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Show Ihr alt A Lake Irihiin-- hup-day- Januar . liu! H.B! He said the cut rent situation could I ibuni' V jtl V. lilt iili-"- , an tui'i .itur t i 'heir r pr uM rabbi " ' bi'h"p mini-t'- T r .a La uiib'iut (car of geiung 'i, tiinl ,n a'riilillliK to a bill pact'll make clergymen eriminaih liable under the statutes if the don t report confessions given in confidence by a In Id abuser It is the Christian belief that i on is net essjry for redemption Sell Roger s said "We shouldn t interfere with the religious function of confession " 1 tie bill started out Wednesday with just the exemption for clergymen Hut an amendment by Sen. Lyle llillvard H Logan included the exemption for attorneys hearing tuch confessions in confidential conversations with their clients "As much as we detest the crime, the abuse were thinking of. those people the abuers need someplace where they can go." said Sen. Lowell I I A ' i i i I In- In I'ti liimnars in a ilin-'da'- . m Senate ether Senate letnm, rutal I i ' b all inter-n-'t- '.von a erie iipmathtp i lie urban dwellers in a vietor;. 'mi turl bat tie lUel Ibe makeup el the stale Land Hoard and two proposed constitution al amendments advanced a noti h in ' he b gi'l.il e neeo The ilnidablJM repot tltlj; bill b'. I'aul Sen linger' R 'poti'.ored i rem would eu mpi clerujnien and law er Iron the cut t ent law requir-li l utieils g d hi Id abu-- e I , ;e- I'M it). OKd to Exempt Clergy From Bill R 1 tepori suspected acts to the proper author - support of the successful amendment The measure passed in a approval vote and must suriv e one more tally in the Senate before it can be passed on to the Mouse The turf battle between rural arid urban interests blossomed during debate on a comprehensive piece of leg islation that would revise the state iVtersun - land law. Sen. LeRay McAllister. wanted the Wasatch Front to have as many representatives on the Land Board as the rural communities, but his proposed amendment to make that change found considerable resistance from rural legislators. "We understand the problem dow n in the rural areas." said Sen. Omar You people WaBunnell, - of the From A-- The Spotlight country celebrates on the third ebi nary That would ictam the number of and protect legal state holidays at i 'late workers' preference" holiday as well Monday of Rep Sykes said adding a holiday outright would rust the state some $1 2 million in state government employee's salaries alone, up to $4 million if teachers' pay was figured in. Other representatives took umbrage with other technical aspects of the measure and claimed to vote against it solely for those reasons. Only Hep Ray Srhmutz. George. voiced unconditional opposition to the Sykes bill in House floor debate Wednesday. "This is saying Martin Luther King was a better man that George Washington and Abraham Lincoln put together. or at least the same as them. I don't believe that, and I don't think Rep Fchmutz told colleagues. "I always expect our national hero to be completely exemplary men." he said But he alluded to Dr. King's "clouded" character, purportedly the federal dossubject of siers. "At this point." said Rep. Schmutz, T think we re being absolutely absurd in passing this bill without all the facts." Although voting for the bill, Rep. Kevin Cromar, Jordan, said: It's unfortunate the person was controversial. and that's where the problem lies. But I just don't think the state of Utah needs the kind of publicity we'd get if we don't pass it." Here's Breakdown On King Day Vote Rep. Kim Burningham. said he was "in turmoil" over the talk of "bad image and "negative publicity." adding that he supported the measure "because it's a sound bill." France Davis, minister of the Calvary Baptist Church in Salt Lake City and an activist for Utahs observance of King Day. told House members that the bill "is not about a particular personality, but about a whole move- ment" With the Morttn Luther King .Jr. holiday one of the I eqisiotur es most controversial issues in the W86 session, here's a breakdown ol the House vote on House Bill 106 Wednesday F Of (48) Alford, Anderson, I. Arrington, J. Arrington, Bradford, Bradshaw, Brown, Burnmghom, Call, Cromar, DeMann, Dlcko more. Dmituch, More, Frondsen, Fullmer, Corbett, Goodteilow, Goodrich, Hod, Hunter, Jomes. korras, l ewis, Maxtleid, McKeoth-me- , Moran, Moss, H. C. Moody, Mvrin, Nielsen, Pace, Phelps, Pitcher, Rees, Skousen, Stephens, Strong, Svkes, Taylor, Tuttle, Walker, Warner, Wornlck, Wharton, White, Wilson and Wvott. AGAINST (20) Adams, Allen, Bodllv, Browning, Christensen, Dahl, Ellertson, Fox, Heato n, Holimghaus. Johnson, . U. Knowl-ton- . Know don, L eBaron, Merr III, J. Moody, Reber, Richards, Schmutz and Vordley. ABSl NT OR NOT VOTING (7) Bishop, free, Garff, Gates, Olsen, Sellenelt and - vardiev Rev. Davis quoted President Ronald Reagan as citing Dr. King and the s evolution for "making us more American." After Wednesday's vote. Rev. Davis said he was "thrilled they voted so overwhelmingly to join the union on the King holiday issue)." Discounting any notion that Utahns carry "deep prejudices," Rep. SteValley City, rephen Rees, called that his predominantly Mormon high school student body had elected one of only two blacks in the school as its president. "It wasn't a token move." he noted "He the classmate was genuinely our friend" civil-right- From A-- l advertisements. The examples were of female buttocks allegedly found in a liquor ad and the word sex" allegedly spelled in the ice cubes of anoth- er liquor ad The technology exists to use said Dan Elmer of Mountain West Audio who testified at Wednesday's hearings "As a father, as a citizen. think we should take drastic steps to protect against this kind of action." Martin Macy. appearing as a private citizen, said that after attending a presentation on suhlinunal advertising at a grocers' convention. "We felt invaded in that against our being perpeknowledge things were trated in our minds " subli-minal- s. 1 Low But Rep. Blaze Wharton. Lake City, said he has heard the song played by Mr. Jessop a hundred times and has not thought about smoking marijuana. The vote was with several legislators voicing reservations about the proposed bills but stating the bills should get to the House floor for discussion. If passed by the House and Senate, the bills would: - Make it an actionable invasion of privacy to use a subliminal message w ithout a warning label. - Make it unfair trade practice to use subliminals w ithout a warning la6-- bel. - Create civil cause of action for injury or death "proximatelv caused a cross-countr- Rep. Jed Wasden, says a survey of his District 40 constituents indicates they would favor a special tax on soft drinks to help fund Utah's education system but would shun any major tax increases or shifts. "Maybe next year that's exactly what 11 try to do pass a soda-potax, if I'm back here." the 1 p school retired administrator and teacher said, slapping his knee. But he believes a better way to bolster the state's tax base for education's sake is to attract new business with a skilled labor force, an approach he advocated as the state Office of Education's vocational education coordinator for 23 years. As a legislator - "it gives me an outlet since retirement that I take very seriously" he said he is "concerned" about any attempt to cut the state's vocational education budget and will try to spare the budget from any reduc- - tions. by subliminallv imbedded communications." A victims family, for example. could seek damages from a record company if it could be proven a subliminal message lead a person to commit murder. are going to be the only the union to do this?" said Rep. Daniel Tuttle, Valley "So. we state in City. Mr. Zabriskie warned after the meeting that any person will be able to drag an advertiser into court by alleging he sees a subliminal message after the meeting. "Why worry about a bill that regulates something that doesn't exist." said Barbara Levy, a spokesman for the American Association of Advertising Agencies, last week. Family Salaries SUSC Chief Joins Call for More Funds By Dawn Tracy Tribune Education riter Inadequate lunding lor 1'tahs colleges and universities is causing deficient laculty salaries and equipment and lihrarv acquisitions Unit are reaching crisis proportions. another college president has informed a legislative subcommittee. Alter a Joint Higher Education Appropriation Subeommit tee hearing this week, one staff member joked that seel claries could simply substitute one college president's name for another to adequately represent testimony given to legislators on budget needs (or the slate's nine colleges and universities Wednesday it was Southern Utah Stale College President Gerald R Sherratt's turn tu present testimony of faculty salaries, inadequate numbers ol library acquisitions and ob solete equipment ' All colleges and universities in the slate are lacing a crisis said Dr Slier rati ' We don't have the books, weie losing our facilities mg jobs, we have oblor liigher-pa- Somewhere solete equipment along the wav someone will have to decide where were going Th :gs just at en t getting better ' h i SI '.st alanes are ur the bottom of the list for comparable institutions. and will probably come in dead last next year, according to Dr. Sherratt. Total salary differentials at the college, when compared to a market survey of an area south of Provo are 19 3 percent below comparable wages Salaries in the south end of the stjte averaged a percent below the Salt Lake market, prompting Dr. Sherratt to lament that Southern Utah workers are treated as "the ' great unwashed A supplemental appropriations fur the college's library has only made a dent in obtaining adequate numbers of books, said Dr Sherratt A tuition surcharge and money from the state enabled SUSP to acquire 3.U1U volumes -or about 5 percent of existing volume deficiencies. "At this rate it would take 22 years of similar sup plemental appropriations to correct existing deficiencies." he said SUSC library holdings, staff, expenditures and total annual acquisitions have been criticized by the Northwest Association of Schools ami Colleges in 1973 and 1'HU reports Dr Sherratt made a special appeal for the state to pick up fund mg for the college s one-tim- e Multi-Cultura- l By Jim Woolf Tribune Environmental Writer Bills that could increase the cost of skiduck hunting and ing were approved Wednesday by the Ctah Senate's Energy. Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee. Senate Bill 129. sponsored by Sen William T. Barton. Valley City, would require all duck hunters w ho are 16 years old or older to purchase a $5 state duck stamp along with their regular hunting license. Revenue from the stamp would be used to "develop, preserve and restore" wetlands. Duck hunters are already required to have $7.50 federal duck stamp. Senate Bill 137. sponsored by Terry L. Williams, Lake City, would skiers and othrequire ers using specially plowed snowmobile parking areas in the mountains to obtain a $5 parking permit. Revenue from these permits would allow the expansion of existing parking areas and. if there's enough demand, the creation of additional parking areas Al Regenthal. representing the cross-countr- Panel Wants Warnings on Subliminal Ads Continued The main thrust of the propns. amendment is to eleate two i onstitu with one hawng an tional su-mjuti-nthorny over the public-schooand Hie other got ernilig the stale tun ai-colleges and universities It would give the Legislature the pout tu decide whut programs will fall un der the auspices of which board l o i amendment proposal cleat' both houses by a majoi its it will be placed on the general elec Uon ballot in November for voter ap proval Another proposed constitutional amendment debated by senators t Wednesday would exempt hospitals and nursing homes from having to pay property taxes The amendment pioposal was prompted bv the Salt Lake County If the two-thir- Cross-Count- you do, either. l Law ng Center, now that federal funding has run out. He said education will help native Americans combat high infant mortality, suicide and crime rates. Other urgent priorities at the college include more counselors. Currently the St 'SC has one counselor for every 1.300 students, "an oppressive load since the counselors teach, perform career and therapeutic counseling, general-educatioadvisement and foreign-studen- t advisement." he said Sister senior institutions have an estimated one counselor to 750 student ratio Alsu, the staff of the Registrar's office handles a load that is 130 percent greater than originally or budgeted Placement and financial aid staff also are needed to meet increasing demand and to comply with federal reporting requirements SI SC needs an increase in funding to acquire academic equipment. said Dr. Sherratt. If the total base were awarded every year and all funds were used to replace equipment with no addition of new equipment, a $1 8 million inventors could be replaced once every 12 sears, lie said Yet the average lifetime of instructional equipment is 5 to 7 years l ' Jei ;sion icientlv tha hospital' in the county pioperty taxes Huwevei at the huspital-Oi- i ,t. , mints i' i looking a a'c basl' the blank' Mid r lias never gone into effect H Cedar City Sen Ivan Matbeson. the exetnpMon claiming c ,,pp, discunimates against patients in hospitals because then iates would i cl leet the taxes those institution' pay. while patients m non piutit hospitals would be spared mat element in their rates. Warren Hugh. Hut Sen Lake who sponsored the resolution t hospitals miss out on said other government benefits given to profitable hospitals, so the tax break does not make tieatment of the two sv stems as unequal as Sen Matheson '.ml it would be ( .mmi"ion not. profit ihU't pav M-- piolit-makin- Panel Approves Bills That Might Up Costs Of Duck Hunting, Skiing Legislator In Honoring King Continued satch Front senators) don t he a,d t Inin arguing for a rural m ijoriu on board "Public land' ure not in tin- W.i satch Front, said Sen Lowell Peter son. who supported the bill despite the fact he lives in the W asatcli Front We need to be fair to the outlying communities Many ot them are surrounded by public lands. 'u they can not grow." The Senate finally compromised on an amendment gi mg the rural interests six members to five for the urban representatives and it was passed on to the House on a 23 4 vote The Senate also passed tu the House on a 22-vote the proposed constitutional amendment changing the Education Article of the Utah Constitution -- in 19-- House OKs Holiday Abuse-Reporti- y Bill Stales ry Utah Wetlands Foundation, said an estimated $10 million worth of damage has been done to waterfowl ret uges around the Great Salt Lake h the recent flooding When the lake recedes. revenue from the duck stamps would provide the revenue to repair the dikes and restore wetlands, he said. Mr. Regenthal noted most of the dikes around the lake were built with funds obtained from a special federal aide program If the state fails to salvage the refuges, he said it's possible the federal government enu! require the state to repay the original cost of the facilities Sen. Barton said his bill would allow as much as 20 percent of the revenue from the duck stamp to be transferred to conservation groups, such as Ducks Unlimited, to enhance waterfowl habitat outside of Utah along the migration the "Pacific flyway" route of the ducks stopping in Utah The winter parking permit is designed to have those people using the backeountrv pay the additional of having plowed parking at- tu.' Ownrrx of snowmobiles a!read luv a $ ) regMration lee that is used lo plow about 20 parking areas. How ever those snow mobile areas are ol ski len crowded with ers and 'leigh riders who have noi paid none of the plow ing costs cross-countr- Ted Woolley, program specialist lor the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation, said snowmobilers would automatically receive a permit with their registration. Uthers desiring to park in any of the specially designated lots would be required to purchase a parking permit from local sporting goods stores. He said the program could be exparkpanded to provide ing near many of the reservoirs open to fishing year-roun- Barry Wirth. spokesman for the National Forest, said his agency has "long supported" the system. He winter parking-permi- t said the absence of mountain parking areas was a frequently mentioned d complaint during a recent round public hearings Wasatch-Cach- e Fears Cut Will Scare Off Parents Should Donor for Dance Building IJ. Be Told of Drug Abuses By Peter Scarlet Tribune Education Editor Schools should have the right to gather evidence of drug use among students and should also be obligated to report suspected drug abuse to the parents, according to a bill approved Wednesday bv a legislative committee. The measure. HB205. is sponsored by Rep. Frances H. Merrill, Lake. It won the endorsement of the Legisalature's House Education Standing Committee, which forwarded it with a favorable vote to the Mouse floor. Parents are often the last to know about their child's involvement with drugs, said Mrs. Merrill. Her bill would remedy the situation and. moreover, would require educators to let parents know about drug abuse before it reaches the point where rehabilitation efforts are expensive and long-ter- Three parents, invited to the meeting by the bill's sponsor, testified as to the need of such a law and how it could have helped the early treat ment of their children. "Treatment would have oeen a lot easier than it is now if teachers were had the right to identify drug abusers." said a Bountiful mother "We felt guilty because we didn't know about the problem." said an Ogden mother, whose late son's drug problems were known to his teachers long before she found out about it. A third parent told about how her son's drug involvement started when he was eight years old. She said teachers, reluctant to say anything about drug use. told her that her son's poor grades were due to a lack of mo-vat ion. When her son's drug use reached a point where he became dysfunctional she told lawmakers the boys teacher told her that she had known about his drug abuse for seven or eight years hut couldn't say anything about it to his parents lest she get into trouble "Had I been informed of his problem early on. we wouldn't have had to go through such trauma. the parent said Doug Bates, an administratis e assistant in the State Office of Education. said the Ctah State Board of Education supported the bill Support for the measure was also oieed by William Garner. Ogden School District's superintendent, and the Davis by Lawrence Welling, School District superintendent the Kelli Poleh.i representing slates Division of Alcoholism and Drugs, said her agency was eon eerned about the bill s provisions for searches ol students "The language tin the bill) with the most recent US Su'' preme Court decisions replied Dr Bates, .in attorney m concerned about the mandate for teachers to report suspected drug abuse.' said Rep Scott W Holt, 11 Syracuse ton-form- ' 1 By Douglas Parker Tribune Political Editor A University of Utah official said Wednesday a private donor who promised to help build a new performing arts center on campus could be lost if a legislative budget cut isn't overcome. The Legislature took away about $3 million earlier appropriated for a new dance building as part of nearly $27 million in budget reductions to offset a projected revenue shortfall this fiscal year. The $3 million was contingent upon the university raising $1.5 million from private sources, and two weeks ago an individual donor agreed tu come up with the money, said Walter P. Gnemi. university vice president for administrative services Unless the state appropriation is reinstated, the university tears that "in all likelihood" the donor will withdraw. Mr. Gnemi told the Legislature's Capital Facilities Appropriation Subcommittee. The donor wishes to remain anonymous until an appprupriute time for an announcement, the university ex ecutive said The committee took no action, but the Rep. Ute Knowlton. indicated a decision would be made later. In passing the bill Friday to pull away the dance building's money, proponents said the intent was to secure a new appropriation for the next fiscal vear starting Julv 1 The bill was expected to be received by Gov. Norm Bangerter on Wednesday, and he has 10 days in which to decide whether lo sign or veto the provisions. An architect has started work using some remaining planning funds, and construction to replace a deteriorated dance building wouldn't be ex pet ted until late fall or early spring of 1987. Mr. Gnemi noted. "Cash flow isn't a problem." he said "But we feel the credibility of the university has been negatively impacted. The university feels wc played by the rules, and patiently waited our turn after requesting the " funding for some 10 years budget-reductio- LEGISLATIVE 17th Day SFNATE Bills Passed SB21 (Barton) Provide amendments to facilitate restitution claims bv victims of . drunken di Ivers. by Senate SB36 (Strafford) Establish a Youth Parole . Authority, bv Senate SB40 (Carling) Provide that statutory inter est on a ludgment be compounded annuoli , and that o controct interest rate be the ludgment Interest rate. Bv Senate 23 2. SBO (F'inhnson) F.nact new state land low act. Bv Senate 25-SB 108 (Carling) Clarify penalties tor certain offenses involving driving under the In. fluence of olcohol and drugs. Bv Senate Resolutions Passed SJP (Hiiiyard) Proposed constitutional amendment to revise the education article concer niny go. cr nance and fmcmr iui pi ohi Oittons. By Senate Bills Introduced SD163 (Over son) Amend the time .shen headlights should be turned on and off; reduce the distance at Ahlch oblet K should be illuminated by the lights. SB 184 (t Inlirson) L StobHsh a Utah T grl form Stud.- Commission SB185 (f inhnson) Concerning miu jtion d'Strirts and eiet-tripower plants SbtflfS H mltnson) Provide a technical to a county improvement district's definition. SB187 (Bar in) Eliminate the ability ut housing authorities to issue bonds; provide grandfather provisions to protect bunds already Issued Resolutions Introduced SPJ (Aayment) Thank the people hu contributed to the new Senate seul and rjn behind the presidents choir; make it a morn rw in' to a'l senator s who have died whip- in off'ce. SCR4 (Sowards) tVemorlallie fo'ine House Muiorlty Leader and Vernal Mu.ui Clair R Hopkins; eDress condolences his famii , HOUSC Bills Passed imit the number i.l ieyrj the stiPc by Mouse 'j 7 Hb7?(V(k vn hole) Pr u UJr iv it if lc iff on tu the State Tcm Commission hen political subdivision boundaries change bv Mouse HD6J hohduvs iVeiiHp In 56 0 HB06 (Hi owning) Change procedures for h pnsfei able identification cards hw hcmdi Mount S0 0 upped motor 1st. MB1R6 (Sykes) the third Vonda, in jnnuor y os a legal holiday in the store m I 1?. of Hv 48 20 Mouse eb place SB (Cor nobv Pr ovlde for t( in er v of tt (eUne torney fees ond costs ot suit in octions for of condomini. um common expenses. Bv Senate Bv 53-House Still (Overson) Provide additional compensation for trustees of water ond sewage districts. By Senate 25-By House 554. SB25 (Swan) Provide for student n'embeiship on state and local boards . of education. Bs Semite ? Bv House Resolutions Passed HCW13 (Strong) Memorialize the seven members of the Challenger Seven shuttle who died tragically In an eploslon; express condolences to the families and loved ones ot those who perished. Bv House 640. SJP 12 (Mill yard) Honor Dean Smith, i ehi ing director of the Cache County Chamber of Commerce bv Senate 27-bv House 51-Bills Introduced HB267 (Sk ousen) t ocai school boords mo oppomt a fiscal analyst oi auditor to provide an independent putfoimnnce and budge analysis. MB268 (Skousen) Peuuite maintenance ond tiling of adoption Infor motion, establish voluntar v, mutual adoption v for regi'.itr 'identifying adoption informa tion Hb79 (Vniker) Provide tor r ehobllltative employment for restitution to victims ond tor use of earned wages. MB270 (Moody) Impose a per cent limit O" residential property tot and a 1.25 percent limit on commei cial property tax. HB?7l (Walker ) Create a Consumer Utllitv Agency and a Consumer Utility Advisory Buai d Dcscr ibe their functions ond funding HB77? (Knnw'ton) Amend the notice re gun empnt given to taxpayers when ta rate, are increased or decreased. HB27J (Wnrmck) Modify the pointed median wlitfh requirement when st ppmg pi passing a school bus from ? leet to 10 f t HB274 (Gates) Authorize service district to requiic mandator y soer hookup under ( eitum conditions Resolutions Introduced Ml W06. OS Pi; (Hunter ) DeckHC July Utah Summer Games Week, commend the Utah Summer Games t oundutron and Ceda (.it, f.ji sponsoring the 1086 Utah Somme-GameHJP? (Anderson) I ncouiage the qovei noi s office, the Utah State Bouid of loyal haul boards ond p ivote tion to assist the state In Challenge pf maintaining e F.duia-tiun- educu meeting the educational rcel jp ,'R Moss, et al Regal r inter im com nuttees tp disi uss In open meeting those rules that hove been efei r d bv the admin isti ati r Miles lev'ew committer m ( ) i x 4 j |
