JOINT RESOLUTION · 2021–22 SESSION

SJR 8212: Superintendent

Removing the superintendent of public instruction as a statewide elected official.

Summary

Amends the State Constitution to require the Governor to appoint the Superintendent of Public Instruction subject to confirmation by the Senate instead of this being a separately elected statewide office.

From the Senate Bill Report (SJR 8212), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SJR 8212 (2025–26) Legislator qualifications · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8212 (2019–20) Investment of LTC funds · Passed Legislature · constitutional amendment sent to voters
SJR 8212 (2017–18) Homestead property tax exem. · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8212 (2015–16) Const. amendment on taxes · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8212 (2013–14) Legislator & governor salary · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SJR 8212 (2011–12) Superintendent of pub instr · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8212 (2009–10) Judicial conduct commission · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SJR 8212 (2007–08) Inmate labor · Passed Legislature · constitutional amendment sent to voters