The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-06

1900.
House bill No. 304, sec. 81. (a)
This changes the minimum census
from 25 to Is. The result will be
somewhat fairer distribution than
the present law provides. GA Rails
ing the maximum apportionmont for
teachers in consolidated and rural
high schools from 5000 to $500 a
year. Both of these provisions are
really based on the new SIS mini
mum county levy.
House Bill No. 500
House bill No. 800, article VIII.
Makes the following notifications in
the bond law for common school dis
tricts: (a) Sec. 76-Raising the
limit from to and requiring that
all bonds shall be issued on the
amortization plan. (b) Sec. II
Checking extravaganza by allowing
protest when more than one-half Of
the property is owned by residents.
Co Sec. 78-Requiring bonds to be
offered first to the state board Of
land commissioners. (d) Sec. 80
Placing responsibility for payment Of
bonds on the county commissioners
and treasurer
House Bill No. 1924
House bill No. 324. This bill en-
powers school districts employing 80 &
ur more teachers to establish a.
teachers retirement fund. The prin-8
cipal conditions are that the teachers
to be pensioned shall be not less than
SIS years of age in case of women
and not less than SO years of age8
in case of men; shall have taught
not less than 35 years, Is of which,
including the last 10, shall have been.
in said school district in case of men,
and in case of women shall have
taught for 80 years, Is of which, in
| Guiding the last 10, shall have been
in said school district.
House Bill No. 375
House bill No. 375. This bill com
tains three provisions as follows: (ay
Sec. 129m-The first provision refers
to the special tax which may be
levied for maintaining gymnasium.
AT present this tax is limited onlY
by the provision that the grand total
district tax may not exceed 20 mills.
This means that it would be legally
impossible for some districts to lew
10 mills for the support of gym
nasium This bill limits the gym
nasium tax absolutely to a maximum
of one mill
The amendment also cuts out cer
tain complicated provisions which
are of no real value and have az
ready given rise to legal conflicts.
CD Sec. 129a-The second pro
vision allows Independent districts To
levy over the maximum of 10 mill
up to Is mills with the approval of
the state board of education.
Co Sec. 129aa-This provisi6M
was passed in 1913, but owing to
conflict with other bills has been de-
clared by the courts of non-effect.
1t attempted to change the number
of teachers required to constitute an
independent district class "a" from
So to 20.
The educational system has beer
running on this basis for three year
and this amendment is included
simply to validate the intention aof
the legislature in 1913 and the ac%
tual conditions now existing.
Senate Bill No. 1877
0 The present laws contain a mas
Of ambiguous and conflicting pro
visions concerning the qualifications
of voters at school elections. Aft6r
the most thoro study of this Que
ton with the aid of county superin-
tendents, school trustees and leeal
advice, this act is submitted, which
clears up the whole matter and re-
duces 1t to absolute simplicity: flle
new provisions are as follows:
~ All persons over the age OF n
who have resided in the district
where they offer to vote at. least so
Jays Immediately precedingShe eIet-
ton and who are:
(a) Freeholders, including both 4
husband and wife when the freehoId
Is community property; or,
(b) Parents having children uffdRa
IL years of age.
Senate Bill No. 10
This is probably the most far&
'eaching measure in the educatfonaI
leld. 1t has an exceedingly ia{0x
'sting history for the bill as paAsad
s radically different from the orixi4 !
lal, altho aimed to solve the So108 /
In its first form the bill prof. s6d
Wo constrasting couses of study. 0n6
or the rural population, s24en
months year for 10 years, the 0tAef
or centers of population nine
months year for eight year. 81
lso provided in all districts. hotl1 Ne
ommon and Independent, thai {ho
oard should fix the length of term.
nus repeating the present min{nIuu
t nine months for large distrfcfss
The new bill makes no chaI1#H N
he law as to school term, buf caI
or Cd course of fundamentaIs f6
minimum term schools and f2}
ommission to study the whole nf0E
I'm OF the curriculum and work q
chools.
Ounty and District School K67it
Under the New Law
Measures passed by the lask I6S
lature affecting school reven06 af|
Huse bills Nos. 257 and 375.