Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-01-04
EDUCATORS WANT
10 new LAWS ENACTED
Legislative Committee Has Bills
Making Vital Changes In
Many School Affairs
CRv Assoelared Pressl


Frankfort, ian. "A series OF
ten bills. carrying out the prin-
cipal recommendations of the
Kentucky Education Survcy Com
mission regarding the schools OF
the state. will be presented TO
the General Assembly this week,
III was announced here today by
the Legislative Committee OF the
Kentucky Education Association.
The m aSureS include bill
providing bipartisan State
.;uard OF Education; abolishing
the state textbook commission
changing rules for the certiiica-
,icn of teachers amendment OF
the compulsory attendance law
creating two white and one new
colorcd normal: state support for
summer schools: making ii pos
,iblc for both parties TO nomi-
nate the same candidate Tor
State Superintendent; increasing
the maximum tax rate for grad
cd schools: increasing the salary
OF the State Superintendent and
giving county boards power to
promote studeitS from the eighth
10 ninth grades.
The program was outlined by
.he committc: in the following
synopsis OF the measures:
IA bill to provide for a
State Board of Education con
,isting of the Superintendent OF
Public Instruction and eight lay
mciubcrs. MT more than four OF
whom shall belong to the same
political patty. to be appointed
5v the Guy.rnor by and with tho
consent oi the Senate for a term
Ioi four years. Terms of mem
bcrs shall expire at different dates
50 that ,hc State Board OF Edu-
cation will become continuous
BOD. Appointive members shall
-cccivc no salary. but shall re-
-civc their travelling expenses
md other necessary expenses.
This bill would abolish the State
Board OF Examiners. the Noca-
ional Education Board and The
State Text Book Commission.
MI the powers now exercised by
the State Board OF Education.
the State Board OF Examiners.
The Vocational Education Board,
and the State Text Book Com
mission are conferred upon the
rcorganized State Board of Edu-
cation. This III makes the State
Board OF Education the one GER
tihcating authority in the state.
Ii makes it the duty oi the State
Board of Education to prepare
multiple lists OF approved text
books. upon the recommendation
OF the Superintendent and an
advisory textbook commission
from which list county text books
commission Shall select the text
books to be used in the various
counties. Cities OF the first four
classes are made independent in
the matter OF adopting textbooks.
This bill makes it the duty OF
the State Board Of Education an
nually 10 adopt a graduated sal
AIRY schedule for superintendents
principals and teachers. The
Board is given the power 10 p
point all state supervisors and
inspectors upon the recomnlert-
dation OF the State Superinten-
dent.
"2-A bill abolishing the pres
ent Text Book Commission and
providing for the adoption oi
text books by the State Board ot
Education as indicated above.
"3-A bill prescribing certih-
Gates for superintendents. prin.
cipalS. attendance officers. anc
teachers, and salary schedule
based upon certificate held.
"A bill to provide for bet
ter attendance, making it COM
pulsory for all children betweel
the ages of seven and sixteen in
elusive, who are mentally an'
physically fit, to attend each da,
OF tho entire term. This bill pro
vides that eaci co,inty employ
one or more attendance officer
who sltalI hold a proper certlil
cate o! qualification.
"5-A bill to create two new
white normal schools and on
new coIored normal school.
"a bill appropriating $50.
Goo To support county sunme
.Itraining schools and to establish
= normal course in rertaitl des