Senate Bill S4864A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes a career explorations class to integrate academic and vocational education, link secondary and post-secondary education and provide learning activities and mentoring at the work site

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    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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Bill Amendments

2013-S4864 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §817, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S2519
2017-2018: S2216
2019-2020: S4509
2021-2022: S4793
2023-2024: S5758

2013-S4864 - Summary

Establishes a career explorations class to integrate academic and vocational education, link secondary and post-secondary education and provide learning activities and mentoring at the work site; provides students with school-based learning and work-based learning.

2013-S4864 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4864 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4864

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 29, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a  career
  explorations class

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 816 to
read as follows:
  S 816. CAREER EXPLORATIONS CLASS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  ESTABLISH
A  CAREER EXPLORATIONS CLASS TO INTEGRATE ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL EDUCA-
TION, LINK SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND  PROVIDE  LEARNING
ACTIVITIES  AND  MENTORING  AT  THE  WORK SITE. SUCH CLASS SHALL PROVIDE
STUDENTS WITH SCHOOL-BASED LEARNING AND WORK-BASED LEARNING WHICH  SHALL
INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
  (A)  CAREER WORKSHOPS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW TO SEARCH FOR JOBS
AND/OR INTERNSHIPS IN SUCH STUDENT'S INDUSTRY OF INTEREST;
  (B) GUEST SPEAKERS WHO SHALL BE PROFESSIONALS FROM VARIOUS  INDUSTRIES
TO  GIVE A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF AN AVERAGE WORK DAY AS WELL AS WHAT TYPE OF
EMPLOYEES THEIR COMPANY EMPLOYS;
  (C) OUTSIDE INTERNSHIPS WHERE EVERY STUDENT PARTICIPATES IN EITHER ONE
SUMMER INTERNSHIP OR SPENDS AT LEAST FIVE DAYS SHADOWING A PROFESSIONAL;
  (D) RESUME AND COVER LETTER WRITING  TO  TEACH  STUDENTS  TO  WRITE  A
COMPETITIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE RESUME AND COVER LETTER;
  (E) THANK YOU LETTERS TO TEACH STUDENTS TO WRITE AND SEND PROPER THANK
YOU NOTES AFTER AN INTERVIEW;
  (F)  MOCK  INTERVIEWS  TO  CONDUCT  A SERIES OF PHONE AND FACE-TO-FACE
INTERVIEWS SIMULATING THE ACTUAL EVENT;
  (G) WORKPLACE ETIQUETTE TO TEACH THE BASIC  PRINCIPLES  OF  A  PROFES-
SIONAL  ENVIRONMENT  IN REFERENCE TO MUTUAL RESPECT, APPROPRIATE ATTIRE,
LANGUAGE AND BEHAVIOR; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10270-02-3

              

2013-S4864A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §817, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S2519
2017-2018: S2216
2019-2020: S4509
2021-2022: S4793
2023-2024: S5758

2013-S4864A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a career explorations class to integrate academic and vocational education, link secondary and post-secondary education and provide learning activities and mentoring at the work site; provides students with school-based learning and work-based learning.

2013-S4864A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4864A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4864--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 29, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education  --  recommitted
  to the Committee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a  career
  explorations class

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 817 to
read as follows:
  S 817. CAREER EXPLORATIONS CLASS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  ESTABLISH
A  CAREER EXPLORATIONS CLASS TO INTEGRATE ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL EDUCA-
TION, LINK SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND  PROVIDE  LEARNING
ACTIVITIES  AND  MENTORING  AT  THE  WORK SITE. SUCH CLASS SHALL PROVIDE
STUDENTS WITH SCHOOL-BASED LEARNING AND WORK-BASED LEARNING WHICH  SHALL
INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
  (A)  CAREER WORKSHOPS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW TO SEARCH FOR JOBS
AND/OR INTERNSHIPS IN SUCH STUDENT'S INDUSTRY OF INTEREST;
  (B) GUEST SPEAKERS WHO SHALL BE PROFESSIONALS FROM VARIOUS  INDUSTRIES
TO  GIVE A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF AN AVERAGE WORK DAY AS WELL AS WHAT TYPE OF
EMPLOYEES THEIR COMPANY EMPLOYS;
  (C) OUTSIDE INTERNSHIPS WHERE EVERY STUDENT PARTICIPATES IN EITHER ONE
SUMMER INTERNSHIP OR SPENDS AT LEAST FIVE DAYS SHADOWING A PROFESSIONAL;
  (D) RESUME AND COVER LETTER WRITING  TO  TEACH  STUDENTS  TO  WRITE  A
COMPETITIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE RESUME AND COVER LETTER;
  (E) THANK YOU LETTERS TO TEACH STUDENTS TO WRITE AND SEND PROPER THANK
YOU NOTES AFTER AN INTERVIEW;
  (F)  MOCK  INTERVIEWS  TO  CONDUCT  A SERIES OF PHONE AND FACE-TO-FACE
INTERVIEWS SIMULATING THE ACTUAL EVENT;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10270-03-4

              

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