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Kentucky Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
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Details of Office | |
Type | Partisan |
Selection | Statewide Election |
Term | 4 years, non-consecutive |
Authority | Statute (1838) Constitution (1850) |
Inaugural Office Holder | Joseph J. Bullock |
Established | 1838 |
Abolished | 1992 |
The Kentucky Superintendent of Public Instruction was a public office in the Commonwealth of Kentucky that served as the chief school official of the commonwealth until the position was abolished in 1992 and its responsibilities were delegated to the Kentucky Commissioner of Education.
On February 16, 1838, Governor James Clark approved an act of the Kentucky General Assembly to establish the commonwealth's first common school system. [1] This act included the creation of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, state board of education, and empowered each county to form their own board of education. Per statute, the superintendent would be appointed to a two-year term by the governor and approved by the Kentucky Senate. The superintendent was chiefly responsible for clerical duties, and was paid a salary of $1,000 per year. [1] [2]
Governor Clark appointed Presbyterian clergyman Joseph J. Bullock as Kentucky's first Superintendent of Public Instruction. However, he would only serve in this position for a year and a half before resigning and calling for a larger salary that was commensurate with the commitment needed for future superintendents to continue their focus on the responsibilities of their office rather than another form of supplementary employment. [3]
Following the ratification of the 1850 Kentucky constitution, the superintendent was made a statewide constitutional officer who would be elected to serve a term of four years. When the 1891 Kentucky constitution was ratified, all constitutional officers including the superintendent were only permitted to serve one term. [2]
In 1990, the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) was signed by Governor Wallace Wilkinson. [4] One of the provisions included in this legislation was the redelegation of all authority and duties from the superintendent to the newly created office of the Kentucky Commissioner of Education. [5]
Beginning in 1921, there have been six constitutional amendments on the ballot to either abolish the office or remove it as an elected position. However, until 1992 all of these attempts were defeated by the voters. [6]
In 1992, both Amendment #2 and Amendment #3 contained provisions to abolish the office. Despite Amendment #3 being defeated, Amendment #2 passed with 540,156 votes (51.1%) and successfully abolished both the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and Register of Land Office. [7]
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Kentucky Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
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Details of Office | |
Type | Partisan |
Selection | Statewide Election |
Term | 4 years, non-consecutive |
Authority | Statute (1838) Constitution (1850) |
Inaugural Office Holder | Joseph J. Bullock |
Established | 1838 |
Abolished | 1992 |
The Kentucky Superintendent of Public Instruction was a public office in the Commonwealth of Kentucky that served as the chief school official of the commonwealth until the position was abolished in 1992 and its responsibilities were delegated to the Kentucky Commissioner of Education.
On February 16, 1838, Governor James Clark approved an act of the Kentucky General Assembly to establish the commonwealth's first common school system. [1] This act included the creation of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, state board of education, and empowered each county to form their own board of education. Per statute, the superintendent would be appointed to a two-year term by the governor and approved by the Kentucky Senate. The superintendent was chiefly responsible for clerical duties, and was paid a salary of $1,000 per year. [1] [2]
Governor Clark appointed Presbyterian clergyman Joseph J. Bullock as Kentucky's first Superintendent of Public Instruction. However, he would only serve in this position for a year and a half before resigning and calling for a larger salary that was commensurate with the commitment needed for future superintendents to continue their focus on the responsibilities of their office rather than another form of supplementary employment. [3]
Following the ratification of the 1850 Kentucky constitution, the superintendent was made a statewide constitutional officer who would be elected to serve a term of four years. When the 1891 Kentucky constitution was ratified, all constitutional officers including the superintendent were only permitted to serve one term. [2]
In 1990, the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) was signed by Governor Wallace Wilkinson. [4] One of the provisions included in this legislation was the redelegation of all authority and duties from the superintendent to the newly created office of the Kentucky Commissioner of Education. [5]
Beginning in 1921, there have been six constitutional amendments on the ballot to either abolish the office or remove it as an elected position. However, until 1992 all of these attempts were defeated by the voters. [6]
In 1992, both Amendment #2 and Amendment #3 contained provisions to abolish the office. Despite Amendment #3 being defeated, Amendment #2 passed with 540,156 votes (51.1%) and successfully abolished both the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and Register of Land Office. [7]