Evening journal., 1923-01-10

TO SCHOOL LAW
Twenty-three Bills Present
ed by Representative
Holcomb
BUILDING PROGRAM
TO GO IN LATER
STAR Correspondent.

STAFF Correspondent
DOVER. Del. Jan. lO.-Repre
sentative Holcomb. chairman of tn
House Committee on Education. tn,
morning Introduced the House
series of % bills providing for tina
many amendments to the Stat
school law. These bills were pre-
pared and are recommended by th'
I state Board OF Education. The.
were referred to the Education com
mittee.
The bill providing for a $4,000, o0'
school building program for the neN
( two years will be introduced later
This bill has not been prepared and
I lt is possible that some plan fol
| financing the project will be incor-
porated in the measure for the con.
slderation OF the Legislature. Tho
reading of % amendments took M
most Of the time of the morning ses-
sion of the house. The amendments
provide:
!. Allow district trustees and
Boards OF Education to levy a tax
not to exceed % cents per 500,
without q referendum.
.. Provide for the sale Of prop
erty when no longer needed for
school purposes
3. Allow school district 10
bond itself after referendum and
approval of the State Board. the
same as special d'stricts. and make
the districts in question financially
responsible for payment OF bond
and interest.
4. Place enforcement Of the
Compulsory School law under the
jurisdiction Of the justices Of the
peace
3. Authorize the payment for
transportation Of school children
when living more than certain
distance from schools providing the
proper grade.
6. Provide for the organization
Of Junior high schools wherever
9th grade is taught. instead of the
present so-called 9th grade elemen-
tary school. provided that the ninth
grade shall not be added to any
school unless a minimum OF 10 pu-
pills can be enrolled in such grade.
T. Authorize Boards of Educa-
tion TO employ teachers before July
l. OF the year preceding the time Of
service Of such teachers and place
the appointment OF teachers in the
hands OF the. State superintendent.
after July I of the year preceding
their term OF service in case the
school trustees and Boards of Edu
cation have not elected such teach
ers.
s. Change date Of school cleo
tion from the third Saturday in
June TO first Saturday in May.
.. Define qualifications for vot-
ing a. school elections. page %,
line 2t Of the School Law)
10 on page 26. line .. OF the
school Law, requiring trustees TO
present monthly reports, omit word
monthly"
H. Make It. tho duty Of the at
torney general TO conduct for the
state Board Of Education, or any
district board. legal proceedings
which may grow out of contest
on any point OF the School Law.
-. Amend the law which says
all white schools OF the state shall
be free 10 all white children of the I
state" etc, by adding the follow
ng: but no pupil shall be permit
ed TO change schools during the /
year except when such pupil moves |
MS residence without the consent 1
IF all boards concerned, and per
mission from the state Superintend- .
mt; and authorize local Boards OF /
Trustees. the Boards of Education
O accept or reject pupils from other
districts when the proper grade is
aught I'm their district
10. Authorize the State Board 10
liter district lines where the trus-
ees of the respective districts and
he property owners involved are
Wiling. (This power was in. the
lands OF the old County Commis-
ionersD
II. Revise the clause about con-
racts not extending beyond the
and repair projects paid
or from Bond Issues and other
ontracts. including contracts for
transportation. to extend to tn, end 4
If the biennial school appropria-
ion.
IS. Strike out the 500 per M
Ill provision for high school sup
,ort.
is. Make clear whether or not
ounty tax agencies are o allow
iscount on school taxes. CNew
'astle county has allowed such dis
cunts. while Kent and Sussex coun-
les have notD
Il. Authorize the state Auditor 6
o withhold State appropriations 4
rom any district which does not
omply with the law in handling its +
lnds. ,
is. Pay S20o OF the expenses OF J
he training elementary teachers i'm Is
he University or Delaware. on CON I
ition that they teach ;hree years {
I Delaware next succeeding their |
radiation: the number Of scholar
hips not to exceed sixty H.
10. Provide that the State Board {
( Education shall hold its organic
ton meeting during July. rather 5
lan on the first day of July. and !
Intimate all other specified dates
'r state Board meetings.
20 Provide that when a school
closed. either by the State Board 4,
+ Education or by consolidation. il .
lau be lawful to transfer as much d,
{ the budget allowance as is neces-
trv for that school, to the trans
ortation account.
2I Authorize and direct tn .