Article X — EDUCATION
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Wis. Const. art. X, § 1 Superintendent of public instruction
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[As amended Nov. 1902 and Nov. 1982] The supervision of public instruction shall be vested in a state superintendent and such other officers as the legislature shall direct; and their qualifications, powers, duties and compensation shall be prescribed by law. The state superinten…
Wis. Const. art. X, § 2 School fund created; income applied
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[As amended Nov. 1982] The proceeds of all lands that have been or hereafter may be granted by the United States to this state for educational purposes (except the lands heretofore granted for the purposes of a university) and all moneys and the clear proceeds of all property tha…
Wis. Const. art. X, § 3 District schools; tuition; sectarian instruction; released time
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[As amended April 1972] The legislature shall provide by law for the establishment of district schools, which shall be as nearly uniform as practicable; and such schools shall be free and without charge for tuition to all children between the ages of 4 and 20 years; and no sectar…
Wis. Const. art. X, § 4 Annual school tax
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Each town and city shall be required to raise by tax, annually, for the support of common schools therein, a sum not less than one−half the amount received by such town or city respectively for school purposes from the income of the school fund.
Wis. Const. art. X, § 5 Income of school fund
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Provision shall be made by law for the distribution of the income of the school fund among the several towns and cities of the state for the support of common schools therein, in some just proportion to the number of children and youth resident therein between the ages of four an…
Wis. Const. art. X, § 6 State university; support
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Provision shall be made by law for the establishment of a state university at or near the seat of state government, and for connecting with the same, from time to time, such colleges in different parts of the state as the interests of education may require. The proceeds of all la…
Wis. Const. art. X, § 7 Commissioners of public lands
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The secretary of state, treasurer and attorney general, shall constitute a board of commissioners for the sale of the school and university lands and for the investment of the funds arising therefrom. Any two of said commissioners shall be a quorum for the transaction of all busi…
Wis. Const. art. X, § 8 Sale of public lands
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Provision shall be made by law for the sale of all school and university lands after they shall have been appraised; and when any portion of such lands shall be sold and the purchase money shall not be paid at the time of the sale, the commissioners shall take security by mortgag…