Constitutional amendment; public schools, standards of quality.

Constitutional amendment (first reference);education; public schools; standards of quality. Provides thatit is the responsibility of the Commonwealth, rather than the GeneralAssembly, to provide for a system of free public elementary and secondaryschools and to ensure a high-quality educational program is establishedand maintained. The amendment also removes the authority of the GeneralAssembly to revise the standards of quality that are determined andprescribed by the Board of Education for school divisions.