The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-12-03
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE
MORE SCHHOOGGIL SCHOOL TAX WANTED
Conference Meeting and RecOmmen-
dations for Legislation.


appointed by the State Citizens Con-
ference on Education, met in Nash
vile few days ago and adopted the
following program of school legisla-
tion to be presented to the General
Assembly
/. That the coming General AS
sembly be requested to memorialize
Congress for the passage of the
Smith -Towncr Bill now pending, and
to take such legislative action as will
qualify Tennessee to share in its pro-
visions.
8. To so amend Chapter III, Acts
1919, known as the sc elementary
school tax law, by making the fol-
lowing provision in regard to one
third of said tax:
One third a special equalization
fund, for rural schools in counties
having less than 140 days. No coun-
ty shall be entitled to share in the
distribution of this fund until such
county shall have levied tax for
elementary schools equal to that
levied by said county in 1919-2O;
provided. that no county shall share
in said fund unless it provide a
school term of six months.
8. To amend the Certification
Law, Chapter 40, Acts 1913, by re-
quiring applicants for teachers GER
tificates the following qualifications
for eligibility to the examination for
certificates:
For Elementary Certificates: After
July 1, 1922, the completion of one
year of high school work. After July
1, 1928, the completion of two years
Of high school work. After July l,
1924, the completion of three years
of high school work. After July /,
1925, the completion of four years
of high school work.
For High School Certificates:
After July /. 1922. completion Of
four-year high school course. After
July 1, 1923, completion of at least
one year of college or normal school
work. After July 1, 1924, completion
Of at least two years of college or
normal school work.
Provided, that this amendment
is not to be construed as interfering
with any certificate now in force, or
to exclude applicants for certificates
from the examination in any county
where high school opportunities for
qualifying as above are not avail
able.
4. A bill to provide one-half mill
tax, the proceeds of the same to be
distributed as follows:
s400 each year to county for
each university or noraml school
graduate employed.
5000 each year to county for
each high school graduate employed.
800 each year to county for
each teacher holding a first grade
certificate, not included in the first
two classes mentioned above.
Provided, if ia any year, the fund
arising from this tax is not sufficient
for the distribution as provided
above, the State superintendent shall
make a proportionatc distribution.
5. To amend the laws in regard to
county boards of education, by pro-
viding in each county one board OF
education to have control of all
schools, elementary and high; said |
board to be composed of seven mem
bers, two from the county at large |
and one from each of the five school |
diatricts to be elected by the county
court, one each year for term of
seven years. Providing also for the
County Superintendent to be, ex Of
fcio, secretary of the board.
6. To amend tho laws relative TO
County Superintendcnts:
(1) BY providing for their elec-
tion by the county boards, as above
and to make their term
Of office four years.
(2) BY guaranteeing q minimum
salary of $500, of which $3.50 is to
be paid by the State.
CD BY requiring of all applicants
for the position certificates granted
by the State Board of Education:
ta) without examination on the
same conditions az required for the
arst class professional high school
certificate.
(b) With examination to persons
having completed two years of col
lege or normal school work.
Provided, that nothing in such
shall be construed as re-
voking any certificate qualifying for