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and to report the results to said super
intendent or principal, who, in turn,
shall report the results of such test
in his town or district to the superin-
tendent of education. Said town
superintendent or principal shall also
cause his teachers to test the sight
and hearing of all children in school,
becoming seven years of age, and to
test at any time the sight and hearing
of any pupil apparently defective.
The town or union superintendent
may, after consulting with the local
health officer, dismiss from school any
pupil whose personal habits, infirmi-
ties or influence are such as to make
the presence of such pupil harmful to
the welfare of the school
Sec. 3. Section 962 of the Public
Statutes, as amended by section 10 of
No. 81 of the acts of 1908, is hereby
amended so as to read as follows
Sec. 962 A certificate of the first
grade shall be issued to one who has
taught forty weeks, whose examination
papers show that the applicant has
reached the standard required, and
who has given evidence of good moral
character and ability to govern. Such
certificate shall be license to teach
in the public schools for five years
from its date. A person who has
taught in the public schools Of the
state or who has served as union SUI
perintendent or who has both so
taught and served for two hundred
weeks, and who has held first grade
certificates for ten years, may receive,
without examination, a certificate
from the superintendent of education,
which shall be a license to teach in
the public schools of the state until
the same is revoked by said super
intendent.
Sec. 4. If it becomes evident to the
auditor of accounts that, in the appor-
tionment or distribution of state aid
for any school year, town has re-
ceived more than such town was
legally entitled to receive, the amount
of such excess shall be deducted from
such towns apportionment in the fol-
lowing school year and be assigned
and credited to the permanent school
fund.
Sec. ). Section zoos of the Public
No 3S of the acts of 1908, is hereby
amended so as to read as follows;
Sec. 1908. On notice of such appeal,
the town or union superintendent shall
appoint a time and place Of hearing
thereon in the town where such APP
peal originated Such appeal shall
be heard by the town or union super
intendent, as the case may be, and by
two other persons, one of whom shall
be selected by the appellant and the
other by the board of school directors;
and if either party fails to select a
referee. said town or union superin-
tendent and the referee selected by
the other party shall select a second
referee, and the question shall be de-
cided by the superintendent and the
two referees so chosen. Said appeal
shall be TO the union superintendent If
the appellant resides in a union dis
Tiet, but if not. to the town superin-
endent. The decision shall be rem
dered in writing TO the board of school
directors, and said board shall act as
directed therein Said town or union
superintendent may on permission of
said board and at the expense of the
town interested request the superin-
tendent OF another town or union to
serve in his stead in a hearing held
in accordance with the provisions OF
this section.
Sec. 6. If. at any duly called meet
ing of the joint committee of a union,
minority of said committee is pres
ent and votes to raise or lower the
salary of the union superintendent,
such vote shall not become effective
until a majority of said joint commit
tee has given written approval thereto
See. Z. All acts or parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.
Sec s. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved February 90, 1918