| Show i John Says Say Yes r On Tax Revision L. L quare Deal for Children C i Districts Must Do Part 4 to jt tan tain Minimum Mi Plan III JM B y i L L. JOHN NUTTALL ictor of f the thc Training School t. t the University of Utah Ufah Formerly With Brigham ung University he 0 basic Ideal of ot equalization of or Is not to help weak school support schools but to I 1 pro l provide o nn an adequate ade ade- quate I u a t 0 program for fOl tho children i t of ot the sta state to regardless re- re h ss ot of where fh t-i t r they live To lo this J responsibility the tte wealth of or tIle the th thi i y state should be dedicated The plan is notto not fbi notto to put a premium upon low taxation in local school chool districts but it is ii isto isto to give the school 4 d districts i s t r addi- addi add iJ i- i I aid after vJ J J. J N u t the school dis dis- have havo done their best to give children an nfl education f w 11 9 jI i j st boo bb pointed out that a an any from an fl alls fu made contingent upon ti th the In a district of ot an edu edt equal 1 in amount amoun alitZ to the specified pr pro fJ for p people to a as ask Ing their OW own 1 p personal bene bern n a of ot this kind i Js d. d X No ono one can t tell ll ac t l how hO this money will be aplon ap ar lon until tho tilo legislature deJ do dc de- de J educational program to 1 bi teed iced and th the method of ot deter deter- nl i the tho proper estimated co core cos cost l J t. t ere lere re are arc several states now op op- F such a. a plan of ot equalization i ii S that our our- state staW author will when whim the lie time comes comes se set personal nal and nd al selfish selfish- arid aid accept a a. careful scientific Ion n of r this problem Another prevents actual al estimates es a at time l e. e ie rte rate of ol assessment in the thesus thes sus us s counties counties' y varies we an are from fram lets lesi than 50 per percent cent to ti toe e than per 60 cent in co counties mitt Inis whir parcels p of property prop Minted at rates which v var vary ry 30 p r cent t to OO per cent ci of C value which ms to be en- en en- en rr tHo tHoa Lt to a a. relatively l large irge rge amount fan h L equalization fund wh when n J r led as all aU studies hav have been beep l To b basis baTsis of assessed valuation have tave a. a low rate rato of ot assessment s I to that thai I r equalized up Increase the thc ler s would IU 10 from front tho uniform local ta talus tax bus tius eliminate or the help hell tho the equalization fund the Ui reverse ma may be bo true Pt A P At ct t seems not pot to be bo e en en- to ird rd lay ay be at the top tOJ of ci ss scale An if f. f assessment r rates rato to would add addis dd is lis S districts district's chances of being ed d to aid from the new fund therefore not corr correct ct to o make ses of or aid ald from the fund io in even approximate 05 se districts which need th the thc theto to t nl maintain 1 n. minimum c edu- edu lual lu- lu oat lal program after afLer they have fled iea a local l tri tax x burden equal the other districts of or thecIl the ii will cIl pl receive e tho money money i d' d 2 system of adjust- adjust t ito to shUt from rom this local tax taa taxI d n t equal t to approximately nt lY IP Ioto to tho state fund and ap ap- I thIs am ambi amo tnt nt to the districts ping l g to what whitt they n need ed toun to fIn un the uniform minimum pro- pro According X to tho studies stud b have now now been made mad a 3 um- um or 6 G mills and a. a ast state te tet t ta tax of 5 3 mills mills' or a a. a total ot 1193 mills on the rm IU ft tax c Md ed valuation v dl l Uon of 1928 will minimum program i l e. e this will change when id throughout the theare a are e put cm on an equivalent am amount of tho equal equal- fund n fund is provided out of new J O. O m In intangibles ng bles tho state tax I mills harould b be reduced bus consider consid how school pation tion 1 willi Let us take e 1 di district i t giving a min mini mini- The The district will i. i le let u us say iy This will receive ri re eive from t tat te iid id on on the 25 p per r capita c. c I A local tax ax of 6 mills null on on the I valuation n would produce 1 10 Irom Erom these two sources a to to- ir r. r the th district tt would would receive 72 7 Then The in order to pay PY for 1 program the district Kneed need 2 2862 This Thia would be from th the equalization t j present p problem to Is is to nm amend n 1 In such a ri way as mit the thc legislature l turc to do this nJ lIe Je change chango heeded Is t to re ie tho requirement that at the tho thom thom- ln- ln ton t tc school ol fund tor to t r such oth other r. r menus as all t may rovde sh shall t d l among tho tile several according c to t the population r raid Ins therein now proposed that this Continued on v je L L JL i ia 1 is the twenty fourth Je e In Ih Th The T lear m m tax tx 1 e. e 1 aeries eries Tomorrow an Handing Inding ing e ebl bl the be bi presented b 4 6 L. L JOHN NUTT NUTTALL ALL SAYS VOTE YES ON ONI TAX REVISION Continued from page pase 1 tence trace In section 3 article 10 of ot the constitution be made to read that tho the Interest on the school fund shall bo ho apportioned ed according to the last preceding school census This leaves the legislature free treo to apportion other funds In other ways In addition to this section 7 1 article ar article ar- ar tide 13 is amended so that it Provides provides Pro Pro- pro pro- vides rides a no state equalization equal to 5 for each person of or school a ago age e as shown by tho the last preceding school censUs said Bald equalization fund shall U be bo apportioned to the school dIstricts districts districts dis dIs- In such maimer manner as as the legislature legislature legis legis- lature shall shaH provide pro S SIf If the tho people approve o this amendment amendment amend amend- ment to the constitution of or the state the legislature can enact th the the- laws necessary to put In operation an equalization program In the state I I |
