S 1117: Requires free education for grades pre-K through undergraduate degree programs.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1117 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 8, 2025 ___________ 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