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A08738 Summary:

BILL NO	A08738
SAME AS	SAME AS S05255
SPONSOR	Epstein
COSPNSR	Simon
MLTSPNSR
Amd Art 11 §1, Constn
Requires free education for grades pre-K through undergraduate degree programs.

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A08738 Actions:

BILL NO	A08738
11/25/2019	referred to education
11/27/2019	to attorney-general for opinion
12/11/2019	opinion referred to judiciary
01/08/2020	referred to education
01/17/2020	to attorney-general for opinion
02/14/2020	opinion referred to judiciary

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A08738 Committee Votes:

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A08738 Floor Votes:

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A08738 Text:

 
                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

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