Evening star., 1942-01-25
Job Insurance.
Bill Is Offered in
Virginia House
Stote Workers Posts
Would Be Waiting at
End of War Service
6y the Associated Press,

GUO OF VVOC SSIVIC0
BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. "a. - A
sob insurance" bill for county, city
or State employees called into the
armed forces or civilian defense
work was introduced in the House
of Delegates today as the 1912 Gen.
eral Assembly met briefly for its
first Saturday session.
The measure provides that no
such employe Of the State or its
divisions shall forfeit the position
he leaves, and that his Job shall be
held for him until the termination
Of the emergency.
Delegate Charles w. Moss of
Richmond, sponsor of the bill, said
its terms would apply to volun-
teers as well as those drafted for
service and, If adopted, would be ret
roactive to the beginning of the
emergency.
Endorsed by Gen. Bright.
Mr.. Moss said he introduced the
bill after talks with Brig. Gen. j.
Fulmer Bright, State administrator
of commodity distribution, who in
dorsed its intent of assuring post
war security to public employees who
were called or volunteered for
service.
The effective period Of the bill
would be terminated by a procla-
nation of the Governor.
During the brief sessions today
five minutes in the Senate, Is in
the House-several bills dealing with
schools were introduced.
One, by Senator R. r. Parker of
Wise, would concentrate authority
for local school budgets more fully
in the hands of school boards. 1t
would provide that local school bud
gets be drafted by the board rather
than the superintendent, as Is done
at present, and that the Board of
Supervisors, receiving the budget
estimate, could accept it in full or
raise or lower it by fiat percent
age, but could not act on items
separately.
Would Increase School Loans.
A House bill by Delegate E. Floyd
Yates of Chesterfield would liberal
ize literary fund loans to localities
by setting a limit of IS per cent of
the total cost of proposed school
buildings, additions or building sites.
The maximum loan would remain
100000. Localities at present may
borrow 80 per cent of the cost, pro-
viding it does not exceed 500, 1000.
Delegate w. N. Neff of Abingdon
was the sponsor of measure to
permit counties not necessarily ad-
jacent to one another to build and
operate consolidated high schools
for mutual economies.
Development Of State regional
public libraries by means of $50,-
900 a year appropriation for the
next biennium was proposed in
bill introduced by Senator William
A. Wright of Tappahannock.
Senator Wright offered another
bill authorizing circuit courts to
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cases during court term.
Heavy Schedule Ahead.
At the conclusion of inauguration
week both Houses were organizing
to attack the heavy legislative work
that faces them in the weeks to
come. House committees are ex-
pected to take up important re-
organization and reform measures
early next week and another joint
hearing by the House Appropria-
tions and Senate Finance Commit
tees has been set for pm. Monday
on educational institution provisions
of the budget bill.
On his first Saturday as Virginia's
chief executive, with the crush of
well-wishers at his Office somewhat
abated, Gov. Darden continued shap-
ing the States defense program !.
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Record, Army
Sd Corps Area commander, was one
of his callers.
Thirty-eight lobbyists had regis
tered with the secretary of the
commonwealth through yesterday,
it was shown in a report prepared
for the Assembly today in COM
pAance with resolution adopted
earlier in the session calling for
weekly list.
Fourteen of the lobbyists signed
themselves as representatives of
labor organizations, seven as legisla-
tive agents for insurance companies
or organizations, and others various
ly as lobbyists for wine dealers, the
Virginia Bankers Association, funer-
al directors, Virginia Manufacturers
Association and other groups.