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: v ■ ■ Page 6AThe Battalion/Monday, November 5, 1984 Warped by Scott McCullar IZAWyTritSZ PA^5: AVP HQTW\>lG* ISEEfS pc>tf£ ASoOT PA'I ROL-L. Ctf£CK CAZfl///& oV CA MFu* I Voters to determine amendments’ results faCC man By JAMES WALKER Staff Writer On November 6, voters will de cide the outcome of eight proposed amendments to the Texas constitu- SHOE by Jeff MacNelly A bdiler exploded teday in the cafeteria at Treetops High. School. Fortunately, there vere no injuries, Since it occurred during lunch hour. ! Adoption group forming COAC comes to area By KATHERINE HURT Staff Writer “The best thing about the Council on Adoptable Children is support for each other and for the kids,” Sandra Dush, treasurer of the Aus tin chapter of C.O.A.C., said Friday night to a gathering of adoptive par ents. “C.O.A.C. is a good support group for my husband and me, but also for our kids ... they can find oth ers their own age to share things with,” Dush said. Dush and Margie Hoelscher, past president of the statewide C.O.A.C. organization, were in Bryan Friday night to organize a C.O.A.C. chapter in the Bryan-College Station area. C.O.A.C. is a statewide group that exists to provide information on the benefits and problems faced by adoptive families and adopted chil dren. Hoelscher and Dush stressed that though inevitable problems arise, the satisfaction of raising adopted children is well worth the effort. Dush said, “Although there are problems and days you wonder why you’re doing this, the good outw eighs the bad.” Hoelscher said, “There are a lot of joys that go along with the prob lems.” Dush has 12 children, 10 adopted and two biological, ranging in age from four to 21. She said her adopted children are from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. “Every six months we added a new child,” she said. When asked why she and her husband adopted so many children, they just say, “Gee, we don’t know.” Judi Williams, Department of Hu man Resources recruitment officer for foster and adoptive parents, esti mated that 100 children, ages three and older, were available for adop tion in a 30-county area surrounding Bryan-College Station. “You may have to wait awhile for an infant, but there are plenty of kids available,” she said. “Sometimes older kids fit into the routine of an adoptive family faster than younger kids that have to read just.” Beverlee Herrick, a 20-year-old from College Station, was adopted in her childhood. She came to the C.O.A.C. meeting to offer encour agement to adoptive parents. “I’m a grown-up version of what they’re talking about,” she said. non. The amendments involve auto matic increases in expense allow ances for legislators, deregulation of banking laws, reorganization of state university funds and abolition of two county offices in the state. Since the adoption of the Texas constitution in 1876, Texans have approved 263 out of 419 proposed amendments to the constitution. Amendment proposals to the con stitution first must be approved by a two-thirds vote of all members of each house before the Texas voters decide on the matter. Amendment 8 would raise the da ily expense allowance of state legis lators in session from $30 to $75, a level which is equal to the maximum deduction allowed under federal in come tax law for state legislator’s per diem expenses. The amendment would automatically increase the per diem allowance to whatever the maximum federal deduction is on Jan. 1 of that year. If passed it would raise the amount of money a legislator re ceives for business expenses during the legislative session from $900 to $2,250 a month. The amendment also would set future increases in accordance with a federal law and deprive voters from controlling part of the elected representative’s com- E ensation. Members of the legis- iture now receive $600 a month. Amendment 1 would allow “state banks the same rights and privileges as national banks.” If approved, state banks may open branch offices if federal legislation is passed repeal ing the 1927 McFadden Act allowing national banks to branch only where state banks expressly were permitted branching powers. Amendment 2 will restructure the Permanent University Fund if passed. Used exclusively by Texas A&M and the University of Texas, the fund would include other com ponents of the university systems r'y es Fo ★ Republican US.Congres s MrcTady, Treasurer _ Ken McCraa*. tor by Friends olJoe|artonF<«Co^^ 119 V. The Association of Former Students Fall Senior Induction Banquet Tickets Still Available Tuesday & Wednesday, November 6 6? 7, 1984 6:30 p.m. MSC Room 224 All December graduates are invited to attend. Complimentary tickets will be available as long as they last, October 30 - Movember 1 in the lobby of the Forsyth Alumni Center. This is your invitation to attend the formal induction of all Class of '84 graduates. such as Moody College in Galveston and UT at Arlington. It also would authorize the use of bond proceeds for more than just new construction — for repair pro jects, capital equipment purchases and library books. Also it would raise the overall bonding capacity of the fund from 20 percent to 30 percent to accom modate additional institutions while reducing the portion A&M receives from 33 percent to 10 percent, and the University of Texas’ portion from 66 percent to 20 percent. For institutions outside the two systems, the state legislature would Since 1876, Texans have approved 263 out of 419 proposed amendments to the constitution. [are ihvt ^etirujs :(u6 qf linfomiat '822-571 set aside $100 million at the start of each fiscal year beginning Sept. 1, 1985. This appropriation coula only be adjusted every five years by a two- thirds vote of the legislature. Amendment 3, if approved by voters, will authorize the legislature to make assistance payments to the surviving dependent parents, broth ers and sisters of state employees who die while performing hazard ous official duties. The state constitution already au thorizes payments to surviving spouses and dependent children of such employees. Opponents say this amendment could cost the state a great deal of money since the legis lature did not pass implementing legislation defining the scope of this amendment. Amendment 4 would allow the residents of Bexar and Collin coun ties to hold a referendum on whether to abolish the office of county treasurer. In Bexar county, current county treasurer Bill Fink ran on a cam paign platform to do away with the office of treasurer. According to Joan Wilson at the county clerk’s fice, the position of treasurer is longer needed since the clerk’sotli can handle the duties of both ofit Amendment 5 would revise procedure to fill a vacancy of lieutenant governor’s office by quiring the president pro tempers the Senate to call the Senatetogeib within 30 days after the vacanqn curs. If passed, the Senate wouldbe^ quired to elect one of itsmembepi perform the duties of the lieutem governor until the next generalek; lion. The constitution now authoris the president pro tempore to am matically assume the lieutenant^ ernor’s office until the next genet election. Amendment 6 would allow use of public f unds for the pan of premiums on insurance polia issued by mutual Insurance com| nies. The constitution prohibits the a ceptance of bids from mutualinsu ance companies, because holders mutual insurance policies aretedm cally considered to be ownersofi company with which they have surance. “Ownership” by elected offidal of companies that do business vtii the state could he considered as misuse of public office The legs lature has allowed voters to di whether mutual companies cancw pete with non-mutual companies the hiding process. Amendment 7 would reon the 1 1-member state judicial cot duct commission by replacing os current appeals court seal and 1 tnct court seat with one from ana nicipal court and a county couiti law to broaden the representation the commission. It also provides addition! grounds for removing judges fra office as well as some less drastiedi ciplinary measures. This amendment also would a tend the commission’s authority all judicial officials who hear case create a seven-member tribunal review the commission’s decisions WHAT A DEAL! 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