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                                  7967

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 31, 2016
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Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to  including  forward-facing
  employment data in labor market information

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

  Section 1. Section 12 of the labor law, as added by chapter 612 of the
laws of 1977 and subdivisions 2 and 7 as amended by chapter 301  of  the
laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
  S  12.  Transmission of labor market information.  1. For the purposes
of this section:
  a. Department means the department of labor of the state of New York.
  b. Commissioner means the industrial commissioner of the state of  New
York.
  c. Education department means the education department of the state of
New York.
  d.  Labor market information is defined to include, but not be limited
to, industry and occupational projections for those  standard  metropol-
itan  statistical  areas for which the department compiles such informa-
tion and for the state of New York, "Applications and Openings" publica-
tion, and the  "New  York  State  Annual  Planning  Report",  providing,
however,  that  the  commissioner  shall have the power to include addi-
tional publications, projections and other data to  this  definition  of
labor market information.
  E.  FORWARD-FACING  EMPLOYMENT  DATA IS DEFINED TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
LIMITED TO, CURRENT AND PROJECTED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE  STATE
OF  NEW  YORK, AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, FACTORS SUCH AS
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OR  REQUIRED  TRAINING  AND  EXPERIENCE  FOR  SUCH
OPPORTUNITIES.
  2.  When  it is jointly determined by the department and the education
department that labor market information  OR  FORWARD-FACING  EMPLOYMENT
DATA  prepared  by the department is adequate in this prepared form, the
department shall transmit a copy of such information AND DATA to:  every
school district in the state of New  York  maintaining  approved  career

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

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education programs, with a list of such school districts to be furnished
to  the  department  by the education department; every board of cooper-
ative  educational  services  maintaining  approved   career   education
programs, with a list of such boards of cooperative educational services
to be furnished to the department by the education department; and every
community  college and agricultural and technical institute in the state
of New York maintaining approved career education programs, with a  list
of such colleges and institutes to be furnished to the department by the
education  department.  The  education department shall regularly update
such lists to keep them current and transmit changes to  the  department
expeditiously.
  3.  The  commissioner shall transmit to those school districts, boards
of cooperative educational services and community colleges and  agricul-
tural  and technical institutes located within a particular labor market
area,  labor  market  information  OR  FORWARD-FACING  EMPLOYMENT   DATA
compiled for that area.
  4.  (A)  The  transmission  of labor market information shall occur as
frequently as such labor market information is compiled or published  by
the  department,  and  in  as expeditious a manner as possible following
such compilation or publication.
  (B) THE TRANSMISSION OF FORWARD-FACING  EMPLOYMENT  DATA  SHALL  OCCUR
BI-MONTHLY,  AND  IN  AS EXPEDITIOUS A MANNER AS POSSIBLE FOLLOWING SUCH
COMPILATION OR PUBLICATION.
  5. If a publication noted by title in this section shall be discontin-
ued by the department, the department shall transmit,  pursuant  to  the
provisions  of this section, the publication published by the department
which, in its opinion, provides the information  most  similar  to  that
information  which  had  previously  been  provided  by the discontinued
publication.
  6. If a publication noted by title in this  section  shall  have  such
title  changed,  the department shall continue to transmit such publica-
tions with its new title.
  7. When the department and the education department jointly  determine
that labor market information OR FORWARD-FACING EMPLOYMENT DATA prepared
by  the department, to be transmitted pursuant to this section, requires
an explanatory analysis to be utilized to  its  fullest  potential,  the
education  department  shall  provide  an analysis of the information OR
DATA, written in clear, concise and easily understandable language. Such
analysis shall consider, but not be limited to a consideration  of,  the
following:  instructions  for the proper use of such information OR DATA
by individuals involved in the planning and development of career educa-
tion, the proper use of such information OR DATA by individuals involved
in vocational and educational guidance,  and  the  proper  use  of  such
information  OR  DATA by current and prospective career education pupils
in the selection of career education programs likely to offer the great-
est potential for employment upon graduation.
  8. To effectuate the purposes of this section,  the  commissioner  and
the commissioner of education, or their authorized designees, shall meet
on  a regular basis which shall not be less than once a month, excepting
July and August when such meeting shall be discretionary.
  9. It shall be the responsibility of such school districts, boards  of
cooperative  educational  services,  and community colleges and agricul-
tural and technical institutes  in  receipt  of  such  publications  and
sources  of  labor  market information OR FORWARD-FACING EMPLOYMENT DATA
enumerated in this section to provide copies of such labor market infor-
mation OR FORWARD-FACING EMPLOYMENT DATA to those individuals  responsi-

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ble  for  vocational  and educational guidance at such school districts,
boards of cooperative educational services, community colleges and agri-
cultural and technical institutes.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.