Show U T A H LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP by Sum Taylor EDUCATION FINANCING At the of the first week's activity in Utah's State problems pertaining to the financing of school on all levels are again coming to the fore as major legislative The school which accounted for a good portion of Governor George D. Clyde's of the message last were made even clearer to the Utah Senate on LeGrand P president of the Coordinating Council on Allan M secretary of the Utah Education and E. Allen state superintendent of public met with the Senate Wednesday to plead their The who brought out charts showing that Utah was spending less than the national average expenditures per were met with numerous questions from Senators aimed at determining what was being clone to improve the quality of education under the resent Sen Ernest G Mantes stated that he felt that just bringing state expenditures up to a national average was These same sentiments weVe expressed by Clyde when he said that with other states do have a certain value but only as The Governor went on to state that the school problem should be attacked in the light of Utah's own needs and The arguments of the three educators were summed up by when he is a close correlation between expenditures of money and the excellence of the school and it Is unrealistic to try to improve quality of education without spending more Sen Marl Gibson after learning that no study of school finance program had been made by any state agency such as the Legislative moved that Senate hear from the the Utah Taxpayers and Utah Foundation to see if the schools really need this money and whether we have the revenue to pay for Requests for funds from colleges and and consideration for the establishment of other small colleges in the state appear to be among other problems the legislators will be asked to deal with this But it also appears certain that becoming more and more aware of increasing state in the light of state income will carefully examine any school request before making HOW THEY STAC K UP After swearing-in ceremonies early last Republicans kept a slight majority in the but Democrats emerged with a huge majority in the 42 Democrats and 22 Sherman P Lloyd was named Senate while another Salt Sheldon R. took the reins in the Committee assignments in both the House and the Senate were announced last AS CLYDE SEES IT Go George D. Clyde told legislators last Tuesday that substantial surpluses had been built up in the General Fund and m the Uniform School Fund during the first year of his At the same he state departmental operations are satisfying strides been made in unfilled needs of education and capital and the state has operated within its The Governor listed some 60 items he hoped would be given consideration by the many of which have been introduced in the form of bills at this He praised the work of the Legislative and stated that even though he did not agree with all council he hoped legislators would give the studies thoughtful Following the Governor's Legislative Council members outlined their proposed legislative ACTION TO COME At the end of the first week ef legislative a good man bills had made their way into the hoppers of both the House and Among the first to come were a group designed to eliminate the office of District a basic science law and a proposed Sunday closing law which is quite different from that defeated in several past sessions of the A local option sales a proposed increase m special fuel tax and a proposal to change the form of government of 1st and 2nd class cities also found their way into the Vital bills pertaining to fiscal appropriations are being readied at the present and will be filed for legislative consideration after Governor Clyde delivers his budget message this v. cek II is a foregone conclusion that more bills will be up for consideration at this session than ever and for that reason committee work will be very especially in the latter days of the Governor Clyde proposed an amendment to the state non-i esi dent withholding law which would exclude companies working Utah less than 60 This is an item of great interest to many communities who have suffered the loss of the lucrative moving picture industry since the law was adopted two years ago Repeal of Utah's Right to Work law appears to be an aim of Utah labor at this early with a Republican majority in the a change in this law seems unlikely It will be interesting to see what will be given the new Park and Recreation Commission in the way of an If any man seeks for let him forget greatness and ask for and will find both Horace Mann |