Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25

TO THE CONSOLIDATED
OF NO. 40 OF THE ACTS OF
1908 AS AMENDED BY SECTION
OF NO. "a OF THE ACTS OF
1919, RELATING TO VOCATION
AL EDUCATION.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont
Section I. Section rs of No. 81 of
the acts of 1915 (Sec. 1926 of the Cen
eral Laws, as proposed) is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. us. (Sec- 1895 G.. L. The in
come of the permanent school fund, re.
ceipts from the state school TAX, and
moneys appropriated for educational pur-
poses and the moneys covered into the
state treasury on account of taxes and
fees received for the licensing of ped
dlcrs, auctioneers, circuses and menag
cries, shall constitute the consolidated
school fund.
Sec. 2. Section ~ of No. Ga of the
acts of 1915 (Sec. 1927 of the General
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
Sec. III. (Sec. 1927 G. L.) Such con-
solidated school fund shall, subject to
the provisions Of the preceding section
and under regulations which shall be
made by said board, be apportioned as
follows:
I. For general administration and Of
fee purposes of the state board of educa-
Ition, including the per diem and expenses
of members, clerical assistance and SAL
aries and expenses of the executive Off
GERS of the board, twenty-four thou
sand dollars;
H. For the salaries and expenses of
superintendents, one hundred and ten
thousand dollars;
III. For the training of teachers,
thirty-five thousand dollars;
w. For summer schools, educational
meetings and like supplementary activi-
ties, twenty-five hundred dollars
V. For the transportation and board
of pupils, one hundred thousand dollars
vi. For the partial payment of the
salaries of teachers of rural schools, as
provided by section los of this act (Sec.
1172 of the General Laws, as proposed),
one hundred and ten thousand dollars
VII. For advanced instruction under
section of No. 70 of the acts of 1915,
lsixty-five thousand dollars;
, schools under No. 60 of the acts of 1915,
ten thousand dollars;
. TX. For the support of the state nor
NAL schools, twenty-five thousand dol
lars;
: X. For vocational courses as provid-
ed by section of No. 40 of the acts OF
1908 as amended by section of No. "a
of the acts of 1919 as amended by Sec
ton 3 of this act, five thousand dollars
XII. For agricultural education under
an act of Congress entitled IAN act to
provide for the promotion of vocational
education; to provide for cooperation
with the states in the promotion of such
education in agriculture and the trades
and industries; to provide for coopera.
ton with the states in the preparation
of teachers of vocational subjects; and
to appropriate moneys and regulate its
expenditure" approved February 23
1917, five thousand dollars;
XII. For domestic science and trade
education under an act of Congress, en-.
titled IAN act to provide for the pro.
motion of vocational education; to pro.
vide for cooperation with the states ir
the promotion of such education in agri
culture and the trades and industries
to provide for cooperation with the state.
in the preparation of teachers of voca
tional subjects and to appropriate
|; moneys and regulate its expenditure,
! approved February 20, 1917, five thou
sand dollars;
XIII. For boys and girls agricul
tural and industrial expositions, fifteer
= hundred dollars;
XIV. The balance of such fund 70,
. the purpose of aiding elementary school,
! in rural communities and for the pur
;" pose of equalizing educational opportuni
\ ties and advantages.
Sec. 3. Section I of No. 40 of tn,
c acts of 1908 as amended by section l O
No. "a of the acts of 1912 (Sec. I24t
e of the General Laws, as proposed) il
: hereby amended so as to read as fol
S lows:
Sec. I. (Sec. I24o G. L. A town dis
n trict maintaining high school, othe
$ than junior or senior high school, hav
: ing four year course as prescribed b,
: the state board of education, may pro
vide for and maintain courses or depart
ments in manual training, domesti
economy or agriculture, with special in
structors therefor, and If such course
Tor departments have been submitted Il
and approved by the state board of ed
:. lucation, and if not less than six hundre,
Z dollars has been paid in salaries for in
: structon i'll any OF such courses or de
: Ipartmcnts in a school year, the chair
y man of the board of school directors O
such district shall make return unde
, oath, to the state board of education o
u the amount so paid for salaries; and tn
Iauditor of accounts, on certificate of tn
:, state board of education, shall draw Al
q order for two hundred dollars for eacl
y course or department so maintained
a The approval BY the state board of edu
&c cation of such a course or department
shall stand until withdrawn by motto
!; in writing to the chairman of such boar
l. of directors. Such two hundred dollar
shall not, however, be paid ON accoun
e of courses or departments in hig
d school il the district in which such hig
school is located receives aid from tn
!: state or the United States in complianc
u with the provisions of an act, entitle
"An act to provide for the promotion Q
n vocational education; to provide for CO
It operation with the states in the promo
|tion of such education in agriculture an
the trades and industries; to provide TO
e cooperation with the states in the prepal
t, alton of teachers of vocational subjects
le and to appropriate moneys and regulat
le its expenditure" approved February 2.
le 1917.
r. Approved April II, 1917.
Is NO. IS.
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