Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-03-30
CHANGES IN SCHOOL
LAWS OF THE STATE
Synopsis Of New Statutes and Amendments to
Old Ones Issued by State Board of Educa-
tioD-New System of Revenue.

The state department OF education
has issued for the benefit OF the gen.
eral public especially an interesting
synopsis of the various educational
laws passed by the last legislature
and approved by the governor. The
changes made by these laws are OF
special interest to those engaged in
school work, to school boards, boards
Of school trustees, county superinten-
dents and others. 1t has been point
ed out before the per capita provis-
ion completely changes the system OF
school revenue in that there will be
q more equal apportionment of it,
The summary issued is as follows:
Changes Made
House bill No. 115.-Amends sec
tion 100 by changing the upper linn
it OF the compulsory period from Is
to is years.
House bill No. 11S.-Supplemsnt-
Ing article % and containing two
amendments perfecting the act pas
sed in 1913 to guarantee free high
school tuition to all children Of high
school grade in the state. First. by
authorizing the county superintend-
ents to draw orders for county war
rants to transfer tuition to another
county. Second, provides that for
the purpose of the article only such
high school work will be accredited
as is approved by the state board or
the county superintendent.
House bill No. 257. section cha
Fixes the minimum county levy at
an amount equal to SIS per child per
school age.
House bill No. 304, section 81
First, changes the minimum census
from 25 to 15. The result will be
somewhat fairer distribution than
the present law provides. Second.
raising the maximum apportionment
for teachers In consolidated and rur-
al high schools from 5000 to $500
a year. Both of these provisions are
really based on the new SIS mini
mum county levy.
Changes In Bond Law
House bill No. 320, article Z
Makes the following notifications In
the bond law for common school dis
tricts: (A)-section rs, raising the
limit from four to six and requiring
that all bonds shall be issued on the
amortization plan. (B)-Section II,
checking an extravaganza by allow
ing q protest when more than one
half OF the property is owned by the
residents. tC)-Section Is. requir-
ing bonds to be offered fret to the
state board of land commissioners
(D)-Section 80. placing response
bility for payment Of bonds ON the
county commissioners.
House bill No. 324.-This bill en-
powers school districts employing 80
or more teachers to establish a teach
ers' retirement fund. The principal
conditions are that the teachers TO
be pensioned shall not be less than
SIS years OF age In case OF women and
not less than so years of age in case
of men; shall have not taught less
than 35 years. IS, of which including
the last 10 of which shall have been
In said school district in the case OF
men. and in case of women. they shall
have taught for 80 years. Is OF which
including the last ten shall have been
IN said school district.
Relating 70 Taxes
House bill NO. s75-This bin con-
tains three provisions as follows:
(a) Section 12sm.-Tha first pro-
vision refers to the special tax which
may be levied for maintaining 8 gym
nasium. At present this tar is linn
tied only by the provision that the
grand total of the district may no,
exceed 20 mills. This means that
1t would be legally impossible for
some districts to levy 20 mills for
the support of gymnasium. This bill
limits the gymnasium tax absolutely
to a maximum OF / mill.
The amendment also cats ont Ger
tain complicated provisions which ars
Of no real value and have already
given rise TO legal conflicts.
Obi Sec. 12sc--The second pro
vision allows independent districts
70 levy over the maximum Of 10 milll
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