The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-11

committee, call for a minimum
of S. and a maximum of $40
up to so per cent of the work.
er's weekly salary.
Meeting in the Indiana Supreme
Court room in executive session, the
committee heard the proposed So
cial security bills explained by Sem
atcr Walter Chambers. Newcastle
publisher and committee chairman.
Cost Put at S5,000,OO0
The committee was to reconvene
at 100 and discuss the bills by Sec
tions.
Foremost in the committees dis
cussions was the question of how
far the state should go in admins
tration of the social security pro-
gram. The program is expected to
cost Indiana approximately $5,O00,-
600, in addition to the $500 900 now
spent on old-age pensions, maternal
and child health and welfare Of
crippled children.
One provision of the proposed adj
ministrative- bill weuld create
State Board of Public Welfare.
County boards would function I'M
der the state board, it was learned,
and local boards of review would
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claims.
The weekly benefit rate for total
unemployment would equal so per
cent of full-time weekly wages, &C
cording to terms of the proposed
unemployment insurance bill
However, the benefit would not be
more than SIS week nor less than
Establishments to be made on
sliding scale for partial unemploy-
ment.
Merit Plan Provided
The contemplated pay roll tax calls
for a 2 per cent levy from July /.
1886, to Dec. 81, 1887, and 3 per cent
thereafter. Credit is allowed the tax
payer for payments made to the
Federal government.
The compensation insurance bill
provides so-called merit plan"
for employers with a small labor
turnover. Future levies from July /.
1941, would be based on benefit ex-
perience with compromising reduc-
lions for employers with merit rat
ings.
To these pay roll collections would
be added levy on the employee
equal to l per cent of his weekly
wage.
A state board of review of three
persons would have continuous iu-
risdiction over benefits, but provi-
sion for appeal to a Superior or
Circuit Court is provided. The board
of review may certify questions of
law to the Indiana Appellate Court
for determination.
Service Would Be Used
The Indiana Unemployment Ser
vice, now operating IA district of
fees. would be used as an agency
of the Unemployment Compensa-
ton Division of the Department of
Public Welfare
Provisions of the model bill for
maternal and child health place adj
ninistration of this feature of the
social security program under the
State Health Board. Appropriat
would be made from the general
fund and the State Budget Com
mittee would be empowered to real
locate funds already appropriated
for the State Health Board for the
biennium ending June 30, 1897.
Prospective stripping of the town.
ship trustees of all their present
powers as overseers of the poor was
9 political phase of the committees
discussions which disturbed many
members
Report Lobby Organizing
The model Federal act submitted
to the states provides for a county
Unit plan for all social security adj
ministration. This was done, it was
said, because many southern states
do not have townships and township
trustees are not as firmly entrenched
elsewhere as in Indiana.
Already, powerful lobby is re-
ported being organized in anticipa-
ton of the special session to resist
attempts to curtail the trustees
present administrative powers.
AS in the case of Indiana's ILL
fated NRA. statute, the proposed So
cial security bills are contingent on
the possibility of the United States
Supreme Court holding the Federal