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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 706: Relates to requiring guidance counselors in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school

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 706 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to requiring guidance counselors in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school. Primary sponsor: Sarah Clark (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 8 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 at least one full-time guidance counselor to be employed in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior and senior high school throughout the state; sets duties of guidance counselors.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Working Families 3 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sarah ClarkPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse136
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Josh JensenCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse134
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Manny De Los SantosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse72
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75

“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