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12-A Saturday. Dec. 6. 1 986 The Billings Gazette Lawmen seek surcharge on fines to pay for academy BOZEMAN (AP) A committee of law-enforcement leaders wants Montana lawbreakers not taxpayers to finance a new Montana Law Enforcement Academy. Bill Westfall, chief of the academy in Bozeman, said the proposal calls for increased fines on all felony and misdemeanor crimes.

The money would support better police training and possibly finance a new law academy, which serves as a training school for law officers in the state. Westfall said it's no secret that state law-enforcement leaders like the idea because it might persuade lawmakers to build a new state police academy instead of renovating some other building. A legislative subcommittee has recommended that the academy in Bozeman be moved to the campus of Western Montana College in Dillon. Most law-enforcement workers don't like the idea, nor do they support legislation to move the school into renovated buildings in Lewistown or Great Falls, Westfall said. A $10 surcharge on every misdemeanor and felony fine could raise $900,000 a year, a conservative estimate, he said.

"There's common sense in letting the violators pay for the institutions for them," Westfall said. "The taxpayer likes it because it doesn't come out of his pocket" About 20 states help finance their police schooling through extra fines, and the state of Idaho pays for all of its police training with surcharges on fines, he said. In Montana, legislators in 1985 increased criminal fines to pay county attorney salaries. The state's Supreme Court upheld the law. But Sen.

Paul Boylan, D-Bozeman, said the idea might not appeal to Montana lawmakers who believe that fines should be levied as punishment not to raise funds. Another fear, he said, is that such an incentive might lead to overzealous law enforcement and add self-interest to the prosecution of crimes. Marty Lambert, a Gallatin County deputy attorney, said the fear of overzealous prosecution is groundless because criminals must be found guilty regardless of the incentive to raise fines. The Joint Committee on Academy Facilities and Programs which includes appointees from organizations representing the state's police chiefs, county attorneys, sheriffs, judges and rank-and-file police officers and sheriffs' deputies wants a new academy rather than one in remodeled buildings. The group is backing a proposal by two private Utah developers to build a new school in a Montana college town.

The state could rent and eventually buy the building. The movement of the law academy has been a controversial topic since legislators in 1985 rejected Greely's proposal to build a multi-million dollar academy at the Montana State University campus. Lawmakers then started a statewide competition among cities and towns that wanted to house the school in vacant buildings in their communities. Westfall said the law-enforcement group is trying to lift itself above the "pork barrel" politics surrounding the academy by focusing on what the school should be instead of where it should be. Should lawmakers decide there's no money for renovations or new buildings, the committee will encourage legislators to leave the academy in Bozeman for now and let law-enforcement people search for ways to fund a new building, Westfall said.

Argenbright proposes overhaul of school funding insurance funds. That money originally was included in the foundation program, and Argenbright has proposed that the state should pay for some of those costs again. The state superintendent's plan also calls for a "recapture penalty" to be imposed on school districts that set their budgets higher than the median level determined for the particular size of school district Such a penalty would ensure accountability by the school districts because some money would revert to the state if their budgets exceed 1985-86 levels, he said. HELENA (AP) State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ed Ar-genbright has proposed a new method of financing public schools that would cost the state an additional $100 million. But he said this week that the plan also would provide property-tax relief.

"It's time for an overhaul," he said. Outlining the plan before the state Board of Public Education, Argenbright said school budgets would be frozen at 1985-86 levels, but that state financing for schools would increase by $100 million, thus providing local property-tax relief in that amount Argenbright offered no suggestions as to how the state will come up with the money. Raising money for the plan is "the province of the Legislature," he said. "I don't particularly care where (the money) comes from." Argenbright said the Legislature would have to decide whether to finance the increase with an income-tax increase, a sales tax or other tax increases. "I'm just saying, 'Look, let's put the schools on firm he said.

Argenbright said property taxpayers have been asked to pay a bigger and bigger portion of school budgets through voted levies in recent years, with the state picking up the remainder through the school foundation program. Gov. Ted Schwinden has proposed freezing state financing of schools and shifting some coal-tax money to cover state costs for education. Argenbright said Schwinden's method doesn't address the basic problem of the increasing property-tax burden, which he also blamed on increased levies for retirement and ON SAIv rr FOR CHRISTMAS NOW ON SALE FOR CHRISTMAS House committee assignments given redators are world class, high performance fun HELENA (AP) House Speaker-elect Bob Marks, R-Clancy, Friday released his list of committee assignments for the 1987 Legislature, which convenes Jan. 5.

Because Republicans hold a 51-49 majority in the House, the membership of each of the 14 committees will have a GOP margin of two, Marks said. The chairmen and vice chairmen, all Republicans, were announced last week. Here are the other committee members: Agriculture, Lrrestoc and (rrtgatton: Bob Bachini. O-Havre: Bud Campbell. R-Deer Lodge; Dorothy Cody.

D-Woll Point; Richard Corna, D-Boremen; Gana DeMars. D-Coffee Creek; Orval EW-aon. R-McLaod: Lao dacomano. R-AlzeOa; Marian Hanaon. R-Asruand; Hamat Hayna.

R-Oupuyar Gay Holliday. O-Roundup; Varnon Keller. R-Fishtail; FrancM KoehnM. D-Towneand; John Pallanuii. R-Cuator; Bing Port.

O-Culbertson; and Paul Rapp-Svrcak. D-Thompeon FaHa. a seanfirtee.une, Francia Bardanouva, D-Har-lam. Ooratiy Bradley. D-Bozaman; Mary EMn Connelly.

O-Wrtrterreh; Garry Devlin, R-Terry; Dannie Ivaraon, R-Whitlaah; Rax Manual. D-Fairfield; William "Rod" Manahan. D-Anaconda; Larry Manka, R-Glondiva; Ron Millar. R-Graat Falla; Donna Natha, R-Redstone; Harold Paulson. O-Graat Falls: Joa Oulltci.

D-Butte; Dannie Rahberg. R-Billings; Gary Spaath. O-Silaaia; Barnia Swift, -Hamilton, and Dean Switzar, R-Richay. a Buslnaaa and Labor: Bachini: Ray Brandewia, R-Bigforlt; Jan Brown, D-Halana: Ban Cohan, D-Whitanah; Jarry Oriaeoll, D-Billings; William Glasar, R-BiUings; Larry Grinda, R-Lewiatown; Statla Jaan Hanaan. Missoula; Tom Jones, R-Kalnpa.

Lloyd McCormick. O-Graat Fairs; Garald Nisbat. O-Graat Falla; Bob Pavtovtch, D-Butta; Bruce Simon, R-Bil-lings: Clyde Smith. R-Kalispell; Charles Swysgood, R-OiHon; and Norm Walton. R-Bozaman.

a Education and Cultural Resources: Fritz Dairy, D-Butte; Ralph Eudaily, R-Missoula; Glasar; Dan Harrington. D-6utte; Nancy Kaanan, D-Anaconda. Roland Karmarty, Drowning; Earl Lory, R-Mia-aouia; John Mercer. R-Polaon; Niabet; John Phillips, R-Graat Fade; Tad Schya, Glasgow; Barry Slang, D-St. Regis; Tonia Stratford, -Miles City; Swysgood: Frad Thomas.

R-Stevensville; and Mel Wil-hama, D4-aurel a Flan and 0 am a. Brandewia; Tom Bulger, D-Graat Fans; John Cobb. R-Auguata; Dairy; OeMara, DriacoH; Giacomeflo; Ed Grady. R-Heiena; Loren Jenkins. R-Choteeu.

Keller Janet Moore. D-Con-don Pavokvieh: Mary Lou Peieieuii, R-Euraka; Pha-Hps. Rapp-Svrcak; and Bob Ream, Missoula. a Highways and Transportation: Campbell; Harry Fritz. O-Miaaoula: Hal Harper, D-Haiena; Jonaa: Mike Kedas.

Missoula. Kennedy: Mercer: Helen D-Great Falls; Potr. Rande Roth. R-Billings; Smith; Stang; Swysgood; and Thomas. Human apnea and Aging: J.

Brown; Duane Compton, D-Malta; Cody; Corna: Grinda: S. Hanaon; Las Krtselman, R-Billings: McCormick; Richard Net-son. R-Kalispell; Patterson; Angela Russell, D-Lodge Grass; Jack Sands. R-Billings: Simon; Carolyn Squires. D-Masoula; Stratford; and Bis Stnnch, D-Great Falls.

a JurAdary: Kelly Addy. D-BHIinga; Days Brown, D-Butte; Bulger; Cobb; Dairy; Paul Darko. D-Ubby; Eudaily; Giacometto; Budd Gould, R-Missoula: Grady: Tom Hannah, R-Billinga; Keller: Meyers, R-Arlee; Joan Miles. D-Helena, Rapp-Svrcak; and Stnzich a Legislative Administration: Bob Marks, R- Clancy: CampbaH; and J. Brown.

a Local Government D. Brown: J. Brown: Bulger; Darko; Bob Gilbert R-Sidney: Gould; Gnnde: S. Hansen; Robert Hofman, R-Sheridan; Krtselman: Paul Pistoria, D-Great Fairs: Jack Ramirez. R-Billings; Walter Sales.

R-Manhattan; Squires, and Timothy Whalen. D-Bminga. Natural nsssurcss: Addy: Tom Asay. R-For-syth: Cobb; Cohen; Grady: John Harp, R-KalispeM; Harper; Kedas. Mayers: Miles; Peterson: Bob Ranay, D-Livingston; Roth; Russell; Simon; and Stnzich.

a Rules: Addy: D. Brown; Eudaily: fvarson; Mercer; Ramirez; Quilici; and John Vincent. D-Bozeman a State AdmlnHlrsnon. Campbell; Cody; Compton; OoMars; Fritz; Hayna: Holliday; Jenkina: Moore: Naraon; O'ConneH; Peterson; Pietoria; Roth; Stratford; and Whalen. TajujdoK Ellison; Gilbert M.

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