The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-05-01
nELArINc no SCHOOL LAWS
state Superintendent Gives Gist OF
Educational Legislation Enacted
by Recent Legislature.

To County Commissioners, ScnOoi
Directors, Boards of Education,
County superintendent and City
superintendents:
We are sending you herewith
copies of six school laws enacted
at the last session of the legisla-
lure. You will be interested in all
of these laws and urge a careful
reading of each one, but your par
licular attention is directed TO the
laws involving the matter OF rev.
enue for schools. Senate Bill No
rs and House Bill No. 232.
The present school year is gov
erned by Senate Bill No. rs, which
amends Chapter 81, Laws of 1912,
under which school revenues have
been provided only in so far as 1t
proyides for a minimum term OF
seven months. The only matter IN
this bill to which attention need be
directed is that school must be
maintained for seven months where
conditions have been met and the
amount of state aid allowed is IN
creased to make up what is lacking
to provide a total of $i20 for each
school room instead of $500 as here
tofore.
The matter of vital concern at
the present time is to see to 1t that
estimates for school neds for he us
cal year, beginning September 1sL
1915, are properly made and that
levies shall be made by the couonty
commissioners in accordance with
the needs of each school district.
Under the county unit law, there
will be no reserve fund available
for weak districts, but there is a
very good school building fund to
assist districts having very little
taxable property in constructing a
substantial school house. .....-
The entire state Current school
fund. will be distributed pro rata
and the income for each district
from this source will be double the
amount distributed heretofore. be-
cause nothing will be reserved for
weak districts.
The county school fund will con-
tinue as heretofore and will be filleC
from the same sources except thai
there will be no three mill county
tax. This county fund will be dis
tributed pro rata among the dis
tricts of the county as heretofore.
The only changes in sources O.
revenue provided for the maintains
ing of schools lies in the elimina'
ton of the county three mill tal
which was distributed pro rata ac
cording TO school population
among the districts of the count.
and the elimination of special dis
trict tax for the purposes of main
tenance. All other revenues be
longing to the district will be plac
ed TO the credit Of the district a
heretofore including a special lev
for purchase of site for purchase
construction, and first equipment Q
school houses, and the interest oI
and provide sinking fund for, tn
payment of the principal of any i'll
debtedness Of such district
For maintaining a term OF min
months in Incorporated city, tow
and village, and in rural district
where a graded school Of at lea'
four teachers is TO be estaf
lished and for maintaining teri
of seven, eight OF nine months
all other districts. House Bill N
232 provides that the board of d
rectors OF board of education sha
make an estimate of its needs ar
sufficient special school levy wi
be made on all the taxable proper
of the county, from the procee'
Of which levy, sufficient funds wi
other moneys belonging TO the di
triFt will be provided TO mainta
terms of school as metione
Please note that in rural school di
tricts, din ors must make the e
innate of Ids 10 the couny supe
inendent on OF before the first
May, 1915. and said county supe
intendent shall certify the estima
approved by him 10 the coun
commissioners on or before the
OF June. 1915 Boards Of Educati
in Incorporated districts must ma
their estimates Of school needs