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Show FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1974 Fcge Eight Office of Education to Conduct Guidance Counselor Conference Largest School Fund Increases Come With Level Enrollments Two of the largest school operating fund increases in Utahs history have come at a time when school enrollments in the state have leveled off. This fact was pointed out by Utah Foundation, the private research organization in an analysis of the 1974-7- 5 school finance program enacted by the 1974 Budget Session of the Utah Leg- islature. Total operating funds available to local school districts are raised from $217 million in 1973 to $242 million in 1974-7- 5 by the 1974 legislative action. This resulted in an increase of $25 million or 11.5 percent, in available funds for school operations. The Foundation study notes that the $25 million increase in school funds provided this year came on top of a $23 million boost in operating funds authorized by die 1973 Legislative Session. Since there has been little or no change in school enrollments during the period, nearly all of the boost in school funds can be used for higher salaries, expanded school programs and increased costs. Inflation is playing an important part in the recent increases in school funds, according to the Foundation report. During the past five years the cost of living ing the United States has risen at an average of 5 percent per year. This compares with an average of only 1.3 per cent in the 1960-6- 5 period. Another Foundation study published recently observed that school enrollments in Utah are expected to begin a new swing uDward in the period ahead. When this happens, substantial sums may be required merely to compensate the schools for the anticipated growth. Total school operating funds per school child will average about $844 in 1974-7compared with $756 in 1973-7Among the forty Utah school districts, the total operating funds available per pupil will range from 0 $769 in Jordan District to in Daggett District. A recent special election authorization, however, will raise the amount listed for the Jordan District. In addition to raising the over all level of the school program, the 1974 Budget Session also provided increased funds for handicapped children and vocational education programs. Total funds for handicapped children will be raised by 16 percent and vocational programs will receive 25 per cent increase under the 1974 legislation. Foundation analysts point out that several of the categorical programs will be packaged together under the new school finance law and districts may use their share of the funds appropriated for this package on any or all of the programs included. Although the 1974 Budget Session provided a school finance program in excess of that recommended by the Governor, it did not specifically earmark any of the funds for free textbooks and supplies in the high schools. The Foundation report notes, however. that the new law does promay vide that local districts furnish free of charge to students in grades 9 through 12 extbooks used by those 5, 4. $1,-81- '74 Utah Conference on Aging Senior Citizen Day Celebration Again, Governor Rampton has cquare senior citizens day and declared May as senior ciitzens have arranged some discounts month in Utah. A celebration and gifts for conference attendare honoring Utahs senior citizens ants. Tours of the square will be held on May 2 in two ses- available. For further information resions: the 1974 Utah conference on aging will begin at the Ter- garding these activities, contact race Ball Room, 464 South Main Ginger Walmsley or Bob Ward 9 Utah Division of AgStreet, at 8:30 a.m., where the at 6th East, Salt South welcome address by the gover-on- r ing, 345 will be followed by other Lake City 84102. speakers and luncheon. The main 328-557- SDeakers will be Dr. Henry Ev-rin- THE SALT LAKE TIMES Three education associations under contract to HEWs Office of Education will conduct one series of training conferences during April and May for Region VIII high school guidance counselors and college, university and proprietary school financial aid officers to better acquaint them with the 1974-7- 5 Basic Educational Opportunity Grant program. The purpose of the conferences is to provide training in the technical aspects of Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BE-Oadministration and the relationship of the BEOG program with institutional and state financial aid programs, Dr. Rulon R. Garfield, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Health Education and Welfare, said. The consortium of education associations composed of the National Institute of Financial Aid Administrtaion, American Personnel and Guidance Association and National Association of College and University Business Officers, will conduct the series of conferences in Region VIII or nationwdie, Garfield said. More than 400 conferences of secondary school guidance counselors will be held nationwide between April 8 and May 11, Dr. Leon P. Minear, Regional Commissioner of the U. S. Office of Education, said. In addition, Minear said, more than 300 conferences will be held between May 13 and June 14. for financial aid and fiscal officers at more than 5.000 eligible post secondary institutions. The BEOG program is designed to serve as the foundation of financial aid programs for postsecondary students at eligible wo year and four year public and private institutions, proprietary and vocational or technical schools and hospital schools of nursing, Minear said. Congress has appropriated $475 million for the program during the 1974-- 5 academic year. Basic grants for eligible students are expected to range from $50 to $800 for the coming year. Students are eligible to apply if they attended an eligible institution for the first time after April, 1973. Applications for individual students are available in secondary schools, guidance offices. G) post-seconda- ry g, distinguished scientist, who is still actively engaged in his career at age 73. and. Dr. Melvin A. White, Director of the Rocky Mountain Gerontology Center, who will soeak on Older Utahns as a Natural Resource. Persons wishing to take advantage of advance registration for lunch should do so by paying $1 per person to: Utah Conference on Aging. Rocky Mountain Gerontology Center, Social & Behavioral Science Bldg., University r.f Utah Salt Lake City 84112. Make checks payable to Rocky Mountain Gerontology Center. Additional luncheon tickets may bo obtained without reservations cn the day of the conference at the rate of $2 per p rsr n. Persons who do not wish to to served lunch may attend the rest of the conference at no charge. After the meal, members of the Salt Lake City police department will escort the cars and buses of those attending the conference to Trolley Suare where the movie, Koteh. has been arranged to be shown at no charge to the conference attendants. The Trolley Square management has also declared May 2 as Trolley Sec'y. of Interior Morton Invites Comments on Livestock Grazing additional public review copy will be available in each BLM district office in the state. The programmatic statement for livestock grazing on the national resource lands applies to about 140 million acres in the Western Unietd States, of which about 19.78 million acres are suitable for livestock grazing in Utah. Mr. Howard said. The statement has been under preparation for two years. It considers environmental impacts of the livestock program and alternatives to the existing program, including removal of the livestock from the national resource lands. Comments submitted before 20240. June 16 will be considered in A limited number of copies of preDaration of a final environthe draft environmental impact mental impact statement. statement are available from the BLM director in Washington. A Much of the repucopy for inspection is available tation for beingporcupines a stupid animal at the BLM Utah state office is due to poor eyesight. It is unpublic room, 8103 Federal Build- able to distinguish ing, Salt Lake City, Utah. An objects, even at close stationary distances. Comments from the public are invited by Secretary of the Interior Rogers C. B. Morton concerning a draft environmental impact statement for livestock grazing on national resource land administered by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management. According to Paul L. Howard, BLM state director for Utah, the statement was published in the Federal Register April 16. Comments from groups, government agencies and interested persons should be submitted before June 16 to the Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC, States Should Handle Workmens Compensation Legislation Utahs Governor Calvin L. Rampton said this week at a meeting of the Western Associa- tion of Workmens Compensation Boards that the states, rather than the federal government, should handle workmens compensation legislation. The meeting was attended by state officials, insurance people, attorneys, business and industry executives and union representatives for 17 western states. The National Governors conference opposed federal intervention in the administration of workmens compensation laws, the governor said. He told the attending delegates that the Utah Legislature will consider legislation at next Januarys session that will incorporate all 19 provisions for workmens compensation that have been listed as essential by the National Study Commission. Legislation now being considered by the United States Congress would not meet the deadline for meeting the requirement from July 1975 making it impossible for the Utah State Legislature to act in time unless a special session is called. Governor Rampton doubted the value of a special session Governor Calvin L. Rampton since legislators have displayed increasing resistance to threats of federal pressures. The governor went on to say that he would not object to the establishment of a federal advisory compensation board, but felt that the federal action should go no further. Ennis R. Starr Seeks Reelection, To House of Representatives Seat Ennis R. Starr, retired trans- portation agent, residing at were Political Subdivisions, PubSafety, Consumer Affairs, and also Appropriations-Trans-portatio- n and Public Safety Subcommittee. He is currently serving on the Social Services Interim Committee. Starr states his principal interest is in the betterment of our society as a whole through legislation that will improve the status of low and middle income citizens, who presently bear the greater portion of the tax burden while sharing only minimally in benefits. He believes that inflation, high interest rates, commodity shortages, and under employment have afflicted such people as those who reside in District 10 more than any other group during the past months and says that he will continually work in behalf of these most loyal members of our population. 254 lic Williams Ave., has announced his bid for reelection to the Utah House of Representatives from Salt Lake District 10. District 10 is comprised of 18 voting districts and the general area is west of 3rd East to Redwood Road and north of 21st South to California Avenue and 9th So., with one district north to 6th South between Main and 2nd East and two districts east to 5th East between 17th and 21st So. Starr, a Democrat, represented District 10 in the 39th and 40th Legislatures. His committee assignments in the last session post secondary institutional financial aid offices and during the summer at public libraries. Utah is included in Region VIII with five other stales. 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