The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-14
TEACHERS PENSION BILL. PRESENTED AT HEARING AT
 HARTFORD TUESDAY.

Years Must Enroll Himself Within Year After Passage of BiII-Partici- pants Divided in Four Classes-state Shall Appropriate Money for Use of Pension Fund--Necessary Means for Application for PensiOn-Teacher Enrolled as Participant Cannot Withdraw Name as Long as He Re- mains Teacher in Public Schools All Benefits and Rights of Teachers Cease at Death.
 The following is a copy of the Teach ers' Pension bill as it was presented Tuesday at the hearing in Hartford:
 We, the undersigned, Teachers and Citizens of the State of Connecticut,- knowing that the teachers are not paid sufficient to support them when age or health shall prevent them fromtatttt health shall prevent their earning a livelihood, and realizing that teachers are public servants and are the main factors in making the youth ofour state into honest and loyal citizens, and be- cause we also believe that the State should feel it her duty to show appre- citation of their services, believing moreover that the State can provide for all it's teachers, in city and country, more effectually than can the individ- ual towns, do hereby respectfully pe- tition the honorable legislature of the State of Connecticut now in session to pass the following law to be known as ian act to provide for the general care and management of the Connecticut Teachers State Pension Fund:
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General As
 sembly convened:
 Section 1. Any teacher in the public schools of the state of Connecticut, except as hereinafter provided, may become a participant under the provis- ions of this act by notifying the Secre- tary of the state board of education in writing
 Section 2. Every teacher who has all ready taught three years must enroll himself within one year. after the pas sage of this act in order to be eligible to participate in the benefits under this act.
 Section g. Any other teacher who wishes to become participant must enroll himself before he has taught three years in this State,
 Section 4. Any teacher beginning service in the public schools of the State one year after the passage of this act must be enrolled as participant under this fund before he can receive any part of his salary, and he shall contribute one per cent. of his class amount annually.
 Section 5. The participants shall be enrolled in four classes, viz. $40O, $sO0 $1, 200 and $1,60O All participants with contractual salary of not over $6OC will be enrolled in the $4OO class. All contracting for more than $500 will be enrolled in the $500 class; all contrac- ting for more than $1,0O0 and not more than $1 400 shall be enrolled in the ST.. 200 class, and all contracting for more than $1 400 shall be in the $1 600 class Ever teacher on the roll must pay an nually to the state treasurer ar amount annually equal to one per cent of the amount of the class in which he is enrolled After a teacher has beer on the roll for ten years he must bt re-enrolled in the class which his con. tractual salary for the eleventh year would place him and pay on tha' amount for the rest of his term of ser. vice.
 Section 6. Teachers in the public schools of this state at the time of tn, passage of this act, who voluntarily enroll themselves must contribute an nually one per cent of their clas' amount if they have taught in thi state less than five years, one and one half per ent. if they have tught more than five years and less than ten years two per cent. if they have taught nor, than ten years and less than fifteei years, two and one-half per cent. i they have taught more than fifteen an( less than twenty years, and three pc cent if they have taught more thal twenty years provided that no annua payment shall be greater than $40 il one year; and further provided that n, teacher shall receive a pension iron the fund until he has paid an amour equal to one per cent. of his clas amount for thirty years.
 Except that a teacher may at an, | nIr Af ing at an increased rate.
 Section [. All Boards of Education school committees or any person wh' has the power to employ public schoo teachers in the State of Connection shall keep a list of all teachers unde their jurisdiction who are enrolled a participants under this act, and tn : salary of each, and shall send thes facts to the state board of education as a part of the annual report of thei district; and they shall deduct fror | the salary of such teachers one pc cent. of their class amount, as designa ted in the provisions of this act, an shall pay it into the treasury of tn Pension Fund, and shall acquaint tn teachers with the provisions of this ac before engaging them.
 , If any boards of education or schoc officials shall refuse to make any sue deduction and pay over such amount as hereinbefore provided, their distric shall forfeit all share in school fund or other educational advantages give by the state, until the provisions o 1 this section are complied with.
 Section 8. Each year the State shaI appropriate from the State Treasur for the use of this Pension Fund sur