Article VII, Alaska Constitution

Alaska Constitution
Preamble
Articles
I • II • III • IV • V • VI • VII • VIII • IX • X • XI • XII • XIII • XIV • XV
Ordinances
1 • 2 • 3
Amendments

Articles XII of the Alaska Constitution is entitled Health, Education and Welfare and contains five sections. Article VII defines the responsibilities of the Alaskan legislature to provide a suitable system of education as well as good public health and welfare programs. While the latter two sections are not defined in the depth, the educational system defined by Article VII prescribes that public education shall be established, the University of Alaska shall be established and a board of regents shall be formed to govern the University of Alaska.

Section 1

Text of Section 1: Public Education “ The legislature shall by general law establish and maintain a system of public schools open to all children of the State, and may provide for other public educational institutions. Schools and institutions so established shall be free from sectarian control. No money shall be paid from public funds for the direct benefit of any religious or other private educational institution. ”

Section 2

	Text of Section 2: State University “ The University of Alaska is hereby established as the state university and constituted a body corporate. It shall have title to all real and personal property now or hereafter set aside for or conveyed to it. Its property shall be administered and disposed of according to law. ”

Section 3

	Text of Section 3: Board of Regents “ The University of Alaska shall be governed by a board of regents. The regents shall be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of the legislature in joint session. The board shall, in accordance with law, formulate policy and appoint the president of the university. He shall be the executive officer of the board. ”

Section 4

	Text of Section 4: Public Health “ The legislature shall provide for the promotion and protection of public health. ”

Section 5

	Text of Section 5: Public Welfare “ The legislature shall provide for public welfare. ”

See also

• State constitution
• Constitutional article
• Constitutional amendment
• Constitutional revision
• Constitutional convention
• Amendments
  • Initiated constitutional amendment
  • Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment
  • Publication requirements for proposed state constitutional amendments
  • Rules about constitutional conventions in state constitutions
  • State constitutional articles governing state legislatures

External links

Suggest a link

• The Constitution of the State of Alaska
• The Alaska Constitution: A Citizen's Guide
• Creating Alaska: The Constitutional Convention

Additional reading

• Connor, George E. Connor, and Christopher W. Hammons (2008). The Constitutionalism of American States. Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press.
• McBeath, Gerald A. (2011). The Alaska State Constitution. New York, New York: Oxford University Press.