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Show Teachers Make Suggestions On j School Legislation This being a legislative year, Group I, with the subject of "Legislation," "Leg-islation," led by Glen Seegmiller, had an active discussion when the teachers of Millard county met at Delta last week for various discussions. dis-cussions. Eight separate fields were discussed, and the following recommendations re-commendations were made: 1. Teacher Retirement. The retirement system is based upon a joint obligation on the part of the teacher and the state. Since its enactment the state has failed to meet the provisions by law to the amount of $1,630,351. We support the recommendation that the legislature meets its current cur-rent obligation and liquidate the amount that is now in arrears to the fund over a ten year period. 2 Broaden the Tax Base. The present school finance law is supported by proceeds of the state income tax and a state-wide property tax. This group urges that the legislators find new sources of , revenue to relieve the financial responsibility now placed on these two taxes. 3. The group recommends that the office of suepinendent of public pub-lic instruction be removed from the political ballot. 4. That state aid is to be provided pro-vided for school building needs and programs in cooperation with local effort. (This is now being carried out in the building programs at the Weber College at Ogden and the Junior College at Price. ) 5. That we accept the $3300 per class room unit program, but vigorously vig-orously oppose any effort to reduce that amount. (Last year we spent more money on liquor than we did on the education of our future citizens.) cit-izens.) 6. That the UEA lends cooperation coopera-tion with the higher education groups and work with the colleges for a program of improved facilities facili-ties needed there. 7. That all teachers become better bet-ter informed on the mechanics of legislation, and that in the teaching teach-ing of social sciences in the schools more emphasis be put upon the actual ac-tual mechanics of the law-making body of Utah. It was also urged by the group that all teachers take an active part as a citizen, because democracy democra-cy and responsibility go hand in hand. 8. The problem on tenure was discussed and the group favored a working out of this problem by the state groups, i.e. the U E A committee, and Society of School Superintendents and the School i Board Association. The group re-ommended re-ommended that no legislation be made until a careful study be made. |