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CHANGES PROPOSED IN
STATE SCHOOL LAW
One Will Authorize Tax Levy by
Trustees and School
Boards.


School law have been proposed by the
state Board of Education and will be
presented TO tho Legislature. These
changes number twenty-throe in all
and one OF the most important OF them
will be provision TO allow district
trustees and boards OF education TO
levy tax not To exceed 25 cents per
800, without n referendum Many of
the proposed changes are designed 10
correct conditions existing under the
present provisions OF the law and
watch have been found to DO unsatfs-
factory but which could not be fore
seen when the original law was adopt
ed
Tho proposed altera tons are as fol-
lows:
|. Allow district trustees and
boards OF education 10 levy n tar not
to exceed 25c per 800. without a
referendum.
., Provide for tho sale OF property
when no longer needed for school pur-
poses
3. Allow school district 10 bond
Itself after referendum and approval
of tho State board. tho same as
special districts. and make tho dis
tricts In question financially respons-
/ ihle foe payment OF bond and interest
(. Place enforcement Of the Com
lpulsory School law under the jurls-
dictlon OF the justices Of the peace.
&. Authorize the payment for trans
portatlon OF echool children when liv-
ing more than a certain distance from
schools providing the prOp~ grade.
G. Provide for the organiza ton OF
Junior high schools whsrevor n ninth
grade In taught. instead OF the present
sO-callei ninth grade elementary
school. provided that the ninth grade
shall not he added 10 any school I'M
loss a minimum Of ~ pupils eau be
enrolled I'm such grade.
| :. Authorize school trustees 10 ON
ploy teachers before July I. 81 the
year rrecedlns tho time az service ol
such teachers. and place the appoint
ment OF teachers in tho hands OF the
State superintendent after July 1 o
The year preceding their term q, scr
vlce in case the school trustees have
not elected such teachers
3 Change date OF school election
from The third Saturday in June Z,
first Saturday in May.
Q. Define qualifications for vo, g n
school elections. page %. line 2i o
The School law).
10. on paEs &c line . OF the Schoo
Law. requiring trustees 20 presen
, monthly reports. omit word monthly
II. Make II the duty Of the attor
ney- general to conduct for the stat,
Board OF Education. or any distric
board. legal proceedings which ma,
grow out Of contest on any point o
the School Law.
: IL Amend tho law which saws al
, white schools Of the State shall b.
free 10 all white children Of tho State.
etc. by adding tho following: hut NJ
pupil shall be permitted 10 chang
schools during the year except whei
. such pupil moves his residence. with
out the consent Of all boards con
lcerned. and permission from the Star
J Superintendent: and authorize loca
Boards OF Trustees. and Boards @
Education 20 accept or rsect pupil
from other districts when'the prop-s
grade is taught in their district"
: 10. Authorize the State Board z
alter district lines where the trustee
OF the respective districts and the pror
'erty owners involved are willinl
(This power was in the hands OF IN
old County Commissioners.
Il. Revise the clause about cor
! tracts not extending beyond IN
school year. so as 10 permit the build
r ing and repair projects paid for frol
= Bond Issues and other contracts, ir
2 Guiding contracts for transportation
= 20 extend 20 the end OF the bienni,
o school appropriation.
y IS Strike out the 500 per pup
:. provision for high school support.
J. l6. Make clear whether or not cour
= " tax agencies are 10 allow discour
:. on school taxes. New Castle Count
= has allowed such discounts. viii
J. Kent and Sussex Counties have not
Il. Authorize the state Auditor
r withhold State appropriations froi
n any district which does not compl
Y with the law in handling its funds.
= Is. Pay $500 OF the expenses Of Il
q training elementary teachers in u
n University OF Delaware. on conditiC
= that they teach two years in Delawai
next succeeding their graduation: n
number Of scholarships not 70 exec,
sixty.
10. Provide that the State Board
y Education shall hold it's organizatiC
meeting during July rather than {
Al the first day Of July, and eliminate {
SO other specified dates for State Boa
Or meetings.
RS 20 Provide that when a school
n, closed. either by the State BOARD
IN Education or by consolidation, Il sh.
be lawful 10 transfer as much OF 4
budget allowance as Is necessary 4
that school, to the transportation a
l. count.
q. Authorize and direct the I.o,
y Courts OF Kent and Sussex Count
~ 10 place AT the disposal OF the sta
N Board VI Education, sufficient funds
u pay on the outstanding deb
mr. of the Kent and Sussex Coun
< Boards OF Education. rcspectivel
:, (UncOllected taxes In New Cas-
County. viii take care Of the old del
Of the New Castle County Board
EducationD
%. Eliminate in Section SO. 1T sh
I" also be the duty o. the said sta
- Board ~ Education 10 furnish spec
.e school districts and 10 high Soho,
u throughout the State all books a
ar supplies "a which they may be entitl
ne under the provisions o. this act. and
s. do and assist IN every way to bri
about the fun requirement Of this a
so through the State" Section %, L.
h gives special districts this power
ue %. Insert at end of paragraph
xi Section 20, a reference To Section