Article IX — Education
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Colo. Const. art. IX, § 1 Supervision of Schools Board of Education.
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(1) The general supervision of the public schools of the state shall be vested in a board of education whose powers and duties shall be as now or hereafter prescribed by law. Said board shall consist of a member from each congressional district of the state and, if the total numb…
Colo. Const. art. IX, § 2 Establishment and Maintenance of Public Schools.
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The general assembly shall, as soon as practicable, provide for the establishment and maintenance of a thorough and uniform system of free public schools throughout the state, wherein all residents of the state, between the ages of six and twenty one years, may be educated gratu…
Colo. Const. art. IX, § 3 School Fund Inviolate.
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The public school fund of the state shall, except as provided in this article IX, forever remain inviolate and intact and the interest and other income thereon, only, shall be expended in the maintenance of the schools of the state, and shall be distributed amongst the several co…
Colo. Const. art. IX, § 4 County Treasurer to Collect and Disburse.
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Each county treasurer shall collect all school funds belonging to his county, and the several school districts therein, and disburse the same to the proper districts upon warrants drawn by the county superintendent, or by the proper district authorities, as may be provided by law…
Colo. Const. art. IX, § 5 Of What School Fund Consists.
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The public school fund of the state shall consist of the proceeds of such land as have heretofore been, or may hereafter, be granted to the state by the general government for educational purposes; all estates that may escheat to the state; also all other grants, gifts or devises…
Colo. Const. art. IX, § 6 County Superintendent of Schools.
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There may be a county superintendent of schools in each county, whose term of office shall be four years, and whose duties, qualifications, and compensation shall be prescribed by law. The provisions of section 8 of article XIV of this constitution to the contrary notwithstanding…
Colo. Const. art. IX, § 7 Aid to Private Schools, Churches, Sectarian Purpose, Forbidden.
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Neither the general assembly, nor any county, city, town, township, school district or other public corporation, shall ever make any appropriation, or pay from any public fund or moneys whatever, anything in aid of any church or sectarian society, or for any sectarian purpose, or…
Colo. Const. art. IX, § 8 Religious Test and Race Discrimination Forbidden Sectarian Tenets.
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No religious test or qualification shall ever be required of any person as a condition of admission into any public educational institution of the state, either as a teacher or student; and no teacher or student of any such institution shall ever be required to attend or particip…
Colo. Const. art. IX, § 9 State Board of Land Commissioners.
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(1) The state board of land commissioners shall be composed of five persons to be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, one of whom shall be elected by the board as its president. (2) The governor shall endeavor to appoint members of the board who reside in d…
Colo. Const. art. IX, § 10 Selection and Control of Public Lands.
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(1) The state board of land commissioners shall be composed of five persons to be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, one of whom shall be elected by the board as its president. (2) The governor shall endeavor to appoint members of the board who reside in d…
Colo. Const. art. IX, § 11 Compulsory Education.
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The general assembly may require, by law, that every child of sufficient mental and physical ability, shall attend the public school during the period between the ages of six and eighteen years, for a time equivalent to three years, unless educated by other means.
Colo. Const. art. IX, § 12 Regents of University.
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There shall be nine regents of the university of Colorado who shall be elected in the manner prescribed by law for terms of six years each. Said regents shall constitute a body corporate to be known by the name and style of "The Regents of the University of Colorado."The board of…
Colo. Const. art. IX, § 13 President of University.
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The regents of the university shall elect a president of the university who shall hold his office until removed by the board of regents. He shall be the principal executive officer of the university, a member of the faculty thereof, and shall carry out the policies and programs e…
Colo. Const. art. IX, § 14 Control of University.
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[Repealed.]
Colo. Const. art. IX, § 15 School Districts Board of Education.
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The general assembly shall, by law, provide for organization of school districts of convenient size, in each of which shall be established a board of education, to consist of three or more directors to be elected by the qualified electors of the district. Said directors shall hav…
Colo. Const. art. IX, § 16 Textbooks in Public Schools.
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Neither the general assembly nor the state board of education shall have power to prescribe textbooks to be used in the public schools.
Colo. Const. art. IX, § 17 Education - Funding.
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(1) PURPOSE. In state fiscal year 2001-2002 through state fiscal year 2010-2011, the statewide base per pupil funding, as defined by the Public School Finance Act of 1994, article 54 of title 22, Colorado Revised Statutes on the effective date of this section, for public educatio…