00HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 17                                                                                           
01 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to                                           
02 education.                                                                                                              
03 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04    * Section 1.  Article VII, sec. 1, Constitution of the State of Alaska, is amended to read:                          
05  SECTION 1.  PUBLIC EDUCATION.  The legislature shall by general law                                                   
06 establish and maintain a system of public schools open to all children of the State, and                                
07 may provide for other public educational institutions.  [SCHOOLS AND                                                    
08 INSTITUTIONS SO ESTABLISHED SHALL BE FREE FROM SECTARIAN                                                                
09 CONTROL.  NO MONEY SHALL BE PAID FROM PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE                                                              
10 DIRECT BENEFIT OF ANY RELIGIOUS OR OTHER PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL                                                            
11 INSTITUTION.]                                                                                                           
12    * Sec. 2.  The amendment proposed by this resolution shall be placed before the voters of the                        
13 state at the next general election in conformity with art. XIII, sec. 1, Constitution of the State                      
14 of Alaska, and the election laws of the state.