State superintendent of public instruction-1.

WORKING DRAFT
2015
STATE OF
WYOMING
15LSO-0471
Numbered
2.1

Senate

JOINT RESOLUTION
NO.

SJ0005

State superintendent of public instruction-1.

Sponsored by:
Joint Education Interim Committee

A
Bill

for

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution relating to education; providing the general supervision of public schools shall be prescribed by law effective January 7, 2019; eliminating the elected state superintendent as an elected official on and after January 7, 2019; removing the state superintendent as an ex officio member of University of Wyoming board of trustees and from the board of land commissioners on and after January 7, 2019.

BE
IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING,
two-thirds of all the members of the two houses, voting separately, concurring therein:

Section 1.

The following proposal to amend Wyoming Constitution, Article 4, Section 11, Article 7, Sections
11, 14 and 17 and Article 18, Section 3 are proposed for submission to the electors of the State of Wyoming at the next general election for approval or rejection to become valid as a part of the Constitution if ratified by a majority of the electors at the election:

Article 4, Section 11.

State officers; election; qualifications; terms.

There shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the state at the times and places of choosing members of the legislature, a secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, and superintendent of public instruction, who shall have attained the age of twenty-five (25) years respectively, shall be citizens of the United States, and shall have the qualifications of state electors. They shall severally hold their offices at the seat of government, for the term of four (4) years and until their successors are elected and duly qualified.
Commencing with the 2018
general election, the
election of a state superintendent shall cease
.
The legislature may provide for such other state officers as are deemed necessary.

Article 7, Section 11.

Textbooks.

Neither the legislature
,
nor the superintendent of public instruction

while the office exists
,

shall have power to prescribe text books to be used in the public schools.

Article 7, Section 14.

Supervision of schools entrusted to governor; cabinet officer appointment.

(a)

Until
January 7, 2019
, t
he general supervision of the public schools shall be entrusted to the state superintendent of public instruction, whose powers and duties shall be prescribed by law.

(b)

On and after January
7
, 201
9
,
the general supervision of the public schools shall be
as
prescribed by law.

Article 7, Section 17.

Government of university.

The legislature shall provide by law for the management of the university, its lands and other property by a board of trustees, consisting of not less than seven members, to be
appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate, and the president of the university, and
until
January 6
, 201
9
,
the superintendent of public instruction, as members ex officio, as such having the right to speak, but not to vote.
On and after January
7
, 201
9
, the
state superintendent shall cease to be a member of the board.

The duties and powers of the trustees shall be prescribed by law.

Article 18, Section 3.

Board of land commissioners.

Until
January 6
, 201
9
, t
he governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, state auditor and superintendent of public instruction shall constitute a board of land commissioners
.
, which

On and after January
7
, 201
9
, the governor, secretary of state, state treasurer and state auditor shall constitute the board. The board,
under direction of the legislature as limited by this constitution, shall have direction, control, leasing and disposal of lands of the state granted, or which may be hereafter granted for the support and benefit of public schools, subject to the further limitations that the sale of all lands shall be at public auction, after such delay
(not less than the time fixed by congress) in portions at proper intervals of time, and at such minimum prices (not less than the minimum fixed by congress) as to realize the largest possible proceeds. And said board, subject to the limitations of this constitution and under such regulations as may be provided by law shall have the direction, control, disposition and care of all lands that have been heretofore or may hereafter be granted to the state.

Section 2.
That the Secretary of State shall endorse the following statement on the proposed amendment:

The adoption of this amendment eliminates the state superintendent of public instruction as an elected official commencing w
ith the general election in 2018. Effective January 7, 2019,
the general supervision of Wyoming public schools will be
as prescribed by the legislature.
Effective January
7
, 201
9
, the state board of land commissioners will be reduced from five to four members and the
state superintendent will no longer be a
member of the University of Wyoming board of trustees.

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