§ 7. Saving clause. (a) All laws in force at the time of the adoption of this amendment and consistent therewith shall remain in full force and effect until amended or repealed by the legislature. All laws inconsistent with this amendment, unless sooner repealed or amended to conform with this amendment, shall remain in full force and effect until July 1, 1969.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of the constitution to the contrary, no state superintendent of public instruction or county superintendent of public instruction shall be elected after January 1, 1967.

(c) The state perpetual school fund or any part thereof may be managed and invested as provided by law or all or any part thereof may be appropriated, both as to principal and income, to the support of the public schools supervised by the state board of education.

History: Adopted by convention, July 29, 1859; ratified by electors, October 4, 1859; L. 1861, p. 59; original subject matter stricken and new subject substituted, L. 1966, ch. 10 (Special Session); November 8, 1966.

Revisor's Note:

Prior to 1966 revision, this section related to the establishment of a state university.