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Show Davis County residents among committee members selected for two state study groups By TOM HARALDSEN Editor Governor Norm Bangerter has formed two new groups within state government, each of which has members from Davis County serving as advisers. The School Finance Incentives Committee includes Mike Kjar of Centerville, who works as the Legislative Fiscal Analyst for the state; and state senator Haven Barlow Bar-low of Layton, as two members. "The financing quality of education educa-tion is one of the major concerns of the state," the governor stated. "Our challenge is to make the best use of current resources. I've organized orga-nized the committee to suggest methods of building incentives for change into the current budget process." pro-cess." The committee will end its work in November, when it submits recommendations re-commendations to the Governor for the 1988 legislative session. The state has also formed a Technology Commission, which Governor Bangerter hopes will "develop a statewide, systemwide agenda for the use of technology. The commission will recommend policy items to me and propose any legislative items related to technology technol-ogy which might be considered in the next legislative session." Among members of the commission commis-sion are Davis School Superintendent Superinten-dent Richard Kendell, and Knowl-ton Knowl-ton Elementary of Farmington principal Glen Tonge. The Technology Commission has been asked to bring together higher education, public education, educa-tion, and the private sector specializing spe-cializing in high tech, in a short- term project that will inventory . current technological capacity in public and higher education systems. sys-tems. The commission will also identify iden-tify existing proven cost-effective technologies which could provide increased productivity and quality in Utah's education system, iden-. iden-. tify great ways to use proven technologies, tech-nologies, suggest methods, policies poli-cies and legislation which will facilitate faci-litate greater use of those technologies; technolo-gies; and provide a plan to implement imple-ment commission recommendations. recommenda-tions. A $3,500 grant the state received from the National Governor's Association will defray some of the expenses of the commission, which will make recommendations prior to the next legislature. ZD |
