Bill Text: NY S05255 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Requires free education for grades pre-K through undergraduate degree programs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-13 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S05255 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S05255-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5255
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     April 18, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
                    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 Assembly concur), That section 1 of  arti-
     2  cle 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 Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
     9  be 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
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