Article IX Section 2.1 California Constitution
Below is the content of Article IX Section 2.1 of the California Constitution
The State Board of Education, on nomination of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, shall appoint one Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction and three Associate Superintendents of Public Instruction who shall be exempt from state civil service and whose terms of office shall be four years.
This section shall not be construed as prohibiting the appointment, in accordance with law, of additional Associate Superintendents of Public Instruction subject to state civil service.
See also: Article IX Section 2 California Constitution