Missouri Const. art. IX, § 1(a)

Missouri Constitution

Article IX, § 1(a) — Free public schools—age limit

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CitationMissouri Const. art. IX, § 1(a)

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Mo. Const. art. IX, § 1(a).

Full Text

A general diffusion of knowledge and intelligence being essential to the preservation of the rights and liberties of the people, the general assembly shall establish and maintain free public schools for the gratuitous instruction of all persons in this state within ages not in excess of twenty-one years as prescribed by law.

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History

Source: Const. of 1875, Art. XI, Secs. 1, 3. (Amended August 3, 1976)