Senate Bill S6258

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a summer youth employment and career development program; and the appropriation therefor

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 06, 2016	referred to finance

2015-S6258 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Appropriations
Laws Affected:: Add §1527-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: S2451

2015-S6258 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing a summer youth employment and career development program and makes an appropriation therefor.

2015-S6258 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6258

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a
summer youth employment and career development program; and making an
appropriation therefor

 PURPOSE :

Relates to establishing a summer youth employment and career
development program; and the appropriation therefor

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1. The Education law is amended by adding a new section 1527-a
to read as follows: § 1527-a Summer Youth employment and career
development 1. There shall be a summer youth employment and career
development program supervised by the board of education and
administered by guidance counselors of each district.  The program
shall encourage the development of part time and full time minimum
wage paying internship positions for high school students, provide
students with job training, placement services and career counseling
and assist high school faculty in developing and implementing a
curriculum to provide students with work-competency training. 2.
Subject to the provisions of subdivision one of this section in the

state shall have guidance counselors as permitted by budget
allocations therefor: acting as liaisons between directors of all
employment-related programs within the school, including cooperative
education programs, training opportunities programs and school to
employment programs; conducting job and career fairs; organizing field
trips to local businesses, job fairs and career centers; compiling and
maintaining current lists of all internship placements available
including full-time and part-time employment opportunities; soliciting
employment opportunities for high school students from employers
representing the public sector, private sector, community-based
organizations and internship programs based on the current curriculum
and geographical need of the district; endeavor to increase internship
opportunities and develop other work-experience programs for students;
assisting students in securing full-time and part-time employment;
providing training in resume drafting and interviewing skills to
program participants; and continuing to provide job placement and
counseling services to program participants for one year subsequent to
graduation. 3. Each school operating a summer youth employment and
career development program shall be equipped with the necessary tools
and resources to facilitate such program as deemed necessary by the
commissioner and board of education, and shall be used to accommodate
program staff to facilitate student career training and counseling.

 EXISTING LAW :

New

 JUSTIFICATION :

Career development activities, such as internships and volunteering,
are becoming increasingly important for high school students who want
to get into better colleges and find future employment, according to a
study released Feb. 3, 2014, by Internships.com and the research and
consulting firm Millennial Branding. And companies are finding that
they, too, can benefit from such arrangements.

"In today's economy, students have to start building their careers in
high school in order to better compete in the college admissions
process, for college internships and eventually full-time jobs," said
Dan Schawbel, founder of Millennial Branding and author of Promote
Yourself The New Rules For Career Success (St. Martin's Press, 2013).
"Employers who offer high school internships (also) build brand
awareness early, fill up their talent pipelines and (are) able to
remain competitive in their marketplace."

- See more at:  http://www.shrm.org/hrdisciplines/orgempdev/articles/
pages/high-schoolinternships.aspx
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"High school internships are a win-win for both employers and
students," said Robin D. Richards, chairman and CEO of
Internships.com. "For students, work experience is the key to ensure
they make a good career decision and build their professional network.
By employing students, companies get exposure to talent early in their
career journey and help support the wellbeing of the local community."

In fact, 70% of companies say that high school students who complete
their programs are either "very likely" or "completely likely" to
eventually land a college internship with their company. And 45
percent said that high school internships will "very likely" or
"completely likely" turn into a full-time job at their company.

- See more at:
http://www.shrm.org/hrdisciplines/orgempdev/articles/pages/
high-schoolinternships.aspx
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 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

TBD

 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

TBD

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately

2015-S6258 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6258

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 6, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a  summer
  youth  employment and career development program; and making an appro-
  priation therefor

  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 1527-a
to read as follows:
  S  1527-A.  SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 1.
THERE SHALL BE A SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT  PROGRAM
SUPERVISED  BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND ADMINISTERED BY GUIDANCE COUN-
SELORS OF EACH DISTRICT. THE PROGRAM SHALL ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT  OF
PART  TIME  AND  FULL  TIME MINIMUM WAGE PAYING INTERNSHIP POSITIONS FOR
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, PROVIDE  STUDENTS  WITH  JOB  TRAINING,  PLACEMENT
SERVICES  AND CAREER COUNSELING AND ASSIST HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY IN DEVEL-
OPING AND IMPLEMENTING A CURRICULUM TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH WORK-COMPE-
TENCY TRAINING.
  2. SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,  EACH
HIGH  SCHOOL IN THE STATE SHALL HAVE GUIDANCE COUNSELORS AS PERMITTED BY
BUDGET ALLOCATIONS THEREFOR: ACTING AS LIAISONS BETWEEN DIRECTORS OF ALL
EMPLOYMENT-RELATED PROGRAMS WITHIN  THE  SCHOOL,  INCLUDING  COOPERATIVE
EDUCATION  PROGRAMS,  TRAINING  OPPORTUNITIES  PROGRAMS  AND  SCHOOL  TO
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS; CONDUCTING JOB AND CAREER FAIRS;  ORGANIZING  FIELD
TRIPS  TO  LOCAL BUSINESSES, JOB FAIRS AND CAREER CENTERS; COMPILING AND
MAINTAINING CURRENT LISTS OF ALL INTERNSHIP PLACEMENTS AVAILABLE INCLUD-
ING FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES; SOLICITING EMPLOY-
MENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM EMPLOYERS  REPRESENTING
THE  PUBLIC  SECTOR,  PRIVATE  SECTOR, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS BASED ON THE  CURRENT  CURRICULUM  AND  GEOGRAPHICAL
NEED  OF THE DISTRICT; ENDEAVOR TO INCREASE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND
DEVELOP OTHER WORK-EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS; ASSISTING  STUDENTS
IN  SECURING FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME SUMMER EMPLOYMENT; PROVIDING TRAIN-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13197-01-5

S. 6258                             2

ING IN RESUME DRAFTING AND INTERVIEWING SKILLS TO PROGRAM  PARTICIPANTS;
AND  CONTINUING  TO  PROVIDE  JOB  PLACEMENT  AND COUNSELING SERVICES TO
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FOR ONE YEAR SUBSEQUENT TO GRADUATION.
  3. EACH SCHOOL OPERATING A SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAM SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO
FACILITATE  SUCH  PROGRAM  AS  DEEMED  NECESSARY BY THE COMMISSIONER AND
BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND SHALL BE USED TO ACCOMMODATE  PROGRAM  STAFF  TO
FACILITATE STUDENT CAREER TRAINING AND COUNSELING.
  S 2. The sum of three million dollars ($3,000,000), or so much thereof
as  may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the department of educa-
tion from any monies in the state treasury in the general  fund  to  the
credit of the local assistance account for purposes of providing for the
state's  share  of  the  necessary  appropriation  to the state board of
education for the operation of the summer youth  employment  and  career
development  program  established by this act provided, however, that no
expenditures shall be made available from  this  appropriation  for  any
purpose  unless and until an appropriation to such board of education is
made and then only in amounts matching such moneys paid to such board of
education. Such sum shall be payable on the audit  and  warrant  of  the
state  comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by the commissioner
of education, or his or her duly designated representative in the manner
provided  by law. Consistent with the foregoing provisions of this  act,
no expenditure shall be made from this appropriation until a certificate
of  approval  of  availability shall have been issued by the director of
the budget and filed with the state comptroller and a  copy  filed  with
the  chair of the senate finance committee and the chair of the assembly
ways and means committee. Such certificate may be amended from  time  to
time  by  the  director  of the budget and a copy of each such amendment
shall be filed with the state  comptroller,  the  chair  of  the  senate
finance  committee  and the chair of the assembly ways and means commit-
tee.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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