Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-27
LAW PLANS
How Teachers Are Cared for
by States and Cities.
PUBLIC DOCUMENT ISSUED
Printed at Request Of Senator Gal
linger to Help Along
District Bill.

| In ar effort to push to final passa &c
by Congress the bill for the pensioning
| of veterans and disabled school teachers
| of the local public schools, Senator Gal
| linger has had printed as public docu-
| ment a summary OF the teachers pension
| laws of the United States and Europe.
| The genera! summary shows. in brief
| form, the general provisions of the pen
sion systems in many states and munich
| palities in this country.
Maryland, Rhode Island and virginia. -
| 1t is stated, pension teachers out of
state funds. In Maryland and Rhode
Island no dues are paid: pensions are
paid exclusively from state funds. In
all the other states below the fund au-
| thorized by state law is mainly provided
| by teachers dues of from 1 to 3 per cent
| of salary; the term of service is, with
disa bllity from two to thirty yeais. WITH
out, from twenty to thfrty-tive years; the
annuity is from a minimum OF $2OO TO
six-tenths of salary at retirement. Inc
ma ximum is from $500 to $l,JOO-$2Oo0 In
New York.
New York and New Jersey.
New York grants pensions to teachers
in state institutions, and New Jersey re-
cants after thirty-tive years service. The
school committee of Boston is required
by law to provide a pension fund and to
levy tax therefor.
virginia has a state pension system,
but the funds are derived principally by
deducting l per cent from the salaries
of teachers, the state appropriating
$1,000 a year. New Jersey also mas, in
addition to the law mentioned above,
what might be termed state system.
inasmuch as retirement fund is
| under the supervision of state officers and
contributions are obligatory upon new
appointees. but the state apropriates only
$1,000 year to be used for adminiStra-
tive purposes.
massachusetts allows all cities and
towns, other than Boston. to pay pen
siOns from public funds, If approved at
popular election. Pennsylvania author
| ICES cities 81 the second and third classes
to establish retirement funds. and appar-
emily to appropriate public money there
for, and Minnesota provides that in cities
of over 5000 Inhabitants funds for retire
ment may be raised In court by taxation
| In Ohio the board Of education of any dis
trict may establish a pension fund
participation is optional with teachers
and the funds are to be derived In part
from salary deductions and in part from
| the appropriation Of l to per cent OF
the gross receipts of the said board from
tirement laws which are similar, mas
much as they are local and voluntary in
their application, and are based largely
upon assessments. the only provision for
contribution from public funds relating
to certain amounts forfeited by teachers
for absence, etc. In Colorado districts
containing a school population Of over
1000 may establish public school teach
ers retirement funds and may levy
therefor taxes not exceeding one-tenth
of mill.
Voluntary Salary Deductions.
1.-THE teachers fund in Chicago, ILL.,,
is based principally upon non-compulsory
salary deductions, but the city must con-
tribute the interest received upon depos-
its of school funds, not exceeding | per
cent of the amount raised by taxation.
"A tax Of 1 per cent upon each 500
of valuation is required to be levied in
Indianapolis Ind, for the pension fund,
but salary deductions are enforced also.
In Milwaukee, Wis, participation in the
fund is optional with teachers in service
in 1907, but obligatory with new ap-
pointees: assessments are the principal
source of revenue but the board Of school
directors may contribute not over / per
cent of the gross receipts from school
taxation.
There are local pension funds, derived
principally from assessments, in the fol-
lowing cities in addition to the foregoing:
New Orleans, La; Baltimore. Md; Oma-
ha, Neb.: Albany.~N. Y; Buffalo, N. Y:
Elmira, n Y; New York, N Y: Roches-
ter, \. Y: Schenectady, n. Y; Syracuse,
n. y: Troy, N. Y; Yonkers, n. Y:
Philadelphia, Pa: Providence, r. l.;
Charleston, s. c.: Memphis. Tenn.