The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-14
Member of School Board
Says That Meeting May
Not Be Called-Provision
With indianapolis Law.
BILL MORE ELASTIC;
HAS FEW SAFEGUARDS
Richmond Law Takes the
Control of the Fund Com
mission Out of the Hands
of the Board of Education.

The teachers and school board of
Richmond are much surprised at the
real text of the Teachers Pension
Law which was passed by the last
legislature The bill was introduced by
Representative Crawford of Wayne
and Fayette counties but its provis-
ions are far different from the under
standing the local school authorities
had of the bill.
The school board will within the
attorney on the law and if tn legal in
kerpretation is the same as the way the
school board has construed the law,
bit is understood that the school board
of Richmond will refuse to call meet
ling of the school teachers here on
March % as provided in the new law
lfor the election of the retirement fund
commissioners which will be the gov
lerning body of the fund. If this action
lis taken it will be on the grounds that
the control of the commissioners is
taken out of the hands of the school
authorities and that the provisions of
the law are not satisfactory to the
teachers of Richmond.
It was generally understood that the
bill carried with it a provision for gen
eral disability but it is found that no
mention is made of that.
In almost every instance the Rich
bmond bill is more elastic and has very
few Of the safeguards that are in
lother pension laws
The teachers pension law of Indi-
! Ianapolis La taken as model for other
cities and a member of the school
board has made comparison of the
new law governing Richmond with the
pension law which Indianapolis has at
the present time.
Following is summary:
Contrast, in Laws.
indianapolis.
School board controls thus:
3 members of school board, super
Hntendent, 3 teachers.
Richmond Teachers CONTROL men,
rber of school board, 1 superintendent,
3 teachers.
2-Indianapolis--Levy 1c on $100.
Richmond-21ac on $10O.
3-Indianapolis-M pension,
$500 based on 40 years service.
Richmond-Maximum pension $500
based on 80 years service.
4-Indianapolis-Ag infirm, dis
eased or disabled teacher'w who has SER
wed 16 years is entitled to receive a
disability pension, subject to finding
.of board of commissioners, ana exam
lination by physician.
Richmond-Any teacher for any
cause who ceases to be in the employ
of the board of school trustees.
6-Indianapolis-5 years may have
been taught out of city.
Richmond-Twelve years may have
been taught out Of city.
6-Indianapolis-A teacher has
been pensioned from disability or dis
lease he or she may be examined by
physician and brought back into work.
Richmond-When teacher quits and
takes pension he or she need not come
back into work.
ianapolis-Teacher has to re-
port to superintendent when required
Ito do so, and may be put back to work.
Richmond-Teacherc can move to AL
.aska and still continue to receive pen
sion.
S-Indianapolis-Pens may be re-
,duced depending upon pension funds.
financial and other conditions of pen
lsioner.
Richmond-Subject to reduction de-
pending only on pension funds.
ianapolis-Teacher ceasing to
teach before getting a pension shall
receive back Il money paid in without
interest.
Richmond-Teacher receives all
that has been paid in back without in
terest.
10-Indianapolis-I teacher dies be-
fore getting pension Il amount paid in
sgoes back to estate.
Richmond-All goes back.
11-Indianapolis-P paid In
such manner and installments as wa
Iges of teacher are paid.
Richmond-Paid January /, April I,
July 1, October 1.
13-Indianapolis-If pensioner is
convicted of felony, pension cancelled.
Richmond-Pension cannot be can
rcelled.
13-Indianapolis-If any pensioner
fails to report to superintendent when
called for examination pension can
.celled.
Richmond-Pension cannot be can
tcelled.
IA Indianapolis - Teacher" in
icludes principal. assistant principal.
assistant superintendent, supervisor
assistant supervisor, special instruc.
tors, teach or instructor employed by
school board.
Richmond-Includes superintendent