NY State Assembly Bill 2017-A11047A

Assembly Bill A11047A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Continues NYS Smart Scholars early college high school program and the NYS pathways in technology early college high school program

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 15, 2018	print number 11047a
Jun 15, 2018	amend and recommit to ways and means
Jun 06, 2018	reported referred to ways and means
May 31, 2018	referred to education

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2017-A11047 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S9060
Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §§6457 & 6458, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A7501, S6537
2021-2022: A8284, S6825
2023-2024: S7464

2017-A11047 - Summary

Continues NYS Smart Scholars early college high school program and the NYS pathways in technology early college high school program.

2017-A11047 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   11047
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 31, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Nolan) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  continuing  the  New
   York  State  Smart  Scholars Early College High School Program and the
   New York State  Pathways  in  Technology  Early  College  High  School
   Program in this state

   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  two  new  sections
 6457 and 6458 to read as follows:
   §  6457.  GRANT AWARDS FOR NEW YORK STATE SMART SCHOLARS EARLY COLLEGE
 HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   A. "NYS SMART SCHOLARS EARLY COLLEGE  HIGH  SCHOOL  PROGRAM"  MEANS  A
 FORMAL  PARTNERSHIP  BETWEEN A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND AT LEAST ONE INSTITU-
 TION OF HIGHER EDUCATION WHICH PROVIDES ELIGIBLE  STUDENTS  ENROLLED  IN
 SUCH  PROGRAM WITH HIGH SCHOOL COURSES LEADING TO THE GRANTING OF A HIGH
 SCHOOL DIPLOMA, AND COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSES LEADING TO THE GRANTING OF  AT
 LEAST  TWENTY-FOUR  COLLEGE CREDITS AND UP TO A POST-SECONDARY DEGREE OR
 DIPLOMA FROM SUCH PARTNER INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS OF  HIGHER  EDUCA-
 TION AT NO COST TO THE STUDENT OR STUDENT'S FAMILY.
   B.  "APPROVED  NYS  SMART  SCHOLARS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM"
 MEANS A NYS SMART SCHOLARS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM,  AND  SUCH
 PROGRAM  WAS  APPROVED  BY THE COMMISSIONER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGU-
 LATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER AND  ANY  REQUEST  FOR  PROPOSALS  PROCESSED
 UNDER THIS SECTION.
   C. "NYS SMART SCHOLARS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL" OR "NYS SMART SCHOL-
 ARS  ECHS"  MEANS A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL THAT OFFERS AN APPROVED NYS SMART
 SCHOLARS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM TO ITS STUDENTS.
   D. "ELIGIBLE APPLICANT" MEANS A STATE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  A  BOARD  OF
 COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES, OR A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HIGHER EDUCATION
 INSTITUTION REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT, IN  A  PARTNERSHIP  FOR  THE
 PURPOSE  OF  OFFERING  A  NYS  SMART  SCHOLARS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
 PROGRAM TO THE ELIGIBLE STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL  DISTRICT.  THE  ELIGIBLE
 APPLICANT  MAY  WORK IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, A BOARD
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15301-07-8

 A. 11047                            2

 OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, OR ANY COMBINATION OF  THESE  AS  A
 CONSORTIUM APPLICANT.
   E. "ELIGIBLE STUDENT" MEANS A STUDENT WHO:
   (I) IS A RESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR A RESIDENT OF A COMPONENT
 DISTRICT  OF  A  CONSORTIUM  APPLICANT,  IN WHICH THE NYS SMART SCHOLARS
 EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL IS LOCATED AND  IS  ENROLLED  IN  SUCH  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT; AND
   (II) IS REGISTERED TO ATTEND SUCH HIGH SCHOOL.
   F.  "PREVIOUSLY  FUNDED  NYS  SMART SCHOLARS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
 PROGRAM" MEANS A NYS SMART SCHOLARS EARLY COLLEGE  HIGH  SCHOOL  PROGRAM
 THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN ANY PRIOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
 PROCESS BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   2.  A.  SUBJECT  TO AN APPROPRIATION AND THE PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED IN
 THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALLOCATE FUNDS  AVAILABLE  FOR  NYS
 SMART  SCHOLARS ECHS PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSES OF INCREASING HIGH SCHOOL
 GRADUATION RATES FOR ACADEMICALLY AT-RISK, AND/OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVAN-
 TAGED STUDENTS, AND INCREASING  THEIR  PARTICIPATION  IN  POST-SECONDARY
 EDUCATION THROUGH A NETWORK OF EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS IN
 THE  STATE.    FUNDING SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO PREVIOUSLY FUNDED, APPROVED
 PROGRAMS, AND NEW PROGRAMS, WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO THOSE  PROGRAMS  THAT
 HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED FUNDING.
   B.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A
 PROGRAM SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING UNDER THIS SECTION AND  SHALL  NOT
 HAVE  TO  APPLY  FOR  FUNDING  UNDER THIS SECTION IF IT WAS A PREVIOUSLY
 FUNDED PROGRAM OR AN APPROVED NYS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT
 WAS FUNDED  UNDER  A  PRIOR  REQUEST  FOR  PROPOSALS  PROCESS,  AND  ITS
 CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN CONTINUOUSLY RENEWED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH  ALL  APPLICABLE  LAWS  SINCE  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION;
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH PROGRAMS SHALL MEET CERTAIN BENCHMARKS  AND
 PROGRAM  REQUIREMENTS AS PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO DEMON-
 STRATE THAT IT CONTINUES TO BE A  SUCCESSFUL  NYS  SMART  SCHOLARS  ECHS
 PROGRAM.  IF  THE  PROGRAM  FAILS  TO  MEET  SUCH BENCHMARKS AND PROGRAM
 REQUIREMENTS,  IT  MAY  BE  SUBJECT  TO  CERTAIN  CORRECTIVE  ACTION  AS
 DESCRIBED  IN REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER, WHICH MAY INCLUDE BUT NOT
 BE LIMITED TO ESTABLISHING TIMELINES TO MEET PROGRAM STANDARDS, A  LIMI-
 TATION  ON ENROLLMENT, TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT AND/OR CLOSURE OF THE
 PROGRAM AND/OR REQUIRING A TEACH-OUT  AGREEMENT  WITH  AN  APPROVED  NYS
 SMART SCHOLARS ECHS PROGRAM TO DESCRIBE HOW STUDENTS WILL BE TRANSFERRED
 TO SUCH PROGRAM UPON CLOSURE.
   C.  ANY  NYS  SMART SCHOLARS ECHS PROGRAM APPROVED PURSUANT TO A PRIOR
 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS SHALL NOT  BE  REQUIRED  TO  RE-APPLY  FOR
 FUNDS UNDER THIS SECTION UNLESS SUCH PROGRAM IS OFFERING A NEW NYS SMART
 SCHOLARS ECHS PROGRAM, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   3.  A. SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE AWARDS
 TO ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW NYS  SMART  SCHOLARS
 ECHS PROGRAMS THROUGH A COMPETITIVE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS.
   B.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL PRIORITIZE ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS THAT DEMON-
 STRATE THE WILLINGNESS AND CAPACITY TO  SERVE  STUDENTS  WHO  HAVE  BEEN
 IDENTIFIED AS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND/OR ACADEMICALLY AT-RISK FOR
 NOT  SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL OR NOT ENROLLING IN OR SUCCEED-
 ING IN COLLEGE.
   C. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS SHALL FILE AN APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER  IN  A TIMEFRAME AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER,
 DEMONSTRATING A NEED FOR SUCH FUNDING, INCLUDING HOW THE  FUNDING  WOULD
 BE  USED  AND  HOW  MANY  STUDENTS  WOULD BE ASSISTED WITH SUCH FUNDING.

 A. 11047                            3
 
 SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE FUNDED AS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH  THE
 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS.
   4.  A. MONIES MADE AVAILABLE UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE SPENT FOR THE
 FOLLOWING PURPOSES AS FURTHER PRESCRIBED BY THE  COMMISSIONER  IN  REGU-
 LATION:
   (I)  TO  PROVIDE  ADDITIONAL  STAFFING FOR THE NYS SMART SCHOLARS ECHS
 PROGRAM, INCLUDING A PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND COLLEGE LIAISON;
   (II) FOR STUDENT RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES;
   (III) TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO  PROMOTE  THE  NYS  SMART
 SCHOLARS  ECHS  PROGRAM,  INCLUDING CROSS-CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN
 SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION  PARTNERS  TO  ENSURE  CURRICULUM
 ALIGNMENT  THAT  PREPARES  STUDENTS  TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSES
 WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL;
   (IV) FOR WORKSHOPS AND PLANNING MEETINGS BETWEEN  PARTNERS,  INCLUDING
 COUNSELORS,  PARENTS,  AND COLLEGE FACULTY, TO SUPPORT PROGRAM SUSTAINA-
 BILITY AND BUILD AWARENESS IN THE DISTRICT ON  THE  BENEFITS  OF  HAVING
 SUCH PROGRAMS;
   (V)  FOR ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO PROMOTE COLLEGE READ-
 INESS AND A COLLEGE-GOING CULTURE;
   (VI) FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR STUDENTS TO TAKE COURSES  AND  PARTICIPATE
 IN  ACTIVITIES  AT  THE  NYS SMART SCHOLARS ECHS SITE AND AT THE PARTNER
 CAMPUS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERS; AND
   (VII) FOR TUITION, BOOKS  AND  FEES;  PROVIDED  HOWEVER  THAT  TUITION
 REIMBURSEMENT  SHALL  ONLY BE ALLOWABLE FOR NON-REMEDIAL, CREDIT-BEARING
 COLLEGE COURSES.
   B. NO FUNDS SPENT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE  TO
 SUPPORT THE REGULAR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS OF ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT OR INSTITU-
 TION  OR  INSTITUTIONS PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM, NOR SHALL FUNDS BE
 PROVIDED FOR PROGRAMS WHICH ARE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE REGENTS  PLAN  FOR
 THE EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THIS STATE.
   §  6458.  GRANT AWARDS FOR NEW YORK STATE PATHWAYS IN TECHNOLOGY EARLY
 COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   A. "NYS PATHWAYS IN TECHNOLOGY EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL  PROGRAM"  OR
 "NYS  P-TECH  PROGRAM"  MEANS A PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
 ENROLLED IN SUCH PROGRAM WITH HIGH SCHOOL COURSES LEADING TO THE  GRANT-
 ING  OF  A  HIGH  SCHOOL  DIPLOMA,  COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSES LEADING TO THE
 GRANTING OF A POST-SECONDARY DEGREE AT  A  PARTNERING  INSTITUTION,  AND
 CAREER  TRAINING  WITH AN ELIGIBLE PARTNERING EMPLOYER OPERATED BY A NEW
 YORK STATE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OR  A  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL
 SERVICES THAT FORMS A PARTNERSHIP WITH:
   (I)  ONE OR MORE NEW YORK STATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTI-
 TUTION OR INSTITUTIONS REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED  THAT  AT
 LEAST  ONE  INSTITUTION  OFFERS AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE (OR OTHER TWO-YEAR
 DEGREE THAT IS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR THE TARGETED  JOBS)  LINKED  TO
 THE  GOALS  OF THE NYS P-TECH PROGRAM, AND WHICH AWARDS THE DEGREE AT NO
 COST TO THE STUDENT/FAMILY; AND
   (II) A REGIONAL NEW YORK STATE EMPLOYER (OR  CONSORTIUM  OF  EMPLOYERS
 FROM  RELATED  SECTORS) AND/OR INDUSTRY/ENTITY/ASSOCIATION THAT REQUIRES
 HIGHLY SKILLED EMPLOYEES WHICH WILL UTILIZE  THE  KNOWLEDGE  AND  SKILLS
 OBTAINED  FROM  THE  SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY PROGRAMS AND AGREES TO
 PLACE STUDENTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE PROGRAM WITH  THE  OPPORTU-
 NITY TO BE FIRST IN LINE FOR A JOB.
   B.  "APPROVED  NYS P-TECH PROGRAM" MEANS A NYS P-TECH PROGRAM AND SUCH
 PROGRAM WAS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  REGU-
 LATIONS  OF THE COMMISSIONER AND ANY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS UNDER
 THIS SECTION.

 A. 11047                            4
 
   C. "ELIGIBLE APPLICANT"  MEANS  A  NEW  YORK  STATE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,
 INCLUDING  THOSE  DISTRICTS WITH CAREER AND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLS, OR A
 BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, EITHER OF WHICH MUST SERVE AS
 THE FISCAL AGENT. THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANT MAY WORK  IN  COOPERATION  WITH
 OTHER  SCHOOL DISTRICTS, A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, OR
 ANY COMBINATION OF THESE AS A CONSORTIUM APPLICANT.
   D. "ELIGIBLE STUDENT" MEANS A STUDENT WHO:
   (I) IS A RESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR A RESIDENT OF A COMPONENT
 DISTRICT OF A CONSORTIUM, IN WHICH THE NYS P-TECH PROGRAM IS LOCATED AND
 IS ENROLLED IN SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT; AND
   (II) IS REGISTERED TO ATTEND SUCH HIGH SCHOOL.
   E. "PREVIOUSLY FUNDED NYS P-TECH PROGRAM" MEANS A NYS  P-TECH  PROGRAM
 THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN ANY PRIOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
 PROCESS BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   2.  A.  SUBJECT  TO AN APPROPRIATION AND THE PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED IN
 THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALLOCATE THE  FUNDS  AVAILABLE  FOR
 NYS  P-TECH PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSES OF PREPARING ELIGIBLE ACADEMICALLY
 AT-RISK AND/OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS FOR  HIGH-SKILL  JOBS
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING,
 MANUFACTURING,  HEALTHCARE,  AND  FINANCE  THROUGH  A  SIX-YEAR ACADEMIC
 PROGRAM THAT COMBINES HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND CAREER TRAINING. FUNDING
 SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO PREVIOUSLY  FUNDED,  APPROVED  PROGRAMS,  AND  NEW
 PROGRAMS,  WITH  PRIORITY  GIVEN  TO  THOSE  PROGRAMS  THAT HAVE ALREADY
 RECEIVED FUNDING.
   B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  A
 PROGRAM  SHALL  BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING UNDER THIS SECTION AND SHALL NOT
 HAVE TO APPLY FOR FUNDING UNDER THIS SECTION  IF  IT  WAS  A  PREVIOUSLY
 FUNDED PROGRAM OR AN APPROVED NYS P-TECH PROGRAM THAT WAS FUNDED UNDER A
 PRIOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS; AND ITS CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN CONTIN-
 UOUSLY  RENEWED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS
 SINCE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION;  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  PROGRAM
 SHALL  MEET CERTAIN BENCHMARKS AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AS PRESCRIBED BY
 THE DEPARTMENT IN ORDER  TO  DEMONSTRATE  THAT  IT  CONTINUES  TO  BE  A
 SUCCESSFUL  NYS P-TECH PROGRAM. IF THE PROGRAM FAILS TO MEET SUCH BENCH-
 MARKS AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS, IT MAY BE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN  CORRECTIVE
 ACTION  AS  DESCRIBED  IN  REGULATIONS  OF  THE  COMMISSIONER, WHICH MAY
 INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO ESTABLISHING  TIMELINES  TO  MEET  PROGRAM
 STANDARDS,  A  LIMITATION  ON  ENROLLMENT,  TERMINATION  OF THE CONTRACT
 AND/OR CLOSURE OF THE PROGRAM AND/OR  REQUIRING  A  TEACH-OUT  AGREEMENT
 WITH  AN  APPROVED  NYS  P-TECH PROGRAM TO DESCRIBE HOW STUDENTS WILL BE
 TRANSFERRED TO SUCH PROGRAM UPON CLOSURE.
   C. ANY NYS P-TECH PROGRAM APPROVED PURSUANT TO  A  PRIOR  REQUEST  FOR
 PROPOSALS PROCESS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO RE-APPLY FOR FUNDS UNDER THIS
 SECTION UNLESS THEY ARE OFFERING A NEW NYS P-TECH PROGRAM, AS DETERMINED
 BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   3.  A.  SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE AWARDS
 TO ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW NYS P-TECH  PROGRAMS
 THROUGH A COMPETITIVE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS.
   B.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL PRIORITIZE ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS THAT DEMON-
 STRATE THE WILLINGNESS AND CAPACITY TO  SERVE  STUDENTS  WHO  HAVE  BEEN
 IDENTIFIED AS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND/OR ACADEMICALLY AT-RISK FOR
 NOT  SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL OR NOT ENROLLING IN OR SUCCEED-
 ING IN COLLEGE.
   C. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS SHALL FILE AN APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER  IN  A TIMEFRAME AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER,
 DEMONSTRATING A NEED FOR SUCH FUNDING, INCLUDING HOW THE  FUNDING  WOULD

 A. 11047                            5
 
 BE  USED  AND  HOW  MANY  STUDENTS  WOULD BE ASSISTED WITH SUCH FUNDING.
 SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE FUNDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE  REGULATIONS
 OF THE COMMISSIONER.
   4.  A. MONIES MADE AVAILABLE UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE SPENT FOR THE
 FOLLOWING PURPOSES, AS FURTHER PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER  IN  REGU-
 LATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER:
   (I) TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL STAFFING FOR THE NYS P-TECH PROGRAM, INCLUD-
 ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND COLLEGE LIAISON;
   (II)  FOR AN EXISTING EVIDENCE-BASED AND/OR STANDARDS BASED CURRICULUM
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A FOCUS ON A CAREER IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
 ENGINEERING, OR MATH-RELATED CAREER AREA WITHIN A NYS P-TECH PROGRAM;
   (III) FOR RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS;
   (IV) TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO  PROMOTE  THE  NYS  P-TECH
 PROGRAM,  INCLUDING CROSS-CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN PARTNERS AND TO
 ENSURE  CURRICULUM  ALIGNMENT  THAT  PREPARES  STUDENTS  TO  SUCCEED  IN
 COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSES WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND DURING CAREER TRAINING;
   (V)  UP TO TEN PERCENT OF FUNDS AWARDED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE USED
 TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO UPGRADE EXISTING PROGRAMS OR NEW  EQUIP-
 MENT  TO  START  A  PROGRAM; PROVIDED THAT A PROGRAM MAY SEEK PERMISSION
 FROM THE COMMISSIONER FOR A WAIVER OF THE  TEN  PERCENT  CAP,  AND  SUCH
 REQUEST  MUST INCLUDE A JUSTIFICATION FOR WHY EQUIPMENT IN EXCESS OF THE
 CAP IS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS OF THE NYS P-TECH PROGRAM;
   (VI) FOR WORKSHOPS AND PLANNING MEETINGS BETWEEN  PARTNERS,  INCLUDING
 COUNSELORS,  PARENTS,  AND  COLLEGE  FACULTY,  AND  BUSINESS  LEADERS TO
 SUPPORT PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY AND BUILD AWARENESS IN  THE  DISTRICT  ON
 THE BENEFITS OF HAVING SUCH PROGRAMS;
   (VII)  FOR  POST-SECONDARY  CURRICULUM  DEVELOPMENT  THAT  FACILITATES
 ALIGNMENT AND ARTICULATION WITH SECONDARY PROGRAMS  LEADING  TO  COLLEGE
 DEGREES AND/OR OTHER INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS THAT MEET THE NEEDS
 OF EMPLOYERS;
   (VIII) FOR SERVICE CONTRACTS BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE PARTNERSHIP;
   (IX)  FOR  TRANSPORTATION  FOR  ELIGIBLE  STUDENTS TO TAKE COURSES AND
 PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES AT THE NYS P-TECH SITE, AT PARTNER  EMPLOYERS'
 LOCATIONS,  AND  AT  THE PARTNER CAMPUS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNER;
 AND
   (X) FOR TUITION, BOOKS AND FEES; PROVIDED THAT  TUITION  REIMBURSEMENT
 SHALL  ONLY BE ALLOWABLE FOR NON-REMEDIAL, CREDIT-BEARING COLLEGE COURS-
 ES.
   B. NO FUNDS PURSUANT TO  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE  MADE  AVAILABLE  TO
 SUPPORT THE REGULAR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS OF ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT OR INSTITU-
 TION  OR  INSTITUTIONS PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM, NOR SHALL FUNDS BE
 PROVIDED FOR PROGRAMS WHICH ARE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE REGENTS PLANS  FOR
 THE EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THIS STATE.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
 the date upon which it shall have become a  law.  Effective  immediately
 the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 sary for the implementation of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are
 authorized to be made on or before such date.

2017-A11047A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S9060
Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §§6457 & 6458, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A7501, S6537
2021-2022: A8284, S6825
2023-2024: S7464

2017-A11047A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Continues NYS Smart Scholars early college high school program and the NYS pathways in technology early college high school program.

2017-A11047A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 11047--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 31, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Nolan) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Education --  reported  and
   referred  to  the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to continuing the New
   York State Smart Scholars Early College High School  Program  and  the
   New  York  State  Pathways  in  Technology  Early  College High School
   Program in this state
 
   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 two new sections
 6457 and 6458 to read as follows:
   § 6457. GRANT AWARDS FOR NEW YORK STATE SMART SCHOLARS  EARLY  COLLEGE
 HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   A.  "NYS  SMART  SCHOLARS  EARLY  COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM" OR "NYS
 SMART SCHOLARS ECHS PROGRAM" MEANS A FORMAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A SCHOOL
 DISTRICT OR A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND AT LEAST ONE
 INSTITUTION  OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION,  WHICH  PROVIDES  ELIGIBLE  STUDENTS
 ENROLLED  IN SUCH PROGRAM WITH HIGH SCHOOL COURSES LEADING TO THE GRANT-
 ING OF A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, AND COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSES LEADING  TO  THE
 GRANTING OF AT LEAST TWENTY-FOUR COLLEGE CREDITS AND UP TO A POST-SECON-
 DARY  DEGREE OR DIPLOMA FROM SUCH PARTNER INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS OF
 HIGHER EDUCATION AT NO COST TO THE STUDENT OR THE  STUDENT'S  FAMILY.  A
 FORMAL  PARTNERSHIP MAY INCLUDE A FOR-PROFIT DEGREE GRANTING INSTITUTION
 OF HIGHER EDUCATION REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT IF  SUCH  INSTITUTION
 WAS  INCLUDED IN A PARTNERSHIP OF A PREVIOUSLY FUNDED NYS SMART SCHOLARS
 EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM, AND SUCH PARTNERSHIP WAS APPROVED  BY
 THE  COMMISSIONER  PURSUANT  TO A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS PRIOR TO
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   B. "APPROVED NYS SMART SCHOLARS EARLY  COLLEGE  HIGH  SCHOOL  PROGRAM"
 MEANS  A  NYS SMART SCHOLARS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM, AND SUCH
 PROGRAM WAS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  REGU-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD15301-12-8

 A. 11047--A                         2
 
 LATIONS  OF  THE COMMISSIONER AND ANY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ISSUED UNDER
 THIS SECTION.
   C.  "ELIGIBLE  APPLICANT"  MEANS  A  NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL DISTRICT, A
 BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES,  OR  INSTITUTION  OF  HIGHER
 EDUCATION,  IN  A  PARTNERSHIP  FOR  THE PURPOSE OF OFFERING A NYS SMART
 SCHOLARS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS, ANY  OF
 WHICH  MAY  SERVE AS THE FISCAL AGENT. THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANT'S PARTNER-
 SHIP MAY INCLUDE ONE OR MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, A  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE
 EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES,  OR  ONE OR MORE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
 BUT ALL PARTNERSHIPS MUST INCLUDE A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR A BOARD OF  COOP-
 ERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, AND AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
   D.  "ELIGIBLE STUDENT" MEANS A STUDENT WHO IS A RESIDENT OF A PARTNER-
 ING SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR A RESIDENT OF A COMPONENT DISTRICT OF A PARTNER-
 ING BOARD OF COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES,  AND  IS  ENROLLED,  AS
 DEFINED IN REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER, IN SUCH DISTRICT.
   E.  "PREVIOUSLY  FUNDED  NYS  SMART SCHOLARS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
 PROGRAM" MEANS A NYS SMART SCHOLARS EARLY COLLEGE  HIGH  SCHOOL  PROGRAM
 THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN ANY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROC-
 ESS BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   F.  "INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION" MEANS A NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC OR
 NOT-FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT HAS BEEN  AUTHORIZED
 BY THE NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF REGENTS TO AWARD POST-SECONDARY DEGREES.
   2.  A. FOR THE PURPOSES OF INCREASING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES FOR
 ACADEMICALLY AT-RISK AND/OR  ECONOMICALLY  DISADVANTAGED  STUDENTS,  AND
 INCREASING  THEIR  PARTICIPATION  IN  POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION THROUGH A
 NETWORK OF EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL  PARTNERSHIPS  IN  THE  STATE,  THE
 COMMISSIONER  SHALL,  SUBJECT  TO  AN  APPROPRIATION  AND THE PROCEDURES
 ESTABLISHED IN THIS SECTION, ALLOCATE  FUNDS  AVAILABLE  FOR  NYS  SMART
 SCHOLARS  ECHS  PROGRAMS. FUNDING SHALL FIRST BE AVAILABLE TO PREVIOUSLY
 FUNDED OR APPROVED NYS  SMART  SCHOLARS  ECHS  PROGRAMS  THAT  MEET  THE
 REQUIREMENTS  UNDER PARAGRAPH B OF THIS SUBDIVISION, AND REMAINING FUNDS
 SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR NEW NYS SMART SCHOLARS ECHS PROGRAMS.
   B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  A
 PREVIOUSLY  FUNDED  NYS  SMART  SCHOLARS ECHS PROGRAM OR AN APPROVED NYS
 SMART SCHOLARS ECHS PROGRAM SHALL CONTINUE TO BE  ELIGIBLE  FOR  FUNDING
 UNDER  THIS SECTION AND SHALL NOT HAVE TO COMPETE FOR FUNDING UNDER THIS
 SECTION PROVIDED THAT:
   (I) THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY AWARDED FUNDING BY  THE  DEPART-
 MENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS; AND
   (II)  SUCH  PROGRAM  DEMONSTRATES THAT IT CONTINUES TO BE A SUCCESSFUL
 NYS SMART SCHOLARS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM BY MEETING  CERTAIN
 BENCHMARKS  AND  PROGRAM  REQUIREMENTS  AS  PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT
 CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT AND PURPOSE  OF  THE  REQUEST  FOR  PROPOSALS
 PROCESS  AND THE TERMS OF ANY PROGRAM AGREEMENT UNDER WHICH SUCH PROGRAM
 IS FUNDED. IF THE PROGRAM FAILS TO  MEET  SUCH  BENCHMARKS  AND  PROGRAM
 REQUIREMENTS,  IT  MAY  BE  SUBJECT  TO  CERTAIN  CORRECTIVE  ACTION  AS
 DESCRIBED IN REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER, WHICH MAY INCLUDE BUT  NOT
 BE  LIMITED  TO  ESTABLISHMENT OF TIMELINES TO MEET PROGRAM STANDARDS, A
 LIMITATION OF ENROLLMENT, TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT,  CLOSURE  OF  THE
 PROGRAM,  AND/OR  REQUIRING  A  TEACH-OUT AGREEMENT WITH AN APPROVED NYS
 SMART SCHOLARS  EARLY  COLLEGE  HIGH  SCHOOL  PROGRAM  TO  DESCRIBE  HOW
 STUDENTS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO SUCH PROGRAM UPON CLOSURE.
   C.  ANY  ELIGIBLE  APPLICANT WHOSE NYS SMART SCHOLARS ECHS PROGRAM WAS
 PREVIOUSLY FUNDED OR APPROVED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS  PROC-
 ESS  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED TO COMPETE FOR FUNDS UNDER THIS SECTION IF SUCH

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 APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO OFFER A NEW NYS SMART SCHOLARS  ECHS  PROGRAM,
 AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   3.  A. SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE AWARDS
 TO ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW NYS  SMART  SCHOLARS
 ECHS PROGRAMS THROUGH A COMPETITIVE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS.
   B.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL PRIORITIZE ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS THAT DEMON-
 STRATE THE WILLINGNESS AND CAPACITY TO  SERVE  STUDENTS  WHO  HAVE  BEEN
 IDENTIFIED AS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND/OR ACADEMICALLY AT-RISK FOR
 NOT  SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL OR NOT ENROLLING IN OR SUCCEED-
 ING IN COLLEGE.
   C. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS SHALL FILE AN APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER  IN  A TIMEFRAME AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER,
 DEMONSTRATING A NEED FOR SUCH FUNDING, INCLUDING HOW THE  FUNDING  WOULD
 BE  USED  AND  HOW  MANY  STUDENTS  WOULD BE ASSISTED WITH SUCH FUNDING.
 SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE FUNDED AS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH  THE
 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS.
   4.  A. MONIES MADE AVAILABLE UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE SPENT FOR THE
 FOLLOWING PURPOSES AS FURTHER PRESCRIBED BY THE  COMMISSIONER  IN  REGU-
 LATION:
   (I)  TO  PROVIDE  ADDITIONAL  STAFFING FOR THE NYS SMART SCHOLARS ECHS
 PROGRAM, INCLUDING A PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND COLLEGE LIAISON;
   (II) FOR STUDENT RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES;
   (III) TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO  PROMOTE  THE  NYS  SMART
 SCHOLARS  ECHS  PROGRAM,  INCLUDING CROSS-CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN
 SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION  PARTNERS  TO  ENSURE  CURRICULUM
 ALIGNMENT  THAT  PREPARES  STUDENTS  TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSES
 WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL;
   (IV) FOR WORKSHOPS AND PLANNING MEETINGS BETWEEN  PARTNERS,  INCLUDING
 COUNSELORS,  PARENTS,  AND COLLEGE FACULTY, TO SUPPORT PROGRAM SUSTAINA-
 BILITY AND BUILD AWARENESS IN THE DISTRICT ON  THE  BENEFITS  OF  HAVING
 SUCH PROGRAMS;
   (V)  FOR ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO PROMOTE COLLEGE READ-
 INESS AND A COLLEGE-GOING CULTURE;
   (VI) FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR STUDENTS TO TAKE COURSES  AND  PARTICIPATE
 IN  ACTIVITIES  AT  THE  NYS SMART SCHOLARS ECHS SITE AND AT THE PARTNER
 CAMPUS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERS; AND
   (VII) FOR TUITION, BOOKS  AND  FEES;  PROVIDED  HOWEVER  THAT  TUITION
 REIMBURSEMENT  SHALL  ONLY BE ALLOWABLE FOR NON-REMEDIAL, CREDIT-BEARING
 COLLEGE COURSES.
   B. NO FUNDS SPENT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE  TO
 SUPPORT  THE  REGULAR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS OF ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF
 COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OR INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGH-
 ER EDUCATION PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM, NOR SHALL FUNDS BE  PROVIDED
 FOR PROGRAMS WHICH ARE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE REGENTS PLAN FOR THE EXPAN-
 SION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THIS STATE.
   §  6458.  GRANT AWARDS FOR NEW YORK STATE PATHWAYS IN TECHNOLOGY EARLY
 COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   A. "NYS PATHWAYS IN TECHNOLOGY EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL  PROGRAM"  OR
 "NYS  P-TECH  PROGRAM"  MEANS A PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
 ENROLLED IN SUCH PROGRAM WITH HIGH SCHOOL COURSES LEADING TO THE  GRANT-
 ING  OF  A  HIGH  SCHOOL  DIPLOMA,  COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSES LEADING TO THE
 GRANTING OF A POST-SECONDARY DEGREE AT A PARTNERING INSTITUTION OF HIGH-
 ER EDUCATION, AND CAREER TRAINING WITH AN ELIGIBLE PARTNERING  EMPLOYER.
 SUCH  PROGRAM IS OPERATED BY A NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR A BOARD
 OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THAT FORMS A PARTNERSHIP WITH:

 A. 11047--A                         4
 
   (I) ONE OR MORE  NEW  YORK  STATE  INSTITUTIONS  OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION
 PROVIDED  THAT  AT  LEAST  ONE  INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFERS A
 REGISTERED ASSOCIATE LEVEL DEGREE PROGRAM THAT IS THE INDUSTRY  STANDARD
 FOR  THE  TARGETED  JOBS, LINKED TO THE GOALS OF THE NYS P-TECH PROGRAM,
 AND  WHICH  AWARDS THE DEGREE AT NO COST TO THE STUDENT OR THE STUDENT'S
 FAMILY; AND
   (II) A REGIONAL NEW YORK STATE EMPLOYER  OR  CONSORTIUM  OF  EMPLOYERS
 FROM  RELATED  SECTORS  AND/OR INDUSTRY/ENTITY/ASSOCIATION THAT REQUIRES
 SKILLED EMPLOYEES WHICH WILL UTILIZE THE KNOWLEDGE AND  SKILLS  OBTAINED
 FROM  THE  SECONDARY  AND POST-SECONDARY PROGRAMS, AND AGREES TO COLLAB-
 ORATE  IN  PREPARING  STUDENTS  FOR  EMPLOYMENT  OPPORTUNITIES  IN  SUCH
 SECTOR/INDUSTRY.
   B.  "APPROVED  NYS P-TECH PROGRAM" MEANS A NYS P-TECH PROGRAM AND SUCH
 PROGRAM WAS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  REGU-
 LATIONS  OF THE COMMISSIONER AND ANY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS UNDER
 THIS SECTION.
   C. "ELIGIBLE APPLICANT"  MEANS  A  NEW  YORK  STATE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,
 INCLUDING  THOSE  DISTRICTS WITH CAREER AND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLS, OR A
 BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, EITHER OF WHICH MAY SERVE  AS
 THE  FISCAL  AGENT.  THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANT MAY WORK IN COOPERATION WITH
 OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES,  OR
 ANY COMBINATION OF THESE AS A CONSORTIUM APPLICANT.
   D.  "ELIGIBLE STUDENT" MEANS A STUDENT WHO IS A RESIDENT OF A PARTNER-
 ING DISTRICT, OR A RESIDENT OF A  COMPONENT  DISTRICT  OF  A  PARTNERING
 BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND IS ENROLLED, AS DEFINED IN
 REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER, IN SUCH DISTRICT.
   E.  "PREVIOUSLY FUNDED NYS P-TECH PROGRAM" MEANS AN NYS P-TECH PROGRAM
 THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN ANY PRIOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
 PROCESS BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   F. "INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION" MEANS A NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC  OR
 NOT-FOR-PROFIT  INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED
 BY THE NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF REGENTS TO AWARD POST-SECONDARY DEGREES.
   2. A. SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION AND THE  PROCEDURES  ESTABLISHED  IN
 THIS  SECTION,  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL ALLOCATE THE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR
 NYS P-TECH PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSES OF PREPARING ELIGIBLE  ACADEMICALLY
 AT-RISK  AND/OR  ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS FOR HIGH-SKILL JOBS
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING,
 MANUFACTURING, HEALTHCARE,  AND  FINANCE  THROUGH  A  SIX-YEAR  ACADEMIC
 PROGRAM  THAT COMBINES HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND CAREER TRAINING.  FUND-
 ING SHALL FIRST BE AVAILABLE TO PREVIOUSLY FUNDED OR APPROVED NYS P-TECH
 PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER PARAGRAPH B OF  THIS  SUBDIVI-
 SION, AND REMAINING FUNDS SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR NEW PROGRAMS.
   B.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A
 PREVIOUSLY FUNDED NYS P-TECH PROGRAM OR AN APPROVED NYS  P-TECH  PROGRAM
 SHALL  CONTINUE  TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING UNDER THIS SECTION AND SHALL
 NOT HAVE TO COMPETE FOR FUNDING UNDER THIS SECTION PROVIDED THAT:
   (I) THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY AWARDED FUNDING BY  THE  DEPART-
 MENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS; AND
   (II)  SUCH  PROGRAM  DEMONSTRATES THAT IT CONTINUES TO BE A SUCCESSFUL
 NYS P-TECH PROGRAM BY MEETING CERTAIN BENCHMARKS  AND  PROGRAM  REQUIRE-
 MENTS  AS  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE DEPARTMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT AND
 PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST FOR  PROPOSALS  PROCESS  AND  THE  TERMS  OF  ANY
 PROGRAM  AGREEMENT  UNDER  WHICH SUCH PROGRAM IS FUNDED.  IF THE PROGRAM
 FAILS TO MEET SUCH  BENCHMARKS  AND  PROGRAM  REQUIREMENTS,  IT  MAY  BE
 SUBJECT  TO CERTAIN CORRECTIVE ACTION AS DESCRIBED IN REGULATIONS OF THE
 COMMISSIONER, WHICH MAY INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO  ESTABLISHMENT  OF

 A. 11047--A                         5
 
 TIMELINES  TO MEET PROGRAM STANDARDS, A LIMITATION OF ENROLLMENT, TERMI-
 NATION OF THE CONTRACT, CLOSURE  OF  THE  PROGRAM,  AND/OR  REQUIRING  A
 TEACH-OUT  AGREEMENT WITH AN APPROVED NYS P-TECH PROGRAM TO DESCRIBE HOW
 STUDENTS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO SUCH PROGRAM UPON CLOSURE.
   C.  ANY  ELIGIBLE  APPLICANT  WHOSE  NYS P-TECH PROGRAM WAS PREVIOUSLY
 FUNDED OR APPROVED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS SHALL  BE
 REQUIRED  TO  COMPETE  FOR FUNDS UNDER THIS SECTION IF SUCH APPLICANT IS
 PROPOSING TO OFFER A NEW  NYS  P-TECH  PROGRAM,  AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER.
   3.  A.  SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE AWARDS
 TO ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW NYS P-TECH  PROGRAMS
 THROUGH A COMPETITIVE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS.
   B.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL PRIORITIZE ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS THAT DEMON-
 STRATE THE WILLINGNESS AND CAPACITY TO  SERVE  STUDENTS  WHO  HAVE  BEEN
 IDENTIFIED AS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND/OR ACADEMICALLY AT-RISK FOR
 NOT  SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL OR NOT ENROLLING IN OR SUCCEED-
 ING IN COLLEGE.
   C. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS SHALL FILE AN APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER  IN  A TIMEFRAME AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER,
 DEMONSTRATING A NEED FOR SUCH FUNDING, INCLUDING HOW THE  FUNDING  WOULD
 BE  USED  AND  HOW  MANY  STUDENTS  WOULD BE ASSISTED WITH SUCH FUNDING.
 SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE FUNDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE  REGULATIONS
 OF THE COMMISSIONER.
   4.  A. MONIES MADE AVAILABLE UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE SPENT FOR THE
 FOLLOWING PURPOSES, AS FURTHER PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER  IN  REGU-
 LATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER:
   (I) TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL STAFFING FOR THE NYS P-TECH PROGRAM, INCLUD-
 ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND COLLEGE LIAISON;
   (II)  FOR AN EXISTING EVIDENCE-BASED AND/OR STANDARDS BASED CURRICULUM
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A FOCUS ON A CAREER IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
 ENGINEERING, OR MATH-RELATED CAREER AREA WITHIN A NYS P-TECH PROGRAM;
   (III) FOR RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS;
   (IV) TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO  PROMOTE  THE  NYS  P-TECH
 PROGRAM,  INCLUDING CROSS-CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN PARTNERS AND TO
 ENSURE  CURRICULUM  ALIGNMENT  THAT  PREPARES  STUDENTS  TO  SUCCEED  IN
 COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSES WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND DURING CAREER TRAINING;
   (V)  UP TO TEN PERCENT OF FUNDS AWARDED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE USED
 TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO UPGRADE EXISTING PROGRAMS OR NEW  EQUIP-
 MENT  TO  START  A  PROGRAM; PROVIDED THAT A PROGRAM MAY SEEK PERMISSION
 FROM THE COMMISSIONER FOR A WAIVER OF THE  TEN  PERCENT  CAP,  AND  SUCH
 REQUEST  MUST INCLUDE A JUSTIFICATION FOR WHY EQUIPMENT IN EXCESS OF THE
 CAP IS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS OF THE NYS P-TECH PROGRAM;
   (VI) FOR WORKSHOPS AND PLANNING MEETINGS BETWEEN  PARTNERS,  INCLUDING
 COUNSELORS,  PARENTS,  AND  COLLEGE  FACULTY,  AND  BUSINESS  LEADERS TO
 SUPPORT PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY AND BUILD AWARENESS IN  THE  DISTRICT  ON
 THE BENEFITS OF HAVING SUCH PROGRAMS;
   (VII)  FOR  POST-SECONDARY  CURRICULUM  DEVELOPMENT  THAT  FACILITATES
 ALIGNMENT AND ARTICULATION WITH SECONDARY PROGRAMS  LEADING  TO  COLLEGE
 DEGREES AND/OR OTHER INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS THAT MEET THE NEEDS
 OF EMPLOYERS;
   (VIII) FOR SERVICE CONTRACTS BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE PARTNERSHIP;
   (IX)  FOR  TRANSPORTATION  FOR  ELIGIBLE  STUDENTS TO TAKE COURSES AND
 PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES AT THE NYS P-TECH SITE, AT PARTNER  EMPLOYERS'
 LOCATIONS,  AND  AT  THE PARTNER CAMPUS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNER;
 AND

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   (X) FOR TUITION, BOOKS AND FEES; PROVIDED THAT  TUITION  REIMBURSEMENT
 SHALL  ONLY BE ALLOWABLE FOR NON-REMEDIAL, CREDIT-BEARING COLLEGE COURS-
 ES.
   B.  NO  FUNDS  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO
 SUPPORT THE REGULAR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS OF ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT,  BOARD  OF
 COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OR INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGH-
 ER  EDUCATION PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM, NOR SHALL FUNDS BE PROVIDED
 FOR PROGRAMS WHICH ARE INCOMPATIBLE  WITH  THE  REGENTS  PLANS  FOR  THE
 EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THIS STATE.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law. 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 to be made  on  or  before
 such date.

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