Will Connecticut lawmakers move forward on dropout age bill?

A legislative committee has held off from voting on a bill that seeks to boost the high school dropout age in Connecticut, according to the Associated Press.

The panel has until Tuesday before the bill is dropped from the assembly's agenda. 

Under current law, Connecticut teens can drop out at 16 with parental consent, but the age will change to 17 on July 1. 

Gov. Daniel Malloy is pushing another increase, to 18.