Show OF NEWS PROPOSED LAW the greenwood bill on codification flea fi tion and general revision of t the lie laws of the state relating to lo public education embodies th alie e recommendations of the educational code commission A digest of tile new legislation contemplated tem plated by this bill follows chapter 1 state educational organization A state board Boar dof of education con consisting 9 s of tile the st state ate superintendent 0 of f public instruction and eight others to be appointed by the governor by and with the consent of the senate two each biennium and for eidt year terms members to be selected because of special fitness and not to be connected with educational institutions to be equally divided between congressional re districts of the state ind and to he be removable for cause the state board is to have authority 11 arity to appoint a commissioner I 1 of education and the heads of and ali upon the recommendation of these various executives to appoint the subordinates in ill each division of the system 0 the board is alsoc barged N with the work vork of generally supervising elementary and secondary school work throughout kllc state of preparing a budget 0 01 educational expenditures for the legislature of determining standards of qualifications of teachers and supervisors in all branches of the service and issuing suitable certificates of adopting rules for the construction and sanitary ani tary inspection of school buildings of giving publicity to accurate information regarding public education of determining in in connection with the several examining boards the standards of preliminary education and of those who practice the learned professions of studying the conditions aff affecting acting the general welfare of children through tile the state chapter 2 county school districts this chapter modifies the present law by provi provident pro dinT nf a system of elections which will retire ope one member of the board each year and elect a successor to serve for five years by fixing tile the coni compensation pens aaion of board members tit at a year by defining more accurately the duties and powers of the district sup superintendents or and boards of education by providing for taking the school census between the md of october by making school age from 6 to 19 years 1 ay y basing the graduated scale 0 district levies on per capita assessed valuation and fixing a kv le y scale ecale from 7 to 16 mills on oil lie he assumption that the old valuation basis will be restored and that the county school tax will wil I 1 again be levied by fixing the jhc maximum limit of tax for assink ing fund at 5 per cent of the a I 1 mount of outstanding bonds and in y requiring that in ill school clec elac eions there shall be ono one or mori mor voting places in each school pre chapter 3 city school districts this chapter makes the jame ame provisions for cities as tc cen cansue school aye aae powers 0 taxing power and sinking fund I 1 that hat are made in chapter 2 foi county districts it reduces UK the period of text book adoption ii in cities to 4 years but provide that satisfactory books may con dinue lit in use another four bearr or any part thereof without chapter 4 teachers this chapter empowers the state board of education to cooperate with the state school of education in establishment of suitable training courses for teachers and provides that duly certified teachers principals and supervisors after three consecutive years of employment in any district tire arc continued in employment on oil inden inde nate finato tenure unless notified prior to the last lay day of school that their contracts are terminated or unless they in turn notify tho the board at least two months prior to the close ol 01 school of their intention to discontinue teaching in the district chapter 5 course of study and text books this chapter continues the course of study and text book commission ns as at concluded on oil page 6 THE PROPOSED educational CODE concluded prom from page 1 present constituted but provides for cooperation between these commissions to tile the end that the course of study may be agreed upon before texts are adopted the text book commission selects I 1 texts for schools outside of city districts for a term of four years satisfactory boos books may continue in use automatically another 4 years ars or any part thereof without in addition to a regular list of adopted books t the he commission must select a li 11 t of accredited texts from which district may select texts in lieu of adopted texts subject to the approval of the text look book commission and of the state board of education chapter 6 funds and taxation this chapter provides for the state school tax of three mills and the county school tax of 4 mills chapter 7 creating indebtedness this chapter re enacts the present statutory school debt limitations chapter 8 compulsory atties the present law by making attendance compulsory between th the e ages aes of 8 and 17 unless the pupils have finished the first 9 grades of thes chool course or unless the pupils are excused for now specified in law chapter 9 libraries the present public library law is modified i limit limiting ng in third class cit ica les or incorporated towns the tax for library purposes purpose to two mills and for I 1 library and gym grym combined to three mills cli ter 10 institutions chii chapter embodies the present laws relating to state institutions pro prodding iding such changes only ag n are aie necessary to conform to the provisions of chapter 1 1 I chapter 11 miscellaneous Provi provisions sons this chapter pro i ides bior 1 or a community welfare week lit in april each year tak taking 1119 the place of bird day hag flag day arbor arbor day and sue such h other special observance days as may appropriately be included county commissioners are to change sc school hool precinct boundaries bound eries on oil recommendation of the board of education find and district tend kindergartens may be established in cities or incorporated towns under the control of the board of education provided they ar are requested by parents of thirty y or more children between 41 and six years of aye age residing within one mile of oil elementary school build ng uch kindergartens to be od by a local city or town tax in the chapters dealing with elementary or secondary aducat tion a number of minor adddie l ions inns are made covering points voin t left inde indefinable finale in the con consolidation 01 it a law of two years ago uni ying jing the whole body of elementary and secondary school law but not making material changes except as set forth in this digest E G GOWANS chairman ld code corn com |