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Show Friday, October 20, 1989 The Daily Herald, Provo, Utah B Regional UIM vSles mm sponding' HmR imn ammL By PEG McENTEE Associated Press Writer SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -Utah's largest teachers' union has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 1989 state spending limitation law it contends would jeopardize funding for public educat- limitation Act was enacted during the general session after voters initiarejected a trio of tives at the 1988 election. It limits state spending to growth based ton increased population and inflation. In recent weeks, some lawmakers have questioned the wisdom of the Campbell's organization spearheaded a statewide teacher walkout on Sept 22 to protest the Utah Legislature's failure to appropriate new education money during a special session that ended, with a $38 million tax cut He said the complaint was not ion-. aimed specifically at Bangerter, but The suit filed Thursday in 3rd that the law requires that the govDistrict Court names as defendants ernor be named such actions. Gov. Norm Bangerter and the State "Ironically, the governor himself of Utah. said a week ago that .the state It' was filed by UEA President. should 'spend the money generated Jim Campbell on behalf of his by the current tax base and exceed son, Jason, and also the limitation if the money is availnamed as a plaintiff state Rep. able," Campbell said. Blaje Wharton, DSalt Lake. The State Appropriations and Tax tax-slashi- e law in light of a projected surplus of $120 million for fiscal 1989 and an ongoing surplus of nearly $56 million. ' The UEA has been refining a legislative agenda that would seek about $186 million in new education funding, and an additional $2,000 e salary increase for all the state's accredited teachers. one-tim- one-tim- that it could erode public support tial legislative function" in requirfor teachers, said his press secreing the governor to declare a fiscal tary, Francine Giani. emergency before the Legislature "The UEA is asking us to aban- can appropriate funding that exdon fiscal restraint ... and follow ceeds the spending limit s the federal motto," she said. a aiso contends ine law wrongly assure teachers that education "That's just something we wont restricts spending by future legisla tures and that plaintiff Jason, would receive a high priority dur- do. "The governor stands commmit-te- d Campbell is representative of ing the session that begins in Januto helping education. I think students whose right to a gdod ary, but Campbell said the suit was he's made that clear by his past education would be impaired and filed as a precaution. "We'd like to see the legislators years and his public statements of denied. . !' she Wharsaid. the suit a think the as this "I law dont enacted Finally, late," claims, they repeal lawsuit is going to anything for ton's vote in the House would be show of good faith," he said. "Howdiminished because the law rethem at this point" ever, we cant wait" The suit seeks a ruling that the quires a vote in each But Bangerter believes the lawsuit wont succeed in getting more law is unconstitutional because it house to pass appropriations ex. money for public education, and "impermissibly delegates an essen- - ceeding the limit State budget officials have said the spending law might limit the Legislature to appropriating just $100 million more in fiscal 1991 than it did for fiscal 1990. Legislative leaders were quick to 43Q,-0- two-thir- Idaho board seeks large hike in school funds By JOHN WILEY -'j Associated Press Writer SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) The state Board of Education has unanimously endorsed an ambitious 14.7 percent hike in state aid to public schools for the 1 school year and the diversion of over half the record state cash surplus to a public education trust fund. State Schools Superintendent Jerry Evans, outlining on Thursday the proposed $58.1 million increase in state support along with diversion of at least $36 million from the surplus, said the public is demanding1 that children be well educated and not placed at a disadvantage when competing with their counter, parts in other states. --In light of the continued interest by' the public for the improvement of schools and the current economy, I think our chances are very, very good" the proposed budget blue-pjuj-t. can survive legislative scrutiny; substantially intact, Evans said. ;Bolstered by the dramatic growth - 1990-199- of the state's economy since 1987, Democratic Gov. Cecil Andrus and Republican legislative leaders have indicated interest in maintaining the state's escalating financial commitment to education that yielded a near-reco$38.3 million increase in aid for this year. But neither has suggested support for a budget proposal as large as the one backed by the board. It totaled $452.4 million. "Significant changes were accomplished as a result of that" $38.3 million increase, Evans said. "But we've only taken the first step with last year's budget. I plan to use that to build a case for phase two." Andrus will now consider the proposal as he begins putting his own overall budget blueprint together for presentation to lawmakers in January. With state aid to schools accounting for over half of annual general tax spending, the plan put together by Evans and a coalition of education interests pushed budget requests to the governor well over $900 million and toward the $1 billion mark. Current economic reports from the state indicate tax receipts during the next budget year wUl likely run between $850 million and $860 million, and based on past actions that would only be enough to sustain a public school budget of less than $440 million without cutting money for other programs. Evans' proposal, which would increase state aid per student from $1,700 to $1,950, includes the first step of a four-yeplan to close the gap between average Idaho teacher salaries, now ranked 44th nationally, and the national average along with the second phase of a school rd ar improvement program launched last year. That program earmarks millions of dollars to achieve specific goals like reduced class sizes and updating equipment, materials and curriculum. After a halting start to achieve salary equity for teachers in 1984, the Legislature let the issue drop, and Evans said that has taken its toll on Idaho's teaching corps. With high standards but low salaries, he said districts are having more and more trouble attracting and retaining quality teachers, especially in subject areas where shortages are beginning to develop. "Their choices are to pursue other areas of study or, if they enter teacher preparation programs, to look in neighboring states for employment," Evans said. Reaching the national average salary today, he said, would take over $82 million. His plan calls for making up a quarter of that gap in the new budget, a third of the remaining difference in the next. The disparity left at that point would be cut in half in the third year with equity achieved in the 1993-199- school year. The gap 4 would be adjusted annually to reflect increases in the national average. Idaho's average salary was just over $22,700 last year. arrests 3 more suspects in jet engine sting FBI .MLT LAKE CITY (AP) - Three Hill Air Force Base security policemen have been arrested on warrants stemming from a federal "$ting" operation that uncovered thefts and illegal sales of military property, the FBI said. . Gregory Lewis Hawley, 27, Robin James Olson, 21, and Robert Todd Young, 23, no hometowns available, were arrested without incident Wednesday by agents of the FBI, the Defense (Criminal Investigative earlier in a separate sealed indictment handed up by a Salt Lake grand jury which resulted from the initial stages of "Operation Service and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. The three had been among nine people charged in sealed indictments that were handed up Oct. 13 by a federal grand jury in Ogden. Another 12 persons were charged Pun-chout- ." 6-- h, companies with environmental agendas. But the potential political fallout has both Democrats and Republicans, backing out of a planned expense-pai-d trip to visit Calgary next week to discuss the Winter Olympic experience government property. All of the charges stem from the three-ye- Four of those charged in the original indictment, including one Utahn and three Californians, were arrested by the FBI last month. Warrants issued against the three Lawmakers reconsidering trip to Calgary - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah lawmakers are reconsidering an expense-paid trip to Calgary to talk about light-ra- il transportation in the wake of an .ethics flap over a southern Utah trip taken by eight House Democrats. The Oct. 7 excursion was a tour of proposed wilderness areas at the invitation and expense of Rep. and private Wayne Owens, security policemen arrested this week charged the trio with theft of and mass more than a decade, House Democrats recently debated the effects of an explanation about the "Code of Official Conduct." Among other things, the code intimates that lawmakers who accept junkets or favors that are designed to influence their decisions could be in violation of legislative ethics rules. Gay Taylor of the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel explained House Ethics rules to transportation options with Canadian officials. The trip was offered to Republicans and Democrats and was being sponsored by the Coalition for Utah's Future, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, said spokeswoman Susan Rudolph. "At this point, if it's going to be politicized, I'm not sure I want to go," said Rep. David Ostler, Lake. All invited Democrats have now decided to decline the invitation, according to sources cited by the Deseret News. In their first closed caucus in R-S- Republicans Democrats and Wednesday in separate caucuses. That office made no judgment on the propriety of the Owens trip or the upcoming trip to Calgary. ar undercover operation, which involved FBI agents posing as operators of a mock military surplus store. The probe netted an assortment of government muni- Police: Suspect ID'd in sex assaults on girls LAKE CITY (AP) -Pthey have identified a man they believe is responsible for at least three of the abductions and sexual assaults of young Salt Lake County girls, but they cant arrest him. The man was identified by one of his victims, but he cant be detained because Salt Lake County prosecutors are reluctant to issue an arrest warrant, they say. "As far as I'm concerned we have enough, and as far as my detective on the case is concerned we have enough ... but the prosecutors just wont go ahead," said Salt Lake City Police Capt Aaron Kennard. As many as six girls, ages 5, have been taken from their homes since last May, and most of them have been sexually assaulted. The girls have been abducted even as their family members slept nearby. SALT olice say In each case, police say the abductor has entered the home through an unlocked door or window. Two of the abductions occurred in Salt Lake City, one in West Valley City and the rest in other areas of Salt Lake County including Kearns. Detectives believe the kidnappings may be the work of two men, said Kennard. "But there's no doubt in my mind that we've got our per-- , son," he said. "There have been some concerns that there is another person involved. It', could be the same person and his (method of operation) has IT or even a changed copycat. We just don't know that for sure." The suspect, who is described as a white male in his early 30s was identified in a photo lineups by one of the victims, the cajK tain said. The man, who is a resident of Salt Lake City, does not appear to have any sex crime convictions, he said. "Nobody wants him more than us," said Kennard. "And no one wants to arrest him more than we do. We've had an' k watch on this, guy with uniformed officers and.', others for quite a while. We're. just afraid he could kill some- -. one if we dont get him off the around-the-cloc- street" Deputy County Prosecutor to comment about the arrest warrant, say- ing only "We're working on It" West Valley Police Lt. Ed Sweeney believes "the evidence, is strong enough" to arrest the. man, "but I guess I can understand (the prosecutors') reluctance. 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