BILL REQ. #:  S-3822.1 

Read first time 01/18/10.   Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

     BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION ASSEMBLED:
     THAT, At the next general election to be held in this state the secretary of state shall submit to the qualified voters of the state for their approval and ratification, or rejection, an amendment to Article I of the Constitution of the state of Washington by adding a new section to read as follows:

     Article I, section . . .. (1) The liberty of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children is a fundamental right. (2) Neither the United States nor any state may infringe upon this right without demonstrating that its governmental interest as applied to the person is of the highest order and not otherwise served. (3) No treaty may be adopted nor may any source of international law be employed to supersede, modify, interpret, or apply to the rights guaranteed by this article.

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the secretary of state shall cause notice of this constitutional amendment to be published at least four times during the four weeks next preceding the election in every legal newspaper in the state.