Bill Text: NY A08738 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires free education for grades pre-K through undergraduate degree programs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-14 - opinion referred to judiciary [A08738 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A08738-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8738 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY November 25, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Education CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to the Constitution, in relation to education of pupils through undergraduate 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of article 2 11 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: 3 Section 1. The legislature shall provide for the maintenance and 4 support of a system of free [common schools] and quality education from 5 prekindergarten through the undergraduate degrees or certification 6 programs offered in post secondary schools, wherein all [the children] 7 pupils of this state may be educated. 8 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be 9 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the 10 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in 11 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be 12 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD89129-02-9
