STATE OF NEW YORK
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5255
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 18, 2019
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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
