New Ulm review., 1920-03-10

must be of wage earning age, and that
at the time the. disability was incurred
he must have been. a resident 81 M citizen
of the State Of Minnesota. ] E.;.sS 5:sS,.
): The division is prepared to invest;
gate every case. and to arrange for
whatever course sof instruction appears easr|
to pc mostzsuitabe. 4 In most instances
it will be. necessary to do this $throMigf,1
individual contracts. Tie, division lsis L /
empowered, however, to. grant add stoS1
any local boards of educatiio rs { tllfatt
undertake work for handicapped u wage Siss
earners, and it, is. possible that at times
groups Of Injured persons will .be cared
for in this manner. Cooperation IS
requested Of all persons or agencies who
come in4:contart with the disabled.
such as. employers, insurance comp
nies, hospitals: Labor unions, social
service organizations, etc.. as. sit IS de-.
sirable that the division begin it's Nlflrlki ID 4
Tat as early stage in the case. as possible.
So far as any choice is possible on the
part Of the division, preference will be
given during the present ,biennium TO to
those who, have suffered major disabilT
tiles; such as loss or. loss of use ,ofshoth
eyes, an arm, hand, foot or Leg. This
is not intended to mean, however, that that
consideration will not be given. to other
types Of permanent injury. and 1.-The
benefits of the law extended in particular.
cases Of merit
=. aOn the question of residence the
attorney-general has given the following
advice:
To be resident OF the state under
this act, one must simply have fixed
abode within the state OF character
indicating permanency, at least for an
indefinite period Of time. Residence
signifies a PERSONS permanent home to-
which, when he is absent, he has the
intention Of returning. The residence of
married woman and minor children is
the residence Of the husband and father.
II the husband and father is dead, Che
residence Of. the minor children is the
residence Of the mother e. !.
Text Of Re-education Act. .. :,
=. (Chapter 365, Laws of 1919 ,..a
An act empowering the state board for:
vocational education to establish a. divi-
sion for the re-education and placement
OF persons disabled in industry or other4
Wise permitting cooperation with the
federal government, and making an
appropriation. K Mrs.. 3S -.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF
the State, of Minnesota. &:
Section I. There is hereby estab=
lished under the direction and control
Of the state board for vocational eddcas
tion, a division for the training and
instruction OF persons whose. .eapacitYto
earna living has many way been destroyed
or impaired through industrial accident
Or otherwise; provided that at the time
when. the accident or !, disability was
incurred they We're residents or. citizens
of the. State of. Minnesota. The said
board shall in its regular reports to the
legislature describe in detail the: work
Of the division and may from time. to
time issue bulletins containing ;infor-
matisn relative thereto. ;. 4.sg:
Sec. 2. The employees Of the said
division shall be appointed and their
salaries determined by the said board.
The division shall be furnished with
suitable quarters in the State Capitol;
and the board may expend for salaries
and other necessary expenses Of such
division such amounts as shall be app
propriated by. the Legislature. s. j
+. Sec. 3. The state board for vocational
education and the department Of labor
and industries or. any agency which, may
succeed it in the administration or. :su-
pervision Of the Workmen's fCompensa-
ton Act, shall formulatega plano CO.
operation with reference to the work Of
said division. Such plan shall be effec-
tiveSonly when approved by the governor
of the states4 =, IN;
: ! Sec. Thersaid division shall aid
persons who are incapacitated; as de
scribed in section one in obtaining such
education, training and emp ployment as
will tend to restore their capacity to
earn a livelihood. The division may
cooperate with the United States governs
1nent, and as part Of such cooperation
may extend the benefits Of this act to
any civil employe of the United States
disabled while in the performance Of
his duty, without regard to the residence
Or citizenship of such employe, il ~
the judgment Of the board the benefits
offered by the Federal government are
sufficient, to compensate for. the cost.
Tho division NAV .Of ite. own aocard