adding after the "period" following the word "charge" in the last line of said section the words: "No child under the age of ten years shall be committed to the training school for boys or the training school for girls; but such children shall be eligible to admission to the Soldiers' Orphans' Home at Davenport, Iowa, under the laws and rules applying to the admission of other children to this institution"

Sec. 2. This act being deemed of immedate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Des Moines Register and Des Moines Capital, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa. [38 G. A., ch. 12.]

LEGALIZING ACT AT BOUTON.

AN ACT authorizing the Independent School District of Bouton, in Dallas county, Iowa, to issue its warrants in excess of the funds available and authorizing a tax levy to pay the same.

Whereas, the board of school directors of the Independent School District of Bouton in Dallas county, Iowa, did in 1918 estimate the amount required for the general fund of said district and certify the same to the board of supervisors of Dallas county, and

Whereas, the amount required of said general fund and certified as aforesaid was in excess of the amount which might be levied as provided by law and

Whereas, the amount to be raised by the levy made by the board of supervisors is insufficient to keep the schools in said district in operation and enable the board of directors thereof to perform its contracts with teachers and other employees, and

Whereas, the additional amount required is the sum of two thousand two hundred fifty dollars and fifty cents ($2250.50); now therefore

Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

Section 1. That said Independent School District of Bouton is authorized to issue its warrants for the payment of the necessary expenses of the operation of the schools in said district, not exceeding in total amount the sum of two thousand two hundred fifty dollars and fifty cents ($2250.50) and that the board of directors of said district shall certify to the board of supervisors of Dallas county at the same time and in the same manner that it next certifies the amount required for the general fund, the total amount required to pay the warrants issued or to be issued as hereinbefore provided: and that the said board of supervisors shall at the time of levying taxes as provided by law, levy upon the property within said school district and cause to be entered upon the tax list a tax sufficient to raise the amount so certified, which levy shall be in addition to the levy for the general fund

and shall not be considered in determining the amount authorized by law to be raised for the general fund.

Sec. 2. This act, being deemed of immediate importance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in The Des Moines Register, a newspaper published in Des Moines, Iowa, and the Bouton Press, a newspaper published in Bouton, Dallas county, Iowa. Publication expense to be borne by school corporation. [38 G. A., ch. 282.]

STATE BOARD OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.

Section 1. That the following words and phrases as used in this act shall have the following meanings:

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1. "Approved school, department or class" shall mean school, department or class approved by the state board for vocational education as entitled under the provisions of this act to federal moneys for the salaries of teachers of vocational subjects.

2. "Approved teachers' training school, department or class" shall mean a school, department or class approved by the state board for vocational education as entitled under the provisions of this act to federal moneys for the training of teachers of vocational subjects.

Sec. 2. That a state board to be known as the state board for vocational education is hereby created. Such state board for vocational education shall consist of three members as follows: The state superintendent of public instruction, who shall be chairman, the president of the state board of education, and the commissioner of the bureau of labor statistics.

Sec. 3. That such state board shall have the duty and be given all necessary power to provide for making studies and investigations relating to prevocational and vocational training in agricultural, industrial, home economics and commercial subjects; to promote and aid in the establishment of local communities of public schools, departments and classes giving instruction in such subjects; to co-operate with local communities in the maintenance of such schools, departments and classes; to establish standards for, test the qualifications of, and to certificate teachers of such subjects in such approved schools, departments and classes; and to co-operate in the maintenance of teachers' training schools, departments and classes supported and controlled by the public for the training of teachers and supervisors of such subjects

Sec. 4. That such state board shall appoint a committee to be known as the state advisory committee for vocational education, consisting of nine members; three of these members to serve for one year, three for two years, and three for three years, and all members thereafter for three years each. The membership of such state advisory committee shall consist of one mem

ber experienced in agriculture, one employer, one representative of labor, one woman experienced in woman's work, one person experienced in business and commerce, one person of experience in social work, and three educators. Such state advisory committee shall meet in conference with such state board at least two times a year and at such other times as such state board shall deem advisable and shall have the duty and responsibility of giving advice and suggestions to such state board concerning prevocational and vocational education, the training of teachers of agriculture, industrial, household arts and commercial subjects, and the administration of this act. The members of such state advisory committee shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in attending such conference.

Sec. 5. That, in order to meet the requirements, that for each dollar of federal money expended for the salaries of teachers in approved schools, departments and classes, the state or local community, or both, must expend an equal amount for the maintenance of such instruction, the state shall pay for the salaries of teachers of vocational subjects in such approved schools, departments and classes, an amount equal to the amount of federal money which they receive for the same purpose for the same year. Such state board for vocational education shall recommend to each session of the general assembly the amount of money which should be appropriated by the general assembly for such approved schools, departments and classes for each succeeding biennium; whenever in any year the federal and state funds available shall not be sufficient to meet the requirements. of the schools, departments or classes thus formulated, the state board of vocational education shall as nearly as practicable prorate the moneys available for such purpose.

Sec. 5-a. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act, there is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of forty thousand dollars for the year ending June 30, 1920, and the sum of fifty thousand dollars for the year ending June 30, 1921.

Sec. 6. That such board shall establish standards and annually inspect, as a basis of approval, all schools, departments and classes applying for federal moneys for instruction in agriculture, industrial, home economics and commercial subjects under the provisions of this act; and all teachers' training schools, departments and classes applying for federal moneys for the training of teachers and supervisors of said subjects. Approved schools, departments and classes shall be entitled under the provisions of this act, to federal moneys, and approved teachers' training schools, departments and classes shall be entitled to such federal moneys, so long as they are approved by such board as to site, plant, equipment, number and qualification of teachers, employment of teachers, admission and number of pupils, courses of study, methods of instruction and expenditure of money. All

disbursements of federal moneys to such approved schools, departments, and classes and to such approved teachers' training schools, departments and classes shall be made by the state treasurer on the requisition of such state board.

Sec. 7. That the state superintendent of public instruction shall be the executive officer of such state board for the administration of this act. He shall, with the approval of such board, appoint such assistants as may be necessary to properly carry out the provisions of this act.

Sec. 8. That the board of directors of any school district is hereby authorized to carry on prevocational and vocational instruction in agricultural, industrial, home economics, and commercial subjects and to pay the expense of such instruction in the same way as the expenses for other subjects in the public schools are now paid.

Sec. 9. That the board of directors of any school district (having a population of more than 5,000 persons) maintaining a school, department or class receiving the benefit of federal moneys under the provisions of this act shall, as a condition of approval by such state board as herein provided; appoint a local advisory committee for vocational education consisting of persons of experience in agriculture, industry, home economics or business to give advice and assistance to such board of directors in the establishment and maintenance of such schools, departments and classes. Such state board may require the board of directors of any school district that maintains such an approved school, department or class to appoint such an advisory committee. Such persons of experience shall serve on such advisory committee without compensation.

Sec. 10. That such board is hereby authorized to make such expenditure for the/actual expenses of the board and of such state advisory committee for vocational education incurred in the discharge of their duties as herein provided, for the salaries of assistants, and for such office and other expenses as in the judgment of such board are necessary to the proper administration of this act, and there is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $9,000 per annum for the actual expenses of said board of vocational education mentioned in this section.

Sec. 11. That such board shall make to the general assembly at each biennial session thereof, a report on the administration of. this act and on the expenditures of money under the provisions of this act.

Sec. 12. That all acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. [38 G. A., ch. 337; 37 G. A., ch. 290.]

EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION.

Section 1. That section ten (10) of chapter two hundred ninety (290), of the acts of the thirty-seventh (37th) general assembly be amended by adding thereto the following:

"There is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sur. of two thousand fifty dollars ($2,050) in addition to any appropriation heretofore made, for the actual expenses of said board for vocational education for the period from March 1, 1919, to June 30, 1919."

Sec. 2. This act being of immediate importance shall take effect from and after its publication in the Des Moines Register and the Des Moines Capital, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa. [38 G. A., ch. 81.]

PROMOTION OF EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE, TRADES AND INDUSTRIES.

Section 1. That the provisions of the act of congress, enacted by the sixty-fifth congress at the second session thereof, entitled an "act to provide for the promotion of vocational education; to provide for co-operation with the states in the promotion of such education in agriculture and the trades and industries; to provide for co-operation with the states in the preparation of teachers of vocational subjects; and to appropriate money and regulate its expenditure", and approved February 23, 1917, be and the same is hereby accepted.

Sec. 2. That the benefits of all funds appropriated under the provisions of such act are hereby accepted as provided in such

act.

Sec. 3. That the state board for vocational education is hereby designated as the state board as provided in such act, is charged with the duty and responsibility of co-operating with the federal board for vocational education in the administration of such act; and is given all power necessary to such co-operation.

Sec. 4. That such state board is hereby authorized to make such expenditures for the salaries of assistants and for such office and other expenses as such state board may deem necessary to the proper administration of the funds allotted to the state of Iowa under the ministration of the funds allotted to the state of Iowa under the provisions of such act.

Sec. 5. That the state treasurer is appointed as custodian of funds for vocational education, as provided in such act; and is charged with the duty and responsibility of receiving and providing for the proper custody and for the proper disbursements on vouchers drawn by such state board, of moneys paid to the state from the appropriations made under the provisions of such act.