CO · constitutions
Colo. Const. art. IX, § 1
Supervision of schools - board of education
(1) The general supervision of the public schools of the state shall be vested in a board of education whose powers and duties shall be as now or hereafter prescribed by law. Said board shall consist of a member from each congressional district of the state and, if the total number of such congressional districts is an even number, one additional member, and said members shall be elected as hereinafter provided. The members of said board shall be elected by the registered electors of the state, voting at general elections, in such manner and for such terms as may be by law prescribed; provided, that provisions may be made by law for election of a member from each congressional district of the state by the electors of such district; and provided, further, that each member from a congressional district of the state shall be a qualified elector of such district. If the total number of congressional districts of the state is an even number, the additional member of said board shall be elected from the state at large. The members of said board shall serve without compensation, but they shall be reimbursed for any necessary expenses incurred by them in performing their duties as members of said board.
(2) The commissioner of education shall be appointed by the board of education and shall not be included in the classified civil service of the state.
(3) The qualifications, tenure, compensation, powers, and duties of said commissioner shall be as prescribed by law, subject to the supervision of said board.
History
Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 54. L. 48: Entire section amended, see L. 49, p. 359. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 2316, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, L. 93, p. 2163, January 14, 1993.
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