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Jackson Advocate
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
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Mississippi legislative committee advances school equalization amendments, including age limits and funding uses, costing $26M biennially; submits bills to Gov. White for possible February special session contingent on Supreme Court segregation ruling.
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county between six and 21 years of age.
The proposed amendment would cut the age for "educable" children from 21-year maximum age to 18. But it would permit the Legislature to provide that 19, 20 and 21-year-olds could attend school if they wished.
The amendment would provide for a 12-grade school system as the state has now.
These provision actually are embodied in three proposed amendments and are all part of the overall equalization program.
Another proposal released by the committee today sets out the purposes for which money derived from public school land grants may be used.
After completing work today the committee adjourned until Jan. 12.
The major work left for the committee is to draft revenue bills to pay for the equalization program that will cost roughly $26 million every two years above what the common schools cost now.
When the entire program is complete it will be submitted to Gov. Hugh White with the request that the Legislature be called into special session to consider it, and said he would call the session, probably in February, provided:
1. He considers it a workable program, and
2. The U. S. Supreme Court does not rule out segregation.
The governor got three bills from the committee yesterday dealing with equalization.
One of the three bills presented to the governor guarantees teachers their jobs for a full school year and places their employment directly with the superintendent of schools instead of with the school board.
Under the present system the number of teachers hired is based on the average number of students in attendance. A drop in attendance would automatically cut off a corresponding number of teachers.
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proposed amendments to change maximum age for educable children to 18 with option for 19-21 year olds; three amendments for equalization program; proposal on use of public school land grant money; revenue bills to cover additional $26 million every two years; three bills presented to governor including one guaranteeing teachers full year jobs with superintendent; special legislative session possibly in february if workable and segregation not ruled out by u.s. supreme court.
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A legislative committee is proposing amendments to the school system as part of an equalization program, including reducing the maximum age for educable children from 21 to 18 while allowing 19-21 year olds to attend if desired, maintaining a 12-grade system, and specifying uses for public school land grant funds. The committee adjourned until Jan. 12 after releasing proposals and plans to draft revenue bills for the program's cost. The full program will be submitted to Gov. Hugh White for a potential special session. Yesterday, the governor received three equalization bills, one ensuring teachers' full-year employment directly with the superintendent instead of based on attendance.