Show l- l m 11 r Members Z o of the Utah tah Legislature wUl g Sall Saif Lake i City Cily Ai Ang Angus us 5 5 to open their special session for the purpose o or of considering the presentation o of four constitutional amendments to the electorate of or ortho the tho state In November Responding to a call by Governor H Herbert B D. D Maw taw the legislature will take up duties knowing knowing- that the proposed amendments have the support of the administration and the tile Study Committee an Interim legislative group Governor Maw has proposed a amendment to endow the legislature with wilt the right to determine the location of or state institutions Institutions in In- This proposal Is to facilitate fac tac e the acquisition of Bushnell General hospital at B Brigham City where a center for or all state Institutions In In- Utah State Hospital at nt Provo State Training School at American Fork Industrial School at Ogden and a home for the indigent Indigent Indigent in In- aged wound he be established The rhe Chief Executive points out that Immediate action Is necessary not only to save two years' years time but bul also to eliminate constitution provisions provisions pro pro- determining tho the location location loca loea- visions now tion lIon of or the Institutions This same line of reasoning Is advanced r d' d nc d by the tiie T Tax x Study Com Com- mIt which ec has recommended two constitutional amendments to lo revamp re rc vamp and re establish a wide stale tax a ax program to finance district school needs and a third amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment to enable state slate taxation of oC oi oil and ana gas Jas resources on out the same basis basi as metal mines and minerals are as assessed assessed The tax committees committee's program ca is for or a wide state cn ol program based on per classroom unit to replace the I present rigid 25 per capita district levy len the llie 5 5 per capita eq equalization equalization equal equal- I and 2 mill lev levy for high hish schools The new program entail the abolishment of the time latter three funds In favor of oC one fund out of which a minimum program program pro pro- gram would the be available with the th state underwriting 7 75 5 per cent oi of the 1110 cost on a property I tax ax lev levy vary varyIng varying varying ing Ing- from Crom 10 to 10 12 mills I The rne second proposed amendment relating 16 tO the school program would make available for educational education education- al purposes all of the revenue derived derived derived de de- rived from corporation and franchise franchise fran fran- chise and personal Income tax co col- col 1 Continued on last page Under The Capital Dome Under present 75 cent of these thes al at law la only per taxes go to the schools with the remaining remaining remaining re re- 25 26 per pcr cent allocated to totne the state general fund As yet ret no opposition has appeared against m elS relating relating relating re re- lating to the taxation of oil all and gas resources or to the the amendment diverting diverting di dl- However However However How How- Income tax receipts ever one ne the tho proposal providing I tor for 75 per cent participation Uon in school finance anti and m l the Ule plan to consolidate consolidate con con- solid ate state Institutions ns at Bushnell Bushnell Bush Bush- con I nell nen opponents already have stepped stepped stepped step step- ped forward one ne with a counter counterproposal I proposal on on the tIle school fund and the other ther asking the location of or institutions remain unchanged A committee representing industry Indus indus- Industry I try which has discussed its view with the tax study committee has hns announced it H will wilt fight the proposal participation for 75 percent State participation pation In the minimum school pro- pro pram and will instead submit a n counter proposal in the form of at an amendment wherein the state would underwrite only 50 per cent of the program MH Harris executive secretary Utah State Taxpayers Taxpayers' Association and a member of the committee only through his knowledge knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge of or tax matters and not as ns an association representative said the amendment would be based on an original proposal from industry which was turned down by the tax study group Industry's plan was d because because because be be- cause It provides a R minimum school schaal program of only 2164 2164 2161 instead of ot per classroom unit as ns set up r nd approved ed by the general session of or the 1945 legislature Un Under er the plan by industry In Industry in- in the districts would be forced to 0 make up the difference between the he 2154 2154 and per unit while the committees committee's plan assures such sucha n a minimum program Any frills over and above the minimum program program pro pro- gram desired In any district ct would have to be gained by additional district district district dis dis- levies which the committee suggests be restricted to to between 25 and 35 per cent above the tho minimum minimum mini mini- mum program |