooling sui ficient to warrant his leaving school to be em ployed, and shall give written no- tice to the parents or guardian, the latter shall require the child to attend school until 16, or the board gives a certificate that the child's education Is satisfactory, but this shall not apply after the child is 16.
 96-The duties of citizenship shall be taught in the public schools. The state board of education shall prepare and distribute to every school an out line of questions and suggestions relat- ing to said subject and said outline may be used in said school"
 102-Every town whose grand list is under $500, 900 may annually receive from the state treasury a sum which will enable the town to annually eX- pend for public schools $25 for each pupil; such state grant to be expended only for teachers wages. Payment of school debts, or expenses of buildings shall not be included in ascertaining the cost of each scholar ill average attend ance.
 135-Amend Section 2, 145, relating to evening schools, so that on petition of twenty persons over IA years of age | in towns having 10, ,000 or more popula- | tion, for instruction in high school studies, the town or district shall pro vide for such instruction, if, in the opinion of the local school authorities, the applicants are competent to pursue high school studies. This act does not apply to any district in a town which maintains such schools.
 182-That any town not maintaining high school shall pay necessary transportation of any child, who, with written consent of the local school au. thorities, attends a high school in an. other town approved by the state board of education. The state shall reimburse the towns to the amount of 50 per cent. of such expenditure, but not exceeding $20 for any scholar.
 1s7-The state board of education may under section 13s certify that any incorporated or endowed high schoo or academy has satisfactory high school course of study. Any town not maintaining high school or acad emy shall pay the whole or part of the i tuition fee of scholars attending sucl school or academy in another town and shall be reimbursed by the state.
 195-That school authorities of any town may choose a superintendent oi schools, fix salaries, prescribe duties etc. Two or more towns together, em ploying twenty-five to fifty teachers may unite in employing a superintend ent each town to appoint a member of a supervision committee, which may employ a superintendent, fix salary etc. Every district organized shal continue three years, when any towl may withdraw and dissolve the dis trict. The state shall pay to eacf town half the amount it pays for { superintendent, provided that not ex oeeding $500 be paid by the state tt any supervision district in any year Superintendents must have at leas five years experience as teacher O superintendent, or the approval of tn state board of education. This boart may appoint an agent as superintend ent in any town employing less thai ten teachers and state shall pay three fourths of his salary.