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Show L 8A DESERET NEWS, Friday, Janua7 12, 1 973 UTAH SENATE ACTION Blow For Equal Rights Resounds A blow for womens equal rights was struck this morning the in a meeting of the Higher Edof the ucation Committee Joint Appropriations Committee. The committee instructed State Board of Higher Education to take steps to bring the pay of women faculty members up to the level of their male counterparts in the states colleges and universities. All the male members voted for it, however. 'The motion .was made by the lone female member of committee, Hep. Milly Oberhansley Bernard, The action came while Dr. Homer G. Durham, state commissioner of higher education, was explaining items in the budget of Weber State College at Ogden. He was asked about an item of $22,993 to equalize the salaries of 55 women faculty members with men doing comparable jobs. It developed that the Univer sity of Utah has $67,540. and Utah State at University Logan $58,845 for the same purpose. However the states junior colleges did not request any funds for this purpose. 1 move we take Stating, the lead in this matter, Rep. Bernard made her motion to appropriate funds in all of the explained to the Deseret New s that the amounts requested at the three larger schools would require three years to bring the womens pay up to a par with mens. has demanded that all schools file a plan for equalization of the pay of men ar.d women or be faced with losing federal funds. tee approved two small womens pay. Durham explained that the larger schools had been working on this problem for several years, but that it has become more critical due to an order from the U.S. Department of Myron R, Holbert, associate commissioner of higher education for business affairs, Health, Education and Welfare (HEW). That agency, Durham said, institutions to equalize . House Bills Call For Mandatory Death Penalty, Back Olympic Bid Continued from First Page committed after the bills enactment, with prisoners convicted of first degree murder prior to the measures enactment ineligible for parole until they had served a term in the state prison. Salt Lake Citys bid to host the 1976 Winter Olympics drew support in the form of HJR3. The measure commends Mayor E. J. Gam for his work in attracting the Olympics bid, supports the conditions he has stated, and calls for the President and members of the Utah to congressional delegation seek a commitment of federal funds for the games. Sponsors of the resolution include Reps. Ronald L. Rench-er- . T. William CockLake; Milly ayne Sr., O. Bernard, Roger F. Rawson, John Ronald P. Redd, T. Halverson, Robert L. Backman, Lake; Mike Dmitrich, La -Vern Wilcox, ; Peter K. Ellison, Lake, and Sherman D. Harmer Jr., Lake. Scheduled for possible introduction today was a measure calling for a decrease from 4 p e r c e n t to 3 percent in the state's sales and use tax. Rep. Harmer, one of the bills sponsors, said the measure is designed to give to the taxpayer the benefits of the states current surplus funds situation. Under the HB90, the Privileges for Professional Journalists Act, newsmen have the right to refuse to disclose the source of information gained in the course of their work. Sponsored by Reps. Harmer and Lorin N. Pace, Lake, the measure establishes a procedure for divesting the newsman of the privilege in specific instance. lt Legislators spent the majority of Thursdays sole general session in a lengthy consideration of the joint rules. Democrats were joined by Republican Rep. M. Byron Fisher, of Salt Luke, in a futile attempt to amend the rules to permit the House and the Senate to for joint supply chairmen appropriations subcommittees on a rotating basis. fear about being overwhelmed by the numbers of the House. The chairmanship of the is a meaningless thing. he said. . Also introduced during Thursdays House session were: a Professional Practices Act for teachers, HB89, sponsored by Reps. Fisher, Homer F: Wilkinson, Lake, and -- lt In other action, the commit- devised. several requested by Gov. CALVIN L. Rampton in his budget message. One item, $22,000, goes to the College of Southern Utah to complete construction of a The maintenance building. otiier amount, $4,000 goes to the University of Utah for seismograph stations. First with Sen. B. Bunnell, Havtn J. Barlow, R Layton, also sponsoring the measure. Reported favorably out of committees and standing Paste said Ferry. He said are being things worked on, such as a substance to be sprayed on sheep which would repel coyotes. The senator said only 1 4 ounce of bait treated with Compound 1080 is required to kill a coyote, but ii would take 4 to 15 9 ounces to kill an eagle and 47.6 to 142.8 ounces to do in a man. sup- tho placed on the calendar ready were: when theres a cloud hiding the sun its you thats got to shine! for debate M James Macfarlane, the to enlarge third-readin- g - mi- nority makeup of the Executive Committee of the Joint Appropriations Committee. 1 SB10, requiring that a demand for a jury trial must be filed at least 10 days before the date of trial. SB21, requiring that applicants for a license as a social service aide must pay a $7.50 fee. The new Senate rule providing for a common consent calendar represents an effort to speed action on bills in cases where there is little or no opposition. The rule would allow a measure to be referred directly to the calendar if it received a unanimous recom- of the standing Sen. Moroni L. Jensen, Lake, one of the spon sors, said the purpose is to institudiscourage tions which sometimes collect a substantial amount of tuitions then disappear. Main sponsor is Sen. Omar- third-readin- g SB9, providing boards of directors of building be loan and companies required to meet only every quarter rather than each month. The other measure introduced Thursday proposes to set up a board to administer a law regulating the of private operation schools above the high school level. n If no more than three objections were registered within three days, the bill would joe up for final passage. The Senate adjourned without acting on a motion by Sen. that The resolution also seeks relaxation of the ban on use of to control cyanide guns coyotes. Stanley A. Leavitt, setting up a committee of educators to advise the State Board of Education on protes-sionstandards and sujpen-sioor revocation of teaching HB93, a bill sponsored by Reps. Pace and Halverson to prohit public employes from striking, but establishing a collective bargaining procedure. Continued from plementary appropriations ?1vny centificats. Legislation Seeks Coyote Poison Okay As originally1 proposed, .the which exercises committee, unsusual power on appropriations, would be composed of nine Republicans and .five Democrats. Macfarlanes motion was that two more members, be added, to be appointed by the minority leadership- - in each House. Under the present partisan makeup of the two bodies, this would change the ratio on the committee to nine Republicans and seven Demo" crats,. The Executive Committee would perform a function similar to last sessions Appropria- tions Steering Committee' and the informal groups in 0us sessions know'ri as et committees. previ-mendatihatch-committe- e. Under joint rules approved a representative Thursday, from the Senate serves as subcommittee chairman, with the leading House representative designated as cochairman. The attempt to amend this section of the joint rules, engineered by Rep. C. DeMont was initialJudd Jr., ly approved by the House, but the rules were returned to their original form after Rep. Lorin N. Pace led the Republican majority in a reversal of the decision. Judd accused the Republicans of being political and knuckling under to the Senate, We should let the adding, Senate know that were equal to them and were not going to let them run the show. Im not talking about pride or a name. Im talking about equality.. 1 Pace argued that insisting a rotating subcommittee on may put the chairmanship House in an embarrassing position and cause the Senate to back out of participation in the Joint Appropriations Committee. The Senate has a great 'Double Taxation' Relief Proposed and towns in the county to the extent that they are contributsering to four municipal-typ- e vices being supplied to residents in unincorporated areas of the county in question. The four services are fire Declaring that Salt Lake protection, garbage collection, are County commissioners planning and zoning and street such of the intent legignoring lighting. islation passed by the last legHarmsen said Salt Lake City islature, he outlined three residents are currently paying approaches, in a discussion 12 mills for these services with several state senators. while also paying a county tax One of Harmsens proposed which ir.:ludes an undeterbills would remove ambiguity mined number of mills for the in the current law and likely same services from which double taxation. they do not benefit. eliminate One of the bills would reHowever, it would not reduce county-taxelieve city residents of taxes in Salt Lake City and would materially raise the equal to the number of cities for taxes of residents in unincor- mills being paid in while the two the services, he told lawthe porated areas, other would relieve them of makers. the number of mills eq two other The approaches serv are designed to assure a mill to provide those the county. cut in incorporated cities levy A new effort to relieve Salt Lake City residents of alleged "double taxation was initiated in the Legislature Thursday by City Commissioner Stephen M. 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HB89 (Fisher, Wilkinson, Leavitt) Professional Procfices Act for teachers; creates professional practices advisory committee to oavise State Board of Education on criteria o profession and on suspension and revocation of teaching certificates. Olympics HJR3 (Rencher, Cockayne, et al) Commending mayor of Salt Lake City and Olympic presentation committee. supporting conditions of the presentation ano requesting the President and members of Utah s congressional aelegation to seek tederal commitment for funding. Public Safety HB88 (Kerr, Hoffman) Provides 25 a percent overweight excmction for use of highways by vehicles houl-m- g bulk ogriculfjial products Ailows HR (Harmer, Pace) proiCvonai journalists to refuse to post-hig- certain privileged communications without being odiudged in contempt of court. 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