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.