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SJR104.........................................................by SCHROEDER EDUCATION BOARD - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the state of Idaho to provide for the creation of two separate councils of the State Board of Education; to provide for a council for higher education providing general supervision of all state institutions of higher education; to provide that the government and control of the University of Idaho shall be by its board of regents; to provide that the government and control of all other state institutions of higher education be by each institution's board of trustees; to provide for a council for public schools providing supervision, government and control of the public schools and any other state educational institution not connected with postsecondary education; to provide for the council for higher education and the council for public schools, convened as a whole, to provide supervision, government and control of general educational institutions and programs of common access to both higher education and public school systems; and to provide that the State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall serve as a member of the council for public schools. 01/20 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing 01/23 Rpt prt - to Educ
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006IN THE SENATE SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 104 BY SCHROEDER 1 A JOINT RESOLUTION 2 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2, ARTICLE IX, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE 3 STATE OF IDAHO, RELATING TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE FOR 4 THE CREATION OF TWO SEPARATE COUNCILS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, TO 5 PROVIDE FOR A COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION PROVIDING GENERAL SUPERVISION 6 OF ALL STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERN- 7 MENT AND CONTROL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO SHALL BE BY ITS BOARD OF 8 REGENTS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND CONTROL OF ALL OTHER STATE 9 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION BE BY EACH INSTITUTION'S BOARD OF 10 TRUSTEES, TO PROVIDE FOR A COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROVIDING SUPERVI- 11 SION, GOVERNMENT AND CONTROL OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ANY OTHER STATE 12 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION NOT CONNECTED WITH POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, TO 13 PROVIDE FOR THE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC 14 SCHOOLS, CONVENED AS A WHOLE, TO PROVIDE SUPERVISION, GOVERNMENT AND CON- 15 TROL OF GENERAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROGRAMS OF COMMON ACCESS TO 16 BOTH HIGHER EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE 17 STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION SHALL SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE 18 COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS; STATING THE QUESTION TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE 19 ELECTORATE; DIRECTING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO PREPARE THE STATEMENTS 20 REQUIRED BY LAW; AND DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PUBLISH THE 21 AMENDMENT AND ARGUMENTS AS REQUIRED BY LAW. 22 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 23 SECTION 1. That Section 2, Article IX, of the Constitution of the State 24 of Idaho be amended to read as follows: 25 SECTION 2. BOARD OF EDUCATION. The general supervision of the 26 state educational institutions and public school system of the state 27 of Idaho, shall be vested in a state board of education, the member- 28 ship, powers and dutiesof which shall be prescribed by law. The 29 board shall comprise two separate councils. The council for higher 30 education shall provide general supervision of all state institutions 31 of higher education. The government and control of the University of 32 Idaho shall be by its board of regents and each of the other individ- 33 ual state institutions of postsecondary education shall be by each 34 institution's board of trustees, the membership of which shall be 35 prescribed by law. The council for public schools shall provide 36 supervision, government and control of the public schools and any 37 other state educational institution not connected with postsecondary 38 education. The council for higher education and the council for pub- 39 lic schools, convened as a whole, shall provide supervision, govern- 40 ment and control of general educational institutions and programs of 41 common access to both higher educational and public school systems. 42 The state superintendent of public instruction shall beex officioa 43 member ofsaid boardthe council for public schools. 2 1 SECTION 2. The question to be submitted to the electors of the State of 2 Idaho at the next general election shall be as follows: 3 "Shall Section 2, Article IX, of the Constitution of the State of Idaho be 4 amended to provide for the creation of two separate councils of the state 5 Board of Education, to provide for a council for higher education providing 6 general supervision of all state institutions of higher education, to provide 7 that the government and control of the University of Idaho shall be by its 8 board of regents, to provide that the government and control of all other 9 state institutions of postsecondary education be by each institution's board 10 of trustees, to provide for a council for public schools providing supervi- 11 sion, government and control of the public schools and any other state educa- 12 tional institution not connected with postsecondary education, to provide for 13 the council for higher education and the council for public schools, convened 14 as a whole, to provide supervision, government and control of general educa- 15 tional institutions and programs of common access to both higher education and 16 public schools, and to provide that the State Superintendent of Public 17 Instruction shall serve as a member of the council for public schools?". 18 SECTION 3. The Legislative Council is directed to prepare the statements 19 required by Section 67-453, Idaho Code, and file the same. 20 SECTION 4. The Secretary of State is hereby directed to publish this pro- 21 posed constitutional amendment and arguments as required by law.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 15637 The purpose of this Joint Resolution is to amend the Constitution of the State of Idaho to provide for two separate councils of the State Board of Education. One would be the Council for Higher Education and the other would be the Council for Public Schools. The Resolution also provides that the government and control of the University of Idaho shall be by its board of regents and each of the other individual state institutions of higher education shall be by each institution's board of trustees. FISCAL NOTE The Secretary of State's office estimates that it will cost $50,000 to place this measure on the November ballot. Contact Name: Senator Gary Schroeder Phone: 208-332-1324 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE SJR 104