Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo wants to make SUNY colleges tuition free for middle class families earning less than $125,000 per year.

The plan would apply to SUNY Canton and Potsdam colleges.

According to Cuomo the new initiative will be phased in over three years, beginning for New Yorkers making up to $100,000 annually in the fall of 2017, increasing to $110,000 in 2018, and reaching $125,000 in 2019.

Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne says she is very interested in a proposal the governor announced Tuesday morning calling for free tuition to SUNY and CUNY students whose families make less than $125,000 a year. Jenne recently switched back to her maiden name, but was previously known as Addie Russell.

"I am eager to learn more about the details in the governor's proposal. Affordable higher education is something I have fought hard to ensure North Country families can access." she said. "I have always supported funding SUNY appropriately and worked with my colleagues in the assembly to hold the line on tuition increases to help keep college affordable. An income limit of $125,000 per year has the potential to be a game changer for many North Country families that struggle with the affordability of higher education," she said.

Cuomo, along side U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, today unveiled his proposal to make college tuition-free for New York’s middle class families at all SUNY and CUNY two- and four-year colleges.

Cuomo says New York’s tuition-free college degree program, the Excelsior Scholarship, is "the first of its kind in the nation and will help alleviate the crushing burden of student debt while enabling thousands of bright young students to realize their dream of higher education."

Under the proposal, more than 940,000 middle class families and individuals making up to $125,000 per year would qualify to attend college tuition-free at all public universities in New York State.

Cuomo says the Excelsior Scholarship program will ensure that students statewide, regardless of their socio-economic status, have the opportunity to receive a quality education and gain the skills they need to succeed in our global economy.

"A college education is not a luxury – it is an absolute necessity for any chance at economic mobility, and with these first-in-the-nation Excelsior Scholarships, we’re providing the opportunity for New Yorkers to succeed, no matter what zip code they come from and without the anchor of student debt weighing them down," Cuomo said. "New York is making a major investment in our greatest asset – our people – and supporting the dreams and ambitions of those who want a better life and are willing to work hard for it. I am honored to have the support of Senator Sanders, who led the way on making college affordability a right, and I know that together we can make this a reality with New York leading the way once again," Cuomo said in a prepared statement.

See more on the plan here.