S7730-2011 Actions

• Jun 18, 2012: TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
• Jun 15, 2012: REFERRED TO RULES

S7730-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S7730

TITLE OF BILL:
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing amendments to the constitution, in relation to the use of
public money in aid or maintenance of any school or institution of
learning wholly or in part under the control or direction of any
religious denomination, and repealing section 3 of article 11 of the
constitution relating thereto

PURPOSE:
To repeal the "Blaine Amendment" of the New York State Constitution to
allow for state aid to parochial and religious schools in the state.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 repeals section 3 of article 11 of the Constitution

JUSTIFICATION:
New York State is home to a plethora of diverse religious groups that
require a certain education of their children and under current New
York State law these groups are forced to tolerate the burden of
sending their children to private schools with little or no help from
New York State. The "School Choice Amendment" will abolish the
sections of the New York State Constitution that forbid state aid to
these schools. This will allow for equal treatment under the law of
all students in New York State and help working families bear the
cost of sending their children to a religious school.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined

S7730-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         7730
 I N  SENATE
 June 15, 2012
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STOROBIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 proposing amendments to the constitution, in  relation  to  the  use  of
 public  money  in  aid  or maintenance of any school or institution of
 learning wholly or in part under the control or direction of any reli
 gious denomination, and repealing section  3  of  article  11  of  the
 constitution relating thereto
 

Section  1. RESOLVED (if the Assembly concur), That section 3 of arti
 cle 11 of the constitution be REPEALED.
 

S 2. RESOLVED (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing  amendments
 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
 next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
 conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
 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.
 LBD89166-02-2

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