Const 1963, art 8, § 2;
The legislature shall maintain and support a system of free public elementary and secondary schools as defined by law. Every school district shall provide for the education of its pupils without discrimination as to religion, creed, race, color or national origin.
No public monies or property shall be appropriated or paid or any public credit utilized, by the legislature or any other political subdivision or agency of the state directly to aid or maintain any private, denominational or other nonpublic, pre-elementary, elementary, or secondary school. The legislature may provide for the transportation of students to and from any school.
Subject to the provisions of section 4 of article 1, the legislature shall provide for regular testing of the knowledge in academic subjects of teachers in public schools and in nonpublic schools which redeem tuition vouchers under this section.
Subject to the provisions of section 10, under procedures established by law, qualified school districts and any other approving school district shall participate in an educational choice program to permit any pupil resident in the district to receive a voucher for actual elementary and secondary school tuition to attend a nonpublic elementary or secondary school.
Beginning in the 2001-2002 state fiscal year, the state shall guarantee that the total state and local per pupil revenue for school operating purposes for each local school district, as adjusted for consolidations, annexations, and boundary changes, shall not be less than in the 2000-2001 state fiscal year; provided the school district does not levy a millage rate for school district operating purposes less than it levied in 2000.
The legislature shall maintain and support a system of free public elementary and secondary schools as defined by law. Every school district shall provide for the education of its pupils without discrimination as to religion, creed, race, color or national origin.
No public monies or property shall be appropriated or paid or any public credit utilized, by the legislature or any other political subdivision or agency of the state directly
or indirectlyto aid or maintain any private, denominational or other nonpublic, pre-elementary, elementary, or secondary school.No payment, credit, tax benefit, exemption or deductions, tuition voucher, subsidy, grant or loan of public monies or property shall be provided, directly or indirectly, to support the attendance of any student or the employment of any person at any such nonpublic school or at any location or institution where instruction is offered in whole or in part to such nonpublic school students. The legislature may provide for the transportation of students to and from any school.The legislature may provide for the transportation of students to and from any school.Subject to the provisions of section 4 of article 1, the legislature shall provide for regular testing of the knowledge in academic subjects of teachers in public schools and in nonpublic schools which redeem tuition vouchers under this section.
Subject to the provisions of section 10, under procedures established by law, qualified school districts and any other approving school district shall participate in an educational choice program to permit any pupil resident in the district to receive a voucher for actual elementary and secondary school tuition to attend a nonpublic elementary or secondary school.
Beginning in the 2001-2002 state fiscal year, the state shall guarantee that the total state and local per pupil revenue for school operating purposes for each local school district, as adjusted for consolidations, annexations, and boundary changes, shall not be less than in the 2000-2001 state fiscal year; provided the school district does not levy a millage rate for school district operating purposes less than it levied in 2000.
Const 1963, art 8, § 2;
The legislature shall maintain and support a system of free public elementary and secondary schools as defined by law. Every school district shall provide for the education of its pupils without discrimination as to religion, creed, race, color or national origin. The legislature shall ensure that public elementary and secondary pupils shall have equal opportunity of access to and experience of quality educational programs reasonably related to the pupils’ educational needs, capabilities and interests. The legislature shall provide for boards of intermediate school districts and for the election of boards of education of local school districts. Each board shall be responsible for the employment of personnel and the educational programs and services for the pupils of its district.
No public monies or property shall be appropriated or paid or any public credit utilized, by the legislature or any other political subdivision or agency of the state directly or indirectly to aid or maintain any private, denominational or other nonpublic, pre-elementary, elementary, or secondary school. No payment, credit, tax benefit, exemption or deductions, tuition voucher, subsidy, grant or loan of public monies or property shall be provided, directly or indirectly, to support the attendance of any student or the employment of any person at any such nonpublic school or at any location or institution where instruction is offered in whole or in part to such nonpublic school students. The legislature may provide for the transportation of students to and from any school.
The legislature shall maintain and support a system of free public elementary and secondary schools as defined by law. Every school district shall provide for the education of its pupils without discrimination as to religion, creed, race, color or national origin. The legislature shall ensure that public elementary and secondary pupils shall have equal opportunity of access to and experience of quality educational programs reasonably related to the pupils’ educational needs, capabilities and interests. The legislature shall provide for boards of intermediate school districts and for the election of boards of education of local school districts. Each board shall be responsible for the employment of personnel and the educational programs and services for the pupils of its district.
No public monies or property shall be appropriated or paid or any public credit utilized, by the legislature or any other political subdivision or agency of the state directly or indirectly to aid or maintain any private, denominational or other nonpublic, pre-elementary, elementary, or secondary school. No payment, credit, tax benefit, exemption or deductions, tuition voucher, subsidy, grant or loan of public monies or property shall be provided, directly or indirectly, to support the attendance of any student or the employment of any person at any such nonpublic school or at any location or institution where instruction is offered in whole or in part to such nonpublic school students. The legislature may provide for the transportation of students to and from any school.
Const 1963, art 8, § 2;
The legislature shall maintain and support a system of free public elementary and secondary schools as defined by law. Every school district shall provide for the education of its pupils without discrimination as to religion, creed, race, color or national origin.
No public monies or property shall be appropriated or paid or any public credit utilized, by the legislature or any other political subdivision or agency of the state directly or indirectly to aid or maintain any private, denominational or other nonpublic, pre-elementary, elementary, or secondary school. No payment, credit, tax benefit, exemption or deductions, subsidy, grant or loan of public monies or property shall be provided, directly or indirectly, to support the attendance of any student or the employment of any person at any such nonpublic school or at any location or institution where instruction is offered in whole or in part to such nonpublic school students. The legislature may provide for the transportation of students to and from any school, and notwithstanding any other provision of this constitution, the legislature shall provide for the issuance of an educational voucher to each child in attendance at public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools to be applied toward the cost of that child’s education in the school of his or her parent’s or guardian’s choice.
The legislature shall maintain and support a system of free public elementary and secondary schools as defined by law. Every school district shall provide for the education of its pupils without discrimination as to religion, creed, race, color or national origin.
No public monies or property shall be appropriated or paid or any public credit utilized, by the legislature or any other political subdivision or agency of the state directly or indirectly to aid or maintain any private, denominational or other nonpublic, pre-elementary, elementary, or secondary school. No payment, credit, tax benefit, exemption or deductions,
tuition voucher,subsidy, grant or loan of public monies or property shall be provided, directly or indirectly, to support the attendance of any student or the employment of any person at any such nonpublic school or at any location or institution where instruction is offered in whole or in part to such nonpublic school students. The legislature may provide for the transportation of students to and from any school, and notwithstanding any other provision of this constitution, the legislature shall provide for the issuance of an educational voucher to each child in attendance at public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools to be applied toward the cost of that child’s education in the school of his or her parent’s or guardian’s choice.
Const 1963, art 8, § 2;
The legislature shall maintain and support a system of free public elementary and secondary schools as defined by law. Every school district shall provide for the education of its pupils without discrimination as to religion, creed, race, color or national origin.
No public monies or property shall be appropriated or paid or any public credit utilized, by the legislature or any other political subdivision or agency of the state directly or indirectly to aid or maintain any private, denominational or other nonpublic, pre-elementary, elementary, or secondary school. No payment, credit, tax benefit, exemption or deductions, tuition voucher, subsidy, grant or loan of public monies or property shall be provided, directly or indirectly, to support the attendance of any student or the employment of any person at any such nonpublic school or at any location or institution where instruction is offered in whole or in part to such nonpublic school students. The legislature may provide for the transportation of students to and from any school.
The legislature shall maintain and support a system of free public elementary and secondary schools as defined by law. Every school district shall provide for the education of its pupils without discrimination as to religion, creed, race, color or national origin.
No public monies or property shall be appropriated or paid or any public credit utilized, by the legislature or any other political subdivision or agency of the state directly or indirectly to aid or maintain any private, denominational or other nonpublic, pre-elementary, elementary, or secondary school. No payment, credit, tax benefit, exemption or deductions, tuition voucher, subsidy, grant or loan of public monies or property shall be provided, directly or indirectly, to support the attendance of any student or the employment of any person at any such nonpublic school or at any location or institution where instruction is offered in whole or in part to such nonpublic school students. The legislature may provide for the transportation of students to and from any school.
Const 1963, art 8, § 2;
The legislature shall maintain and support a system of free public elementary and secondary schools as defined by law. Every school district shall provide for the education of its pupils without discrimination as to religion, creed, race, color or national origin.
The legislature shall
continuemaintain and support a system ofprimaryfree public elementary and secondary schools as defined by law., wherebyEvery school districtin the Stateshall provide for the education of its pupils without discrimination as to religion, creed, race, color or national originwithout charge for tuition; and all instruction in such schools shall be conducted in the English language.If any school district shall neglect to maintain a school within its borders as prescribed by law for at least five months in each year, or to provide for the education of its pupils in another district or districts for an equal period, it shall be deprived for the ensuing year of its proportion of the primary school interest fund. If any school district shall, on the second Monday in July of any year, have on hand a sufficient amount of money in the primary school interest fund to pay its teachers for the next ensuing two years as determined from the pay roll of said district for the last school year, and in case of a primary district, all tuition for the next ensuing two years, based upon the then enrollment in the seventh and eighth grades in said school district, the children in said district shall not be counted in making the next apportionment of primary school money by the Superintendent of Public Instruction; nor shall such children be counted in making such apportionment until the amount of money in the primary school interest fund in said district shall be insufficient to pay teachers’ wages or tuition as herein set forth for the next ensuing two years.
Const 1908, art 11, § 9;
The legislature shall continue a system of primary schools, whereby every school district in the State shall provide for the education of its pupils without charge for tuition; and all instruction in such schools shall be conducted in the English language. If any school district shall neglect to maintain a school within its borders as prescribed by law for at least five months in each year, or to provide for the education of its pupils in another district or districts for an equal period, it shall be deprived for the ensuing year of its proportion of the primary school interest fund. If any school district shall, on the second Monday in July of any year, have on hand a sufficient amount of money in the primary school interest fund to pay its teachers for the next ensuing two years as determined from the pay roll of said district for the last school year, and in case of a primary district, all tuition for the next ensuing two years, based upon the then enrollment in the seventh and eighth grades in said school district, the children in said district shall not be counted in making the next apportionment of primary school money by the Superintendent of Public Instruction; nor shall such children be counted in making such apportionment until the amount of money in the primary school interest fund in said district shall be insufficient to pay teachers’ wages or tuition as herein set forth for the next ensuing two years.
The legislature shall continue a system of primary schools, whereby every school district in the State shall provide for the education of its pupils without charge for tuition; and all instruction in such schools shall be conducted in the English language. If any school district shall neglect to maintain a school within its borders as prescribed by law for at least five months in each year, or to provide for the education of its pupils in another district or districts for an equal period, it shall be deprived for the ensuing year of its proportion of the primary school interest fund. If any school district shall, on the second Monday in July of any year, have on hand a sufficient amount of money in the primary school interest fund to pay its teachers for the next ensuing two years as determined from the pay roll of said district for the last school year, and in case of a primary district, all tuition for the next ensuing two years, based upon the then enrollment in the seventh and eighth grades in said school district, the children in said district shall not be counted in making the next apportionment of primary school money by the Superintendent of Public Instruction; nor shall such children be counted in making such apportionment until the amount of money in the primary school interest fund in said district shall be insufficient to pay teachers’ wages or tuition as herein set forth for the next ensuing two years.
Const 1908, art 11, § 9;
The legislature shall continue a system of primary schools, whereby every school district in the state shall provide for the education of its pupils without charge for tuition; and all instruction in such schools shall be conducted in the English language. If any school district shall neglect to maintain a school within its borders as prescribed by law for at least five months in each year, or to provide for the education of its pupils in another district or districts for an equal period, it shall be deprived for the ensuing year of its proportion of the primary school interest fund.
The legislature shall
, within five years from the adoption of this constitution,provide for and establishcontinue a system of primary schools, wherebya school shall be keptevery school district in the state shall provide for the education of its pupils without charge for tuition, at least three months in each year, in every school district in the State,; and all instruction insaidsuch schools shall be conducted in the English language.A school shall be maintained in each school districtIf any school district shall neglect to maintain a school within its borders as prescribed by law for at leastthreefive months in each year, or to provide for the education of its pupils in another district or districts for an equal period. Any school district neglecting to maintain such school, it shall be deprived for the ensuing year,of its proportion of theincome of theprimary school interest fund, and of all funds arising from taxes for the support of schools.
Const 1874, art 13, §§ 6 & 7;
§ 6: The Legislature shall provide a system of primary schools, by which a school shall be maintained in each school district in the State, free of charge for tuition, at least three months in the year. The instruction shall, in all cases, be conducted in the English language.
§ 7: A school shall be maintained in each school district at least three months in each year. Any school district neglecting to maintain such school shall be deprived for the ensuing year of its proportion of the income of the primary school fund, and of all funds arising from general taxes for the support of schools.
§ 6: The Legislature shall
, within five years from the adoption of this constitution,providefor and establisha system of primary schools,wherebyby which a school shall bekeptmaintained in each school district in the State,withoutfree of charge for tuition, at least three months ineachthe year, in every school district in the State., andallThe instructionin said schoolsshall, in all cases, be conducted in the English language.§ 7: A school shall be maintained in each school district at least three months in each year. Any school district neglecting to maintain such school
,shall be deprived for the ensuing year,of its proportion of the income of the primary school fund, and of all funds arising from general taxes for the support of schools.
Const 1868, art 12, § 3;
The Legislature shall provide for a system of primary schools, by which a school shall be maintained in each school district in the State, free of charge for tuition, at least four months in the year. The instruction shall in all cases be conducted in the English language.
The Legislature shall
, within five years from the adoption of this constitution,provide forand establisha system of primary schools,wherebyby which a school shall bekeptmaintained in each school district in the State,withoutfree of charge for tuition, at leastthreefour months ineachthe year, in every school district in the State., andallThe instructionin said schoolsshall in all cases be conducted in the English language.
Const 1850, art 13, §§ 4 & 5;
§ 4: The Legislature shall, within five years from the adoption of this constitution, provide for and establish a system of primary schools, whereby a school shall be kept without charge for tuition, at least three months in each year, in every school district in the State, and all instruction in said schools shall be conducted in the English language.
§ 5: A school shall be maintained in each school district at least three months in each year. Any school district neglecting to maintain such school, shall be deprived for the ensuing year, of its proportion of the income of the primary school fund, and of all funds arising from taxes for the support of schools.
Const 1835, art 10, § 3;
The Legislature shall provide for a system of common schools, by which a school shall be kept up and supported in each school district, at least three months in every year; and any school district neglecting to keep up and support such a school, may be deprived of its equal proportion of the interest of the public fund.
