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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 4707: Requires minors under 18 years to attend school on a full-time basis, unless in vocational program; must enroll in GED course until 19

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 4707 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires minors under 18 years to attend school on a full-time basis, unless in vocational program; must enroll in GED course until 19. Primary sponsor: Chris Eachus (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO EDUCATION.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires minors under 18 years to attend school on a full-time basis, unless such minor is seventeen or older and enrolled in a vocational or occupational education program, with the consent of the school district and the person in parental relation with the minor; requires such minor must enroll in GED course until age of 19 years, if the person leaves school.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris EachusPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Karl BrabenecCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Phil RamosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Al StirpeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse127

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO EDUCATION
  2. REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source