S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2701
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 21, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. FITZPATRICK, FINCH, QUINN, McKEVITT, GIGLIO, KOLB
-- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. RAIA, THIELE, WALKER -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to create the community college and board of cooperative educa-
tional services partnership act
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "community
college and board of cooperative educational services partnership act".
S 2. The state university of New York and the department of education
are hereby authorized and directed to create a high technology job
training program to explore the feasibility and benefits of building
educational partnerships between community colleges and boards of coop-
erative educational services to assist students in meeting qualifica-
tions for employment in the high technology sector. 1. Participating
community colleges shall receive capital grants for high technology
equipment to assist in job training for students attending a board of
cooperative educational services program.
2. Participating community colleges and boards of educational services
shall be selected from applications submitted to the state university of
New York. Applications for participation shall be developed by the state
university of New York and shall require applicants to submit a proposal
describing:
(a) how the partnership shall be formed between the community college
and board of cooperative educational services; and
(b) how the high technology equipment will be integrated into the
community college setting; and
(c) how the high technology equipment will assist students attending
boards of cooperative educational services in meeting job requirements.
Community college and board of cooperative educational services partner-
ships that are selected for participation shall receive the necessary
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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capital grants for high technology equipment for up to a two year peri-
od; provided, however that if at any time the state university of New
York determines that a community college and board of cooperative educa-
tional services partnership is not complying with the conditions of the
program it may withdraw the state's support for its participation in the
program.
S 3. Participating community colleges are authorized and directed to
offer appropriate college level academic credits to board of cooperative
educational services students participating in the program.
S 4. The state university of New York is authorized and directed to
conduct a study of the program during its second year period. Such study
shall include, but not be limited to:
1. an assessment of the extent to which the program assists board of
cooperative educational services students in reaching the training need-
ed to enter the high technology workforce; and
2. assess whether and how further investment into the program is
appropriate for the state. Such study and recommendations shall be
submitted to the legislature no later than one year following the
completion of the program's first year tenure.
S 5. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law and shall apply to the academic school year
next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law; provided,
however that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made
and completed on or before such effective date.