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A PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
RELATING TO THE COMMON SCHOOLS,
PROVIDING FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND
A COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION

Published by
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

ROBERT R. MARTIN
Superintendent of Public Instruction

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ISSUED MONTHLY

Entered as second- class matter March 21, 1933, at the post office at
Frankfort, Kentucky, under the Act of August 24,1912.

VOL. XXV FEBRUARY, 1957 NO. 2

A PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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FOREWORD

The 1956 General Assembly authorized placing upon the ballot
at the General Election on November 5, 1957, “. . . an amendment
to the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the organization of the
common school system: amending sections 91., 93., 95., and 96.,
thereof.”

Essentially, this amendment provides for a Constitutional State
Board of Education and a Commissioner of Education appointed
by the State Board of Education. This educational bulletin repro-
duces the proposed amendment in order that all interested citizens
may be informed concerning it.

In Section 91., of the Constitution as proposed, the words
“Superintendent of Public Instruction,” are deleted. There are
no other changes in this Section.

The proposed amendment to Section 93., of the Constitution
eliminates the words “Superintendent of Public Instruction,” and
adds new language. In this Bulletin, the new language is indicated ‘
in bold face type. The remainder of the Section is unchanged.

In Section 95., as amended, the words “Superintendent of Public
Instruction,” are deleted with no other changes.

The proposed amendment to Section 96., of the Constitution
adds the words that are shown in bold face type. There are no
other changes. This change was necessary since the State Board
Of Education is not mentioned in Section 95.

. This Bulletin is being issued for the purpose of providing
Information regarding the proposed Constitutional Amendment.

ROBERT R. MARTIN
Superintendent of Public Instruction

AN ACT proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Ken-
tucky relating to the organization of the common school system;
amending Sections 91, 93, 95 and 96 thereof.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky:

Section 1. Section 91 of the Constitution of the Common-
wealth of Kentucky is amended to read as follows:

A treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Register of the
Land Office, Commissioner of Agriculture, Labor and Sta-
tistics, Secretary of State and Attorney General shall be
elected by the qualified voters of the State at the same time
the Governor is elected, for the term of four years, each of
whom shall be at least thirty years of age at the time of his
election, and shall have been a resident citizen of the State
at least two years next before his election. The duties of all
these officers shall be such as may be prescribed by law, and
the Secretary of State shall keep a fair register of and attest
all the official acts of the Governor, and shall, when required,
lay the same and all papers, minutes and vouchers relative
thereto before either House of the General Assembly. The
officers named in this section shall enter upon the discharge
of their duties the first Monday in January after their
election, and shall hold their offices until their successors
are elected and qualified.

Section 2...Section 93 of the Constitution of the Common-
wealth of Kentucky is amended to read as follows:

The Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Secretary of
State, Commissioner of Agriculture, Labor and Statistics,
Attorney General and Register of the Land Office shall be
ineligible to re-election for the succeeding four years after
the expiration of the term for which they shall have been
elected. The duties and responsibilities of these officers shall
be prescribed by law, and all fees collected by any of said
officers and the State Board of Education shall be covered
into the treasury. There shall be a State Board of Education
consisting of nine members, who shall severally hold their
office for the term of nine years, none of whom shall be
eligible for appointment unless he has been a citizen of Ken-
tucky at least five years preceeding his appointment, is a

voter in the district for which he is appointed, and has at.
tained the age of thirty years. The Board shall have the
management and control of the common school systems of
the state and other functions assigned it by law, and shall
appoint a Commissioner of Education who shall act as its
executive agent, and serve for such reasonable term and at
such salary and allowance as may be fixed by the Board.
The General Assembly shall, in 1958, divide the state, by
counties, into eight districts as nearly equal in population
and compact in form as possible; and it may, commencing
in 1972 and every ten years thereafter, redistrict the state
in like manner. The Governor shall appoint eight members
of the Board from districts and the ninth member from the
state-at-large. Commencing July 1, 1958, the Governor shall
appoint members of the Board as follows: one member each
for nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two and one
year terms, respectively, and upon the expiration of the
respective terms of said members their successors shall be
appointed by the Governor for terms of nine years each.

The Board shall elect a chairman annually from among
its membership. Board members shall at stated times re-
ceive for their services adequate compensation and a110W-
ances to be fixed by law. Members of the Board shall serve
until the expiration of their respective terms and until their
successors are appointed and qualified; provided, that in
the event no successor is appointed within sixty days after
the expiration of the term of any member whose appoint"
ment is herein provided for, the remaining members of the
Board shall make the appointment. In the event that a
vacancy shall occur on the Board by reason of the death 01‘
resignation of a member, or for any other reason, the Board
shall appoint a successor who shall hold office until the
expiration of the term and the appointment and qualification
of a successor as herein provided. Other officers and em-
ployes serving in State-supported educational institutions or
school districts may be appointed or elected for such reason-
able terms of years and shall have such qualifications and
salaries and such duties of a local or state-wide nature 95
may be prescribed by law. Inferior State officers, not Speci'
fically provided for in this Constitution, may be appointed
or elected, in such manner as may be prescribed by law: for

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Section 3. Section 95 of the Constitution of the Common-
wealth of Kentucky is amended to read as follows:

The election under this Constitution for Governor, Lieu-
tenant Governor, Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts,
Register of the Land Office, Attorney General, Secretary of
State and Commissioner of Agriculture, Labor and Statistics,
shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, and the same
day every four years thereafter.

Section 4. Section 96 of the Constitution of the Common-
wealth of Kentucky is amended to read as follows:

A11 officers mentioned in Sections 93 and 95 shall be paid
for their services by salary and not otherwise.

Section 5. The amendment of these Sections shall be sub-
mitted to the voters of the Commonwealth for their ratifi-
cation or rejection at the time and in the manner provided
for under Sections 256 and 257 of the Constitution and under
Sections 118.170 and 118.430 of the Kentucky Revised
Statutes.