Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-14

the rst day seps. sSnSoi. n,n Dssos.
nunurcd and twenty-five, and am
n schy thereafter, for the preceding
pupif pi fS year; nj stating the name Of each
Inc amount paid by the town for
sach and the name and location of
Inc school which each has attended.
s Spon the approval of said return the
snail apportion to such town a sum
squal to wo-thirds the amount thus
pano by such town not to exceed
aorty dollars for any one pupil or
SIX hundred dollars for any one town.
crowded. further. that tuition for such
pupils may be paid by towns to an
amount not exceeding the average
cost cost per pupil for the year preceding
tne school attended by such pupil
put such' payment by any town shall
not exceed one hundred dollars for
any Sed pupil for for any any one one year.
ton furnished to the state superin-
tendert of public schools by the re-
turn or educational statistics for the
year ending July first. nineteen hun
thereafter as provided for by section
hfty-one of chapter sixteen of the
revised statutes. said state superin-
tendent shall apportion to each town
each teaching position, or a corre-
spending fraction part of one hum
dred dollars for each fractional part
or teaching position maintained in
of such town.
See. Z. On the basis of the school
census of the. towns on April first,
nineteen hundred and twenty-five,
under the provisions of section fifty
of chapter sixteen of the revised
statutes. the state superintendent of
public schools shall apportion to each
town the amount of three dollars for
each person returned in the school
census for said town.
Sec. 8. On the basis of infoTma-
ton furnished to the state superin-
| turn of educational statistics for the
year ending July first, nineteen hun
dred and twenty-five. and annually
thereafter as provided for by section
vised statutes. the state superintend
ent of public schools shall apportion
to the several towns the amount
available for this purpose on the
basis OF the aggregate attendance OF
pupils in elementary and secondary
schools maintained by those towns.
Sec. 3. The school equalization fund
! shall be aportioned by the state sup
eriutcndent OF public schools to the
towns qualified to receive aid from
I said fund as follows:
l. Whenever any school lawfully
established and maintained by town
! provided for in said town fails, to
record at least fifteen hundred days
aggregate attendance for the pupils
! enrolled in said school, there may be
! apportioned to the town maintaining
said school such amount as, added to
; the amount already apportioncd I'M
. der section eight of this act on ac-
count OF aggregate attendance IN sald
cnt1 TOM
count of said school an amount equal
to that apportioned for fifteen hun
! dfed days aggregate attendance,
! II. When any schol has been closed
by order of the proper authorities be-
! cause of the prevalence of an cpl.
! demic or because of the unfitness of
| the school building from the effects
of fire or other unpreVentable causes
and when the teacher employed in
said school has received pay for the
( period for which the school has been
! closed, there may be apportioned to
| the town in which said school is To-
! Gated a sum equal to that which
/ would have been apportioned under
! the provisions of section eight of this
! act for the aggregate attendance or
/ pupils regularly enrolled In sald
/ it was closed, provided. however, that
/ such attendance shall not be reckoned
! beyond fifteen days of such period
/ and provided further, that such at
!
! time so lost was made up within the
/ school year with no additional eX-
/ penditure for the wages of the teacher
! therefor.
! III. Whenever any school is closed
/ or suspended after this act becomes
effective as provided for by section
two of chapter sixteen of the revised
statutes and pupils attending such
school have been conveyed to another
school under such conditions of con-
veyance as may be approved by the
state superintendent of. public schools.
there may be apportioned to the town
in which such school was maintained
such amount as, added to the amount
appOrtioned under the provisions of
section six of this act on account of
teaching positions, will give to said
town, on account of said school, the
same amount as though this position
had been maintained for. the entire
year Provided, further, that so long
as said school remains closed and
satisfactory conveyance is maintained
there may be apportioned the same
amount as for the maintenance of
teaching position, provided, however,
that the amount so apportioned shall
conveyance.
". Whenever any town through
its superintendent or experimenting
school committee shall submit to the
state superintendent of public schools
definite plan for consolidation of
schools, conveyance of pupils, hous-
ing of teachers, Standardization or
schools, or other projects especially
worthy of announcement, said state
superintendent of public schools shall
Investigate such plan and upon APP
prevail of the same may recommend
to the governor and council the pay
ment to such town of an amount,
not exceeding five hundred dollars in
any one year, as an encouragement
TO such plan or project, provided.
however. that the total amount avail
able for aid under this paragrap phi
shall not exceed ten per cent of the
equalization fund.
V. Such amount of the school
equalization fund not aportioned as
provided for by the four preceding
paragraphs shall be apportioned to
towns wherein q rate Of taxation
considerably in excess of the average
rate for the state fails to produce
school revenue sufficient to secure
reasonable standard of educa tional.
taxation hereinbefore named shall be
reckoned on the basis of the amount
or amounts actually raised by tax
alton by the town for the support
of elementary and secondary schools
for the purposes named in section
eleven of this act, exclusive of any
amounts received from the state; pro-
vided, further, that no town shall
receive an apportionment out of the
municipal tax rate for all purposes
shall be in excess of a rate which is
three mills less than the average of
such rates for all the towns of the
state. The state superintendent of
public schools shall cause a special
investigation to be made Of the edu-
cational facilities of such towns and,