Article IX — Education And School Lands
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Idaho Const. art. IX, § 1 Legislature To Establish System Of Free Schools.
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The stability of a republican form of government depending mainly upon the intelligence of the people, it shall be the duty of the legislature of Idaho, to establish and maintain a general, uniform and thorough system of public, free common schools.
Idaho Const. art. IX, § 2 Board Of Education.
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The general supervision of the state educational institutions and public school system of the state of Idaho, shall be vested in a state board of education, the membership, powers and duties of which shall be prescribed by law. The state superintendent of public instruction shall…
Idaho Const. art. IX, § 3 Public School Permanent Endowment Fund To Remain Intact.
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The public school permanent endowment fund of the state shall forever remain inviolate and intact; the earnings of the public school permanent endowment fund shall be deposited into the public school earnings reserve fund and distributed in the maintenance of the schools of the s…
Idaho Const. art. IX, § 4 Public School Permanent Endowment Fund Defined.
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The public school permanent endowment fund of the state shall consist of the proceeds from the sale of such lands as have heretofore been granted, or may hereafter be granted, to the state by the general government, known as school lands, and those granted in lieu of such; lands …
Idaho Const. art. IX, § 5 Sectarian Appropriations Prohibited.
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Neither the legislature 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 or religious society, or for any sectarian or …
Idaho Const. art. IX, § 6 Religious Test And Teaching In School Prohibited.
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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 teacher or student; and no teacher or student of any such institution shall ever be required to attend or participat…
Idaho Const. art. IX, § 7 State Board Of Land Commissioners.
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The governor, superintendent of public instruction, secretary of state, attorney general and state controller shall constitute the state board of land commissioners, who shall have the direction, control and disposition of the public lands of the state, under such regulations as …
Idaho Const. art. IX, § 8 Location And Disposition Of Public Lands.
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It shall be the duty of the state board of land commissioners to provide for the location, protection, sale or rental of all the lands heretofore, or which may hereafter be granted to or acquired by the state by or from the general government, under such regulations as may be pre…
Idaho Const. art. IX, § 9 Compulsory Attendance At Schools.
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The legislature may require by law that every child shall attend the public schools of the state, throughout the period between the ages of six and eighteen years, unless educated by other means, as provided by law.
Idaho Const. art. IX, § 10 State University — Location, Regents, Tuition, Fees And Lands.
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The location of the University of Idaho, as established by existing laws, is hereby confirmed. All the rights, immunities, franchises, and endowments, heretofore granted thereto by the territory of Idaho are hereby perpetuated unto the said university. The regents shall have the …
Idaho Const. art. IX, § 11 Investing Permanent Endowment Funds.
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The permanent endowment funds other than funds arising from the disposition of university lands belonging to the state, may be invested in United States, state, county, city, village, or school district bonds or state warrants or other investments in which a trustee is authorized…