New York 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

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A04707 Summary:

BILL NOA04707 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSOREachus (MS)

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COSPNSRRosenthal, Ramos, Stirpe, Steck, Colton, Brabenec

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MLTSPNSRDavila, Peoples-Stokes, Simon

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Amd §3205, Ed L

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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.

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BILL NOA04707 

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02/04/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4707

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS, ROSENTHAL, RAMOS, STIRPE, STECK, COLTON,
 BRABENEC -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DAVILA, PEOPLES-STOKES,
 SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to attendance of minors
 at full-time day instruction

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 3205 of the education law, subdivision 1 as amended
 2 by chapter 262 of the laws of 1959, paragraphs a and b of subdivision 1
 3 as amended by chapter 296 of the laws of 1969, paragraph c of subdivi-
 4 sion 1 as amended by chapter 518 of the laws of 1993, paragraph b of
 5 subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 975 of the laws of 1966, paragraph c
 6 of subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 703 of the laws of 2019 and
 7 subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 183 of the laws of 2004, is amended
 8 to read as follows:
 9 § 3205. Attendance of minors upon [full time] full-time day instruc-
 10 tion. 1. a. In each school district of the state, each minor from six to
 11 [sixteen] eighteen years of age shall attend upon [full time] full-time
 12 instruction, except as provided in subdivision four of this section.
 13 b. Each minor from six to [sixteen] eighteen years of age on an Indian
 14 reservation shall attend upon [full time] full-time day instruction,
 15 except as provided in subdivision four of this section.
 16 c. For purposes of this article, a minor who becomes six years of age
 17 on or before the first of December in any school year shall be required
 18 to attend upon [full time] full-time instruction from the first day that
 19 the appropriate public schools are in session in September of such
 20 school year, and a minor who becomes six years of age after the first of
 21 December in any school year shall be required to attend upon [full time]
 22 full-time instruction from the first day of session in the following
 23 September; and, except as otherwise provided in subdivision three of
 24 this section, shall be required to remain in attendance until the last

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08366-01-5

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 1 day of session in the school year in which the minor becomes sixteen
 2 years of age.
 3 2. Exceptions. a. A minor who has completed a four-year high school
 4 course of study or has passed a high school equivalency examination
 5 shall not be subject to the provisions of this part [one of this arti-
 6 cle] in respect to required attendance upon instruction.
 7 b. A minor for whom application for a full-time employment certificate
 8 has been made and who is eligible therefor may, though unemployed, be
 9 permitted to attend [part time] part-time school not less than twenty
 10 hours per week instead of [full time] full-time school.
 11 c. The board of education of every school district within the state is
 12 hereby authorized to require minors who are five years of age on or
 13 before December first to attend kindergarten instruction. However, the
 14 provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to:
 15 (i) Minors whose parents elect not to enroll their children in school
 16 until the following September.
 17 (i