Neb. Const. art. VII, § 1
- Constitution
- Constitution of Nebraska
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
The Legislature shall provide for the free instruction in the common schools of this state of all persons between the ages of five and twenty-one years. The Legislature may provide for the education of other persons in educational institutions owned and controlled by the state or a political subdivision thereof. Source: Neb. Const. art. VIII, sec. 1 (1875); Transferred by Constitutional Convention, 1919-1920, art. VII, sec. 1; Amended 1940, Laws 1939, c. 109, sec. 1, p. 477; Amended 1952, Laws 1951, c. 164, sec. 2(3), p. 646; Amended 1954, Laws 1953, c. 174, sec. 1, p. 554; Amended 1970, Laws 1969, c. 423, sec. 1, p. 1439; Amended 1972, Laws 1972, LB 1023, sec. 1.
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