STATE OF NEW YORK
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1117
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by Sens. GOUNARDES, BRISPORT, BROUK, COONEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL,
JACKSON, MYRIE, RAMOS, SALAZAR, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judici-
ary
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.
LBD89032-01-5
