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Show Senator Glenn E. Snow Gives Short Resume of Work of Legislators I Their Effect on Washington Count- Explained; Most Measures 'Corrective BY SEN ATOR GLENN E. SNOW The legislation enacted during the last session was, in most cases, ! corrective. Some of the bills that j are of particular concern and I benefit to the people of Washington Washing-ton county are: The Welfare Program bill which makes the maximum millage to be levied in Washington county 5 mills. This bill has not yet received re-ceived the approval of the gorer-nor; gorer-nor; but it will permit as full a program as Washington county has had in the past with a reduction re-duction of 2 mills in local levy for this purpose. The Uniform School Fund, set up on an equalization basis, permits per-mits Washington countv to Darti- cipate in this distribution on a ratio of about 10 to one, as compared com-pared with the more wealthy counties of the state. The Uniform School Fund bill is a distinct advantage ad-vantage to such rural counties as Washington, Garfield and Kane. Another bill, which does not take effect until 1940, is very significant to rural Utah; this bill provides for the distribution of the license fees to our respective respec-tive districts on the basis of 45 per cent for mileage, 45 per cent for population, and 10 per cent for area. This distribution wiH mean considerable added revenue for Washington county roads. Another educational bill which offers a great deal of help not only to Washington county but to I Utah, generally, is that which pro-j pro-j vides for adminstrative machinery j to cooperate with the federal j government in an educational equalization program proposed by Congress and sponsored by Senator j Thomas in the Senate and known j as the Thomas, Harrison, Larra-I Larra-I bee Act. This will provide, when i enacted, additional help in schools, ! school buildings, and libraries for i I rural areas , in the United States , and sets up the machinery in the i state to cooperate with the United States Commissioner of Education, i Though it does not offer a great deal, at present, in revenue, the I opening of this program will ! mean a great deal to all of rural United States in furthering the I cause of educational equalization. The teachers, particularly, will (Continued on page sixl Senator Snow Reviews legislation Enacted (Continued from first page) be interested in the compromise that was achieved in the Teacher Retirement Act. All of the benefits bene-fits which were permitted under the old act are permitted under the new enactment. The cost to the state is reduced by approximately approxi-mately half. The appropriation to the National Guard units in the state of Utah, practically assures to St. George a National Guard unit. Such a unit should offer training and some little money to the youth in these communities. The project, itself, will probably be sponsored by the American Legion. A Welfare Program, as set up, provides considerably more money, several hundred thousand dollars, during this biennium to the welfare wel-fare program. The standards for participation in the welfare program, pro-gram, however, have been raised so that it will be a little more difficult for people to secure the grants, they must show a definite need. The program for the welfare of the blind was bettered also. Of the 645 bills and resolutions which were introduced, 153 bills and 20 resolutions and memorials were passed. The 472 measures introduced by hopeful legislators were defeated by being left in committee. These include wage and hour and homestead exemption. exemp-tion. Measures of private or local significance received little consideration. con-sideration. The Governor now has until March 19 to sign those bills which are acceptable to him;. anything any-thing delivered to him at the close of the session may be killed by a pocket veto. It is believed that most of the measures passed by both houses will receive his okeh; but, unquestionably, some of them will be lost. There was a very good feeling in the Legislature and among the state officers, generally, for the . i L - C AT schools and whereas most of the appropriations on the Governor's budget were left about as they were recommended, or reduced; the schools in nearly every instance in-stance received additional revenue over and above the Governor's recommendation. Senate Bill 239 and 240 which had to do with the public health program were cared for in Senate Bill No. 4. Those who were interested in-terested in this program will be glad to learn that provision has been made for its continuance. |
