Evening star., 1947-01-06
Tuck Asks S6,5 5OO,0O0|
For Schools and Offers
Labor Control Bills
BY the Associated Press

LdUUI LOnIIUl DlIIS
BY the Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 6.-Gov
Tuck asked the special session O
the General Assembly opening to
day to appropriate s6,500,0o0 TO
expenditure over the next 10 month
to alleviate an emergency" in tn,
public school system, with the bull
of the amount going directly t.
higher salaries for teaching per.
sonnel.
He told the Legislature that tn.
money could be provided, on the
basis of present estimates, without
incurring a deficit in the 1946-t
biennium, but that If such action
later became necessary he woul6
not hesitate to order horizontal
reductions in spending to maintain
a balanced budget or, if this were
impracticable, recommend new tax
alton to finance the expenditures
Offers Two Labor Bills.
Along with the school recon-
fnendations, which would provide
So 500, 900 additional for January
to June 80 this year, and $4,000. .00(
additional. for the next flscaf-Vs2r
the Governor asked the Assembly
to enact legislation aimed at pre-
venting sudden interruptions "a
service n public utilities and
secondsmeasure ouslawing the eIoses
shop, which he described as q a@righl
to work bill" , ..s.s 81 ! ~ ss.13
@ In view OF fiscal offlcers' predic.
tions that revenues, If continued al
the present rate, would exceed pre-.
vious appropriations by $6,629. 900 al
the close of this biennium, the Gov
ernor also announced the release o1
$3,114,660 in conditional items sci
up by the regular session Of the
Legislature in 1916.
Proposals Broken Down.
He broke down the proposed sup.
Elemental school appropriations az
follows:
For the next six months, $2,500,-
600, of which $2,052 900 is recon-.
mended to supplement teachers
salaries on the basis of average
daily attendance; $228, 600 for the
maintenance of minimum educa-
tional programs; $22.000 to be ap-
piled to the basic salaries OF division
superintendents; $4,000 to prevent
losses in funds by the localities by
reason of the change in the plar
for distribution OF State funds fol
schools; $4,000 for supervising
principals salaries; $4,000 fol
establishment of a rehabilitation
center upon acquisition of woodrow
Wilson Hospital near Staunton, ano
$4,000 for administration of the
school lunchroom program.
For the 1947-8 fiscal year, 3d..
50O,0 900 to supplement teachers sal
aries on the basis of average daily
attendance; $3.50, 1000 for the main
tenance of minimum educationa
programs; $45,000 for the basic sal
aries of division superintendent
SIS 900 for supervising principals
salaries; $4,000 for the Woodrow
Wilson rehabilitation center, ant
SAC, 900 for the lunchroom program
S33O,OO0 for Scholarships.
Coincident with the increased
State appropriations for salaries
the localities would be required II
provide an additional local fund TO
the same purpose ito be at leas
80 per cent of the amount to b
apportioned to them by the State.
In addition, the Governor recon
mended a conditional appropria
ton of $330,000 to be used TO
scholarships ito induce desirabl
persons to enter the teaching pro
fession."
The conditional appropriation
which the Governor announced wer
being released include $780, eacl
year of the biennium to the Stat
Board of Health for the expansion
of local health units, medical exam
nation Of school children and TO
local control and tradition OF tuber
culosis.
S1,000, 900 for Repairs.
Also $1,000, 900 to the Governor
loffice for major repairs to State
owned buildings and equipment
$262, 500 each year of the bienniun
Ito the State Board Of Education +
aid county and city school board
in providing free textbooks in tn
Elementary grades, and $45, $50 eacl
year for maintenance Of hbrarie
and other teaching material in tn
public schools.
IT propose" he said. ito releas
other of the conditional appropri
ations of the 1916 General Assembl
from time to time as condition
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