February 23, 2005, Introduced by Senators KUIPERS, SIKKEMA, GILBERT, PATTERSON, GOSCHKA, STAMAS, ALLEN, CROPSEY, SANBORN, BISHOP, BIRKHOLZ, BROWN, JELINEK, McMANUS and HARDIMAN and referred to the Committee on Education.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, by amending section 3 of article VIII, to
provide for gubernatorial appointment of the superintendent of
public instruction.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, to provide for gubernatorial appointment of
the superintendent of public instruction, is proposed, agreed to,
and submitted to the people of the state:
ARTICLE VIII
Sec. 3. Leadership and general supervision over all public
education, including adult education and instructional programs in
state institutions, except as to institutions of higher education
granting baccalaureate degrees, is vested in a state board of
education. It shall serve as the general planning and coordinating
body for all public education, including higher education, and
shall advise the legislature as to the financial requirements in
connection therewith.
The
state board of education governor,
by and with the
advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a superintendent of
public
instruction whose and
shall set his or her term of office.
shall
be determined by the board. He The superintendent of public
instruction shall be the chairman chairperson of the board
without the right to vote, and shall be responsible for the
execution
of its policies. He The
superintendent of public
instruction shall be the principal executive officer of a state
department of education which shall have powers and duties provided
by law.
The state board of education shall consist of eight members
who shall be nominated by party conventions and elected at large
for terms of eight years as prescribed by law. The governor shall
fill any vacancy by appointment for the unexpired term. The
governor shall be ex-officio a member of the state board of
education without the right to vote.
The power of the boards of institutions of higher education
provided in this constitution to supervise their respective
institutions and control and direct the expenditure of the
institutions'
funds shall not be is
not limited by this section.
Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be
submitted to the people of the state at the next general election
in the manner provided by law.