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Show Reasons Given For Proposed Amendments Constitution of the State of Utah, Article X, Section 1: "The Legislature shall provide for the establishment and maintenance cf a uniform system of public-schools, public-schools, which shaU be open to all children of the State, and be free f om sectarian control." This mandate given to the Legislature Legis-lature by the framers of our Constitution Con-stitution has been restricted by subsequent sub-sequent amendments which limit the amount cf state aid. While our limited state school funds have kept state tax levies on tangible property down it has had h ee very undesireable results: Firsti It has forced tax rates to high points In nearly all districts cf the State. Seconds It has made it impos sible in spite of high local taxes to provide adequate school standards in many school districts. Third It has kept nearly all the t?x burden on tangible property for school support. The amendments will open the w.iy to silve these problems by using us-ing other types of taxes and revenue reve-nue to build up a new state fund. The sdoption of the amendments in necessajy to: Equalize training for the youth of Utah. Modernize our system of school finance. Prevent Utah from falling behind tho nation in educational progress. |