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Show Emery County Ptogess Caste Da:e Utah Tuesday. February 22, 2000 7 Legislative Report Legislative Report Brad Johnson, Representative Keele Johnson, Representative cial formula to schools with with over the last five years. Going are now at the point in the session that bers, the budget was down $12,050,500. so limited numbers of students eduof far, Outside If is ever start to move. Have you been One percent on a WPU $16,000,000. the proproposed legislation gun issues, things really m isolated areas of the state. Brad one of the we has been cation to a carnival and watched the game. Whack to come in closer had Representative expectations, jections Rural teachers sometimes where the gophers pop up and down, and would have been able to fund the WPU at 6 Johnson concluded another most discussed issues here at week twice the workload as State successful the I to Hill. want take on carry beto a have The hit them with the big hammer Capitol you legislature percent without problem. fore they disappear; and then they pop up someworked hard to remain fiscally responsible to Capitol Friday. Johnsons a moment to get some infor- their counterparts in more where else. Well thats what it is like the last the taxpayer and provide education with a uncanny success is especially mation to you that was re- densely populated areas of beneficial to residents of cen- leased earlier this week that the state. These additional two weeks of the legislative session. much needed increase. funds will help rural schools The big discussion in the legislature this year Senate Bill 93 has generated quite a bit of tral Utah because all nine I found quite interesting. bills address of Office the The specific state. regional The has been the budget and how we intend to fund interest with young people in the Legislative hire more teachers, counselors and library staff, providFiscal Analyst released a reeducation. It has made it a very tight year. We bill passed in the Senate, but failed in the issues. House Bill 50, which port on teacher compensa- ing for a better quality of eduhave two types of money that we deal with, one House. This bill deals with placing restrictions Johnson presented before tion for Utah. This informa- cation for all our children. time and on going. on 16 year old drivers. I am also the sponsor for One time money is money that we use for Most of us have seen tragic situations where the Senate Revenue and tion is available to the public 50 dealing with the collecHB committee Taxation not either written and Friday, is by projects that only need a one time source fund- young drivers cause unnecessary accidents. to schools of the of sales tax for school relieves or or tion duty concern construcDemocrats, state as a statistics of such the that Some Republican ing, legislators building, highway collect state sales tax. This other special interest groups, activities such as basketball tion project, and is sometimes used to suppleinclude: task has become expensive but by mdependent staff. games or yearbook sales. HB 15 to 17 year old are: ment the purchase of textbooks, computers, cost50 would exempt schools from and inefficient, actually a to This receive as drivers or a number of other small projects. Ongoing other study citation, legislative nearly remoney is used for funding projects and pro- and more likely to receive a citation when all ing schools more money than shows that for the 1998 1999 collecting these taxes and to If state. for salthem. them it the school 21 the are produces of from average one must the under year, continued turning be age grams that year passengers Also aiding schools is ary for Utah teachers is passed, this would keep apto another, such as, salaries, and the 2.5 times more likely to be cited for speed$35,958. When combined with proximately $350,000 a year maintainence and operation of buildings, and ing when traveling with passengers than when Johnsons Necessarily ExisSchools Small tent legislation fond to is alone. benefits, we are near the top statewide in our schools. unwise It ongoing projects driving highways. which its received The bottom line is that we 166), (K.B. of the list in the Mountain 3.5 times more likely to have a crash that with one time funding. results in hospitalization when traveling with final funding approval Thurs- West states, with an average are working hard to provide day night. The program refoAt this time there is a planned 7.424 percent passengers than when driving alone salary of almost $50,000. The better opportunities for our rmulates to crash 5.5 more a have requirewhen 5 fatal funding times overall increase for public education. peronly state higher is Nevada children, while ensuring that likely schools by only $17. Another interestteachers are compensated for cent of this increase is ongoing money, and will traveling with passengers than when driving ments for small-rurto more we was and their hard work. In the next rank that money provides alone. ing statistic go to fbnd the WPU (from which teacher salaries come). 1.924percent is one time money and This bill would have required a six month them. It is a major component second in the nation, and first week we will be seeing final in the Mountain West states revenue numbers for the year covers other education needs. period that new 16 year old drivers would have of the Legislatures education more refor average salary hikes since and will begin the budget prowould appropriating as restrictions is package, This effort for education remarkable the some restrictions. These 3.2 for cess. million dollars 1994. than with an were to in came new adult lower drive driver than the numbers alone, that budget quire Does this mean we are doover the age of 21, or with an immediate family rural students. Representative Johnson is anticipated. The budget that the Governor proA Cattleman himself. No. about the legisladoes But Repit to of has be in December optimistic member. the first ing enough. part posed show that we have not ig- tion he has sponsored. He While this bill failed in the House, there is resentative Johnson underestimated according to the revenues they think will be available. We dont get the actual numgreat interest in doing something to help young stands the danger of Tri- nored public education. says his success is the result bers until Feb.15. people avoid the tragic consequences of driv- chomoniasis, the most seri- Teachers touch more lives ev- of listening to the needs of acThe legislative budget must be based on ing thoughtlessly. We could see this bill resur- ous cattle disease facing eryday than some of us will in many constituents all over Cattlemen today. He has a lifetime. They deserve to be 'central Utah. He thanks them num we face before the session closes. these received tual numbers. When sponsored legislation, which paid accordingly and they for their support and input. has passed both houses and deserve to be provided with now awaits funding approval, the necessary tools to do their that directs the Utah Depart- job, but to say that we have Diabetics may soon ment of Agriculture to de- completely ignored the needs have a new way to velop programs to prevent of our public education sysand control the spread of the tem is not accurate. track blood sugar disease. When we discuss education (Continued from, page 6) spect, it undoubtedly was for A new device called While his County Boundary funding, I think we should schools. A dollar went a long the best because with the measures GlucoWatch Changes bill awaits Governor focus on legislation that emway in 1922! (From Emery larger base of students in blood glucose through Leavitts signature, Repre- powers the people who are on Ferron, each grade had its County History can the skin and provide alsentative Johnson has Several of the Clawson own teacher 'whereas in the front lines. Rather than as often as evreadings his ninth introduced across school marms boarded and Clawson, several grades had make State ready having the ery 20 minutes for up to resolution the board decisions about roomed with Dad and Mom been combined. bill, a follow-u- p 12 hours. The battery-powerewhile teaching at the school. that starts the With the conditions meneducation spending, we device looks like One of them, Iola, married a tioned above with the existprocess of uniting the City of should be giving the school a and is only wristwatch Green River. The city now districts the freedom to prilocal man, Tom Sheffield, and ing church building, and the to intended supplement stands split between Grand oritize their spending needs. often visited at our home over school building now standing regular fingerstick tests. and Emery Counties. House Some may choose to use the next thirty years or more. empty with virtually no The device sounds an Concurrent Resolution 6 those resources on lowering By 1936 when I started chance of it ever being used alarm when blood sugar makes it possible for the citiclassroom size while others school, the Clawson school again as a school, the idea of levels get too high or low. zens of Green River, who live may want to hire more teachhad been closed down be- acquiring the empty school The GlucoWatch is to a hold within Grand cause of falling enrollment, and converting it into ers or provide for more classCounty, now on fast track to the an election to decide whether room supplies. the Great Depression of the church meeting house was FDA but endoapproval, or not to be annexed into I have sponsored two 193Qs and the rising costs of hatched. I dont know who crinologists say readings maintaining so many sepa- thought of it, but knowing my Bishop Cox and his wife Theo Emery County. pieces of legislation this sesfrom the device often difrate buildings. The Clawson parents and the creative, forAdditionally, the Joint Ru- sion specific to education. fer from those provided ral were chaired bussed into ward thinking people they children Caucus, by RepFiist, HB 166 Necessarily Exby fingertip testing, and Ferron for school. This was were, I suspect that the idea pervised the remodeling and resentative Johnson, intro- istent Small Schools. This caution patients not to one of the first school consolmay have originated with did much of the work on it. duced plans this week to pay legislation unanimously use GlucoWatch alone to idation efforts in the district them. I do know that dad was Others who had a hand in the off current Capital Facilities passed the House and is now determining their insulin and was resisted by the the one who took care of the building project were Kirtley bonds in five years. During awaiting debate in the Senneeds. more state buildfor the Tucker as a carpenter and his that time, ate. HB 166 would give addipeople of Clawson because details of arranging the school is such a vital part Ward to buy the school house father-in-law- , William ings will be constructed than tional money through a spe of the community. In retro and he was the one who su- - Jorgensen. We eight-for-nin- e on-goin- g al The Good 1880-198- 01 Days 0) d long-awaite- d I " Ferron Little League Ferron Little League signups will be March 1st at Ferron City Hall, from 6 to 8 p.m. There is a fee. New players need a copy of their birth certificate. To sign up early contact: Monte Gee at or Lisa Sjogren at 384-319- 5, 384-291- 6. Genealogical Assn. Castle Valley Genealogical Assn, nondenominational research and education steering committee invites you to attend an organized meeting March 1, 1 to 3 p.m. at the Museum of the San Rafael, Castle Dale. Adult Activity There will be an adult su per activity featuring Mack Wilberg on March 4 at 6:30 p.m. Castle Dale Stake Center. Sunday Dress. Dinner will be served for a fee. Tickets will be sold by Ward Activity Committee members. For more information call 381-240- 8. Southeastern Utah OHV Club will be sponsoring a OHV Poker ride A Swell cure for Cabin Fever in Utahs San Rafael Swell April 8. Register J from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Prizes will be drawn, 11 a.m, 2 p.m., and Form 214, marriagedi-vorc- e papers, birthadoption death certificates, childrens DD social security numbers. 3, 384-226- 4, 384-274- ally high. If you could be stuck with unsold inventory, beware. 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