Section 6. Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Superintendent of Public Instruction
A Superintendent of Public Instruction, who shall be an experienced educator, shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, for a term coincident with that of the Governor making the appointment, but the General Assembly may alter by statute this method of selection and term of office. The powers and duties of the Superintendent shall be prescribed by law.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
A superintendent of public instruction, who shall be an experienced educator, shall be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the general assembly, for a term coincident with that of each governor making the appointment; provided, however, that the first appointment under this section, as hereby amended, shall not be made until the expiration of the term of office of the superintendent of public instruction, which began February first, nineteen hundred and twenty-six; and provided, further, that the general assembly shall have power, by statute enacted after January first, nineteen hundred and thirty-two, to provide for the election or appointment of a superintendent of public instruction in such manner and for such term as may be prescribed by statute. No superintendent of public instruction shall be elected at the general election to be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine. The powers and duties of the superintendent of public instruction shall be prescribed by law.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
A Superintendent of Public Instruction, who shall be an experienced educator, shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, for a term coincident with that of each Governor making the appointment; provided, however, that the first appointment under this section, as hereby amended, shall not be made until the expiration of the term of office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, which began February first, nineteen hundred and twenty-six; and provided, further, that the General Assembly shall have power, by statute enacted after January first, nineteen hundred and thirty-two, to provide for the election or appointment of a Superintendent of Public Instruction in such manner and for such term as may be prescribed by statute. No Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be elected at the general election to be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine. The powers and duties of the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be prescribed by law.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction, who shall be an experienced educator, shall be elected by the qualified voters of the State at the same time and for the same term as the Governor. Any vacancy in said office shall be filled for the unexpired term by the said board.
His duties shall be prescribed by the State Board of Education, of which he shall be ex-officio president; and his compensation shall be fixed by law.
The General Assembly shall elect, in joint ballot, within thirty days after its organization under this Constitution, and every fourth year thereafter, a Superintendent of Public Instruction. He shall have the general supervision of the public free school interests of the State, and shall report to the General Assembly for its consideration, within thirty days after his election, a plan for a uniform system of public free schools.