The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-29
TEACHERS ATTEND
INSTITUTE PAY
SENATOR PORTER INTRODUCES
BILL PROVIDING DUTIES
AND COMPENSATION

Senator E. w. Porter of Latah
county, has introduced a bill to
amend certain sections of the laws
governing school teachers, and pro-
viding that teachers must attend the
institutions to be held annually in
each county, and that they be paid S4
! per day and mileage for attending the
institute The bill introduced by Sen
ator Porter follows:
| Section 1. That Section 1T of
| Chapter 38 of the Compiled Laws of
Idaho be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1T. The county superintend-
ent of each county in the State of Ida
no must hold annually a teachers in
stitute at such time as he may des-
| ignate between the 18th day of June
and the 1st day of September. Such
institute shall not continue for more
than IL days. He must give at least
ten days notice of the time and place
of holding such institute by publica-
tion in some newspaper published in
the county, and by written notice to
each qualified teacher in the county;
Provided That two or more counties
may unite in holding joint institute
under the joint supervision Of the
county superintendents of such coun-
ties.
Sec. 2. That Section 17S of Chapter
38 of the Compiled Laws of Idaho be
and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 178 1t is the duty of all teach
ers engaged in the county holding a
foo o11o ,Sff 10 IN, bnl d
ing a joint institute to attend
such institute during the entire ses-
sion thereof, and participate in the
exercises thereof Provided:
That any teacher shall be excused
from attendance at any county or
joint county institute if such teacher
attends for the full term during the
year any summer normal school which
may be held in the state of Idaho;
and Provided further: That any coun
ty superintendent may excuse any
teacher from attendance at such in
stitute if such teacher shall, during
the year, attend any other teachers
institute for a period of five days or
more or if such teacher has, during
such year. ATTENDED any recognized
summer normal or university school,
and any teacher may be excused from
such attendance on account of sick
ness, absence from the state or other
unavoidable circumstance.
Sec 3. That Sectioon 179 of Chap
ter 3S of the Compiled Laws of Ida
no be and the same is hereby amend
ed to read as follows:
Sec 179. Any teacher who shall at
tend any annual county or joint in
stitute, shall be paid his actual rail
road fare in going to and from such
institute and the sum of $400 per day
for each full days attendance at such
institute 1t shall be the duty of each
county superintendent to keep an ac-
curate record of the attendance at
any such institute of teachers from
the county in which such superintend-
ent holds office, and to take vouchers
for railroad fares paid out by the
teachers from such county within the
of this act, and such super
intendent shall make full and de-
tailed report to the county commits
sioners showing the amounts due each |
teacher for attendance at the insti-
tute and for railroad fare, and it shall
be the duty of the board of county
commissioners at the January session
following any institute to allow the
per diem and railroad fare of each
teacher from the county attending
any such institute and such moneys
shall be paid out of the general school
fund of the county; Provided: That
any teacher attending such institute
who has not taught, at least three
months of school in such county fol-
lowing the institute and prior to the
succeeding January session of the
commissioners shall not re-
,eiye any compensation or expense
'or such attendance, and Provided
urther: That any teacher attending
such institute who shall teach a term
If school of at least three months fol-
owing such institute in some county
n the state of Idaho, other than in
he county which he is credited as
having attended such institute, shall
,e paid the per diem and railroad fare l
" the county in which such school
S taught and a certificate of attend
nee at an institute by the proper
county school superintendent shall be
ufficient warrant to the county COM
of such county to order
uch per diem and railroad fare paid {
ut of the general school fund of the
county in which such teacher has
aught school.
Pa
J. s. Williams Reappointed. ;
WASHINGTON. = John Shelton :