NY State Senate Bill S2603A

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 20, 2018	committed to rules
Apr 23, 2018	advanced to third reading
Apr 18, 2018	2nd report cal.
Apr 17, 2018	1st report cal.786
Jan 22, 2018	reported and committed to finance
Jan 18, 2018	print number 2603a
Jan 18, 2018	amend and recommit to higher education
Jan 03, 2018	referred to higher education returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 20, 2017	referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.2011
Jun 06, 2017	reported and committed to rules
May 16, 2017	reported and committed to finance
Jan 13, 2017	referred to higher education

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Jan 22, 2018 - Higher Education committee Vote

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Jun 20, 2017 - floor Vote

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Jun 20, 2017 - Rules committee Vote

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Jun 6, 2017 - Finance committee Vote

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May 16, 2017 - Higher Education committee Vote

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S2603 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §355-d, amd §6206, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:: S7646

S2603 - Summary

Establishes the "help individuals reach employment program" (HIRE).

S2603 - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S2603

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
establishing the "help individuals reach employment program" (HIRE)

 PURPOSE :

To establish the Help Individuals Reach Employment Program (HIRE).

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

This bill provides for the creation of the "Help Individuals Reach
Employment Program (HIRE).

To participate in HIRE an applicant must have : 1) received an
undergraduate degree from the State University of New York (SUNY) or
City University of New York (CUNY) and have achieved a GPA of 3.0 or
higher; 2) completed their degree in no more than 5 years or 6 years
if the degree typically requires 5 years to complete; 3) completed an
approved experiential learning activity as defined by the board of
trustees; 4) graduated and sought employment for at least 6 months
prior to the date of application; 5) been unsuccessful in obtaining
full time employment; 6) provided documentation that such applicant
has sought employment for such a job in New York State; and 7) applied
for the degree enhancement for employment program within one year
after the date of graduation.

The SUNY and CUNY trustees must establish or identify existing
certificate programs that provide skills for college graduates to
enhance their employment marketability and these certificate programs
shall be made free of charge to the applicant. The SUNY and CUNY
trustees will also work with the Department of Labor to identify what
the job market and industry needs are. If SUNY or CUNY does not offer
certificate programs that meet the requirements of this section or if
the current programs are at capacity or cannot be expanded to admit
all eligible applicants, those programs can be offered in an online
format.

This measure also allows an applicant to take a certificate program at
the campus where they graduated, if available. If not, the applicant
can take the certificate program at a community college free of
charge.

Each SUNY and CUNY institution that confers 4 year degrees must inform
all incoming freshmen and transfer students about anticipated job
availability per major, approximate salary ranges, which degrees
typically require a graduate degree or additional education and about
the institution's undergraduate student employment rates within one
year of such students' graduation.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Higher education is extremely important in the current job market.
However, making sure students are aware of outcomes per degree is also
just as vital. This bill would create the "HIRE" program to help
ensure employment outcomes for students graduating from a SUNY or CUNY
institution and provide them with tools necessary to find employment
after school by providing an opportunity for additional training for
enhanced marketability for a job if an applicant to the HIRE program
has had trouble finding employment.

It is important to foster better employment outcomes after investing
so much time, money and effort in higher education.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2016 S.7646.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law.

S2603 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  2603

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2017
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the "help
  individuals reach employment program" (HIRE)

  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 355-d
to read as follows:
  § 355-D. HELP INDIVIDUALS REACH EMPLOYMENT. 1. THE  "HELP  INDIVIDUALS
REACH  EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM" (HIRE) IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE ADDI-
TIONAL SKILLS FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES TO INCREASE THEIR EMPLOYMENT MARKET-
ABILITY AND ATTAIN SUCCESSFUL JOB PLACEMENT.
  2. TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE  HIRE  PROGRAM,  AN  APPLICANT
SHALL  HAVE: (A) RECEIVED AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE FROM THE STATE UNIVER-
SITY OF NEW YORK AND HAVE ACHIEVED A GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 3.0 OR HIGH-
ER; (B) COMPLETED THEIR DEGREE IN NO MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, OR SIX  YEARS
IF  THE  DEGREE TYPICALLY REQUIRES FIVE YEARS; (C) COMPLETED AN APPROVED
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITY, AS DEFINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES; (D)
GRADUATED AND SOUGHT EMPLOYMENT FOR AT LEAST SIX  MONTHS  PRIOR  TO  THE
DATE  OF  APPLICATION;  (E)  BEEN  UNSUCCESSFUL  IN  OBTAINING FULL-TIME
EMPLOYMENT; (F) PROVIDED DOCUMENTATION THAT SUCH  APPLICANT  HAS  SOUGHT
EMPLOYMENT  FOR  SUCH  A  JOB IN NEW YORK STATE; AND (G) APPLIED FOR THE
DEGREE ENHANCEMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE DATE
OF GRADUATION.
  3. THE TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SHALL ESTABLISH OR
IDENTIFY EXISTING CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SKILLS  FOR  COLLEGE
GRADUATES TO ENHANCE THEIR EMPLOYMENT MARKETABILITY THAT ARE TAILORED TO
JOB  MARKET  NEEDS  WHICH SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL ELIGIBLE APPLI-
CANTS FREE OF CHARGE TO SUCH APPLICANT. THE  TRUSTEES  SHALL  PROMULGATE
RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO
ENSURE SUCH PROGRAMS ARE ALIGNED WITH JOB MARKET AND INDUSTRY NEEDS.  IF

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

                                                           LBD08037-01-7

S. 2603                             2

THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF NEW YORK DOES NOT CURRENTLY OFFER CERTIFICATE
PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS  SECTION,  OR  IF  CURRENT
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS ARE AT CAPACITY OR CAN NOT BE EXPANDED TO ADMIT ALL
ELIGIBLE  APPLICANTS,  SUCH PROGRAMS MAY BE OFFERED IN AN ON-LINE FORMAT
TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
  4. IF THE COLLEGE FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT GRADUATED CURRENTLY  OFFERS
A  CERTIFICATE PROGRAM THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVI-
SION THREE OF THIS SECTION, THEN IT SHALL BE THE CHOICE OF THE APPLICANT
TO EITHER ATTEND SUCH PROGRAM AT THAT CAMPUS OR  COMPLETE  SUCH  PROGRAM
ON-LINE;  OR  IF A COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS CURRENTLY OFFERING A CERTIFICATE
PROGRAM THAT  MEETS  THE  REQUIREMENTS  IN  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  THIS
SECTION,  SUCH APPLICANT SHALL HAVE THE CHOICE OF OBTAINING SUCH CERTIF-
ICATE FROM SUCH COMMUNITY COLLEGE FREE OF CHARGE TO THE APPLICANT.  SUCH
COMMUNITY  COLLEGE  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF
SUCH APPLICANT'S ATTENDANCE IN THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM  FROM  THE  STATE
UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK FOUR YEAR INSTITUTION FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT
RECEIVED HIS OR HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE.
  5. EACH STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK  INSTITUTION  THAT  CONFERS  FOUR
YEAR  DEGREES  SHALL  INFORM ALL INCOMING FRESHMAN AND TRANSFER STUDENTS
ABOUT ANTICIPATED JOB AVAILABILITY PER EACH MAJOR AND APPROXIMATE SALARY
RANGES PER EACH MAJOR, WHICH DEGREES WILL TYPICALLY REQUIRE  A  GRADUATE
DEGREE OR ADDITIONAL EDUCATION BEYOND A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND ABOUT SUCH
INSTITUTION'S UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT EMPLOYMENT RATES MEASURED WITHIN ONE
YEAR OF SUCH STUDENTS' GRADUATION.
  §  2.  Section  6206  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 19 to read as follows:
  19. A. THE "HELP INDIVIDUALS REACH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM" (HIRE) IS HERE-
BY ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SKILLS  FOR  COLLEGE  GRADUATES  TO
INCREASE THEIR EMPLOYMENT MARKETABILITY AND ATTAIN SUCCESSFUL JOB PLACE-
MENT.
  B.  TO  BE  ELIGIBLE  TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HIRE PROGRAM, AN APPLICANT
SHALL HAVE: (I) RECEIVED AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE FROM THE CITY UNIVERSI-
TY OF NEW YORK AND HAVE ACHIEVED A GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 3.0 OR HIGHER;
(II) COMPLETED THEIR DEGREE IN NO MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, OR SIX YEARS  IF
THE  DEGREE  TYPICALLY  REQUIRES FIVE YEARS; (III) COMPLETED AN APPROVED
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITY, AS DEFINED BY  THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES;
(IV)  GRADUATED  AND  SOUGHT EMPLOYMENT FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO
THE DATE OF APPLICATION; (V) BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL  IN  OBTAINING  FULL-TIME
EMPLOYMENT;  (VI)  PROVIDED DOCUMENTATION THAT SUCH APPLICANT HAS SOUGHT
EMPLOYMENT FOR SUCH A JOB IN NEW YORK STATE; AND (VII) APPLIED  FOR  THE
DEGREE ENHANCEMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE DATE
OF GRADUATION.
  C.  THE TRUSTEES OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SHALL ESTABLISH OR
IDENTIFY EXISTING CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SKILLS  FOR  COLLEGE
GRADUATES TO ENHANCE THEIR EMPLOYMENT MARKETABILITY THAT ARE TAILORED TO
JOB  MARKET  NEEDS, WHICH SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL ELIGIBLE APPLI-
CANTS FREE OF CHARGE TO SUCH APPLICANT. THE  TRUSTEES  SHALL  PROMULGATE
RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO
ENSURE SUCH PROGRAMS ARE ALIGNED WITH JOB MARKET AND INDUSTRY NEEDS.  IF
THE  CITY  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW YORK DOES NOT CURRENTLY OFFER CERTIFICATE
PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, OR  IF  CURRENT
CERTIFICATE  PROGRAMS ARE AT CAPACITY OR CANNOT BE EXPANDED TO ADMIT ALL
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS, SUCH PROGRAMS MAY BE OFFERED IN AN  ON-LINE  FORMAT
TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  D.  IF THE COLLEGE FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT GRADUATED CURRENTLY OFFERS
A CERTIFICATE PROGRAM THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS IN PARAGRAPH C OF THIS

S. 2603                             3

SUBDIVISION, THEN IT SHALL BE THE CHOICE  OF  THE  APPLICANT  TO  EITHER
ATTEND  SUCH PROGRAM AT THAT CAMPUS OR COMPLETE SUCH PROGRAM ON-LINE; OR
IF A COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS CURRENTLY OFFERING A CERTIFICATE PROGRAM  THAT
MEETS  THE  REQUIREMENTS IN PARAGRAPH C OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH APPLI-
CANT SHALL HAVE THE CHOICE  OF  OBTAINING  SUCH  CERTIFICATE  FROM  SUCH
COMMUNITY  COLLEGE  FREE  OF  CHARGE  TO  THE  APPLICANT. SUCH COMMUNITY
COLLEGE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF  SUCH  APPLI-
CANT'S ATTENDANCE IN THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FROM THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF
NEW  YORK FOUR YEAR INSTITUTION FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT RECEIVED HIS OR
HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE.
  E. EACH CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK INSTITUTION THAT CONFERS FOUR YEAR
DEGREES SHALL INFORM ALL INCOMING FRESHMEN AND TRANSFER  STUDENTS  ABOUT
ANTICIPATED JOB AVAILABILITY PER EACH MAJOR AND APPROXIMATE SALARY RANG-
ES  PER  EACH  MAJOR,  WHICH  DEGREES  WILL TYPICALLY REQUIRE A GRADUATE
DEGREE OR ADDITIONAL EDUCATION BEYOND A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND ABOUT SUCH
INSTITUTION'S UNDER GRADUATE STUDENT EMPLOYMENT  RATES  MEASURED  WITHIN
ONE YEAR OF SUCH STUDENTS' GRADUATION.
  §  3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
law.

Co-Sponsors

S2603A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §355-d, amd §6206, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:: S7646

S2603A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "help individuals reach employment program" (HIRE).

S2603A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S2603A

SPONSOR: LAVALLE
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
establishing the "help individuals reach employment program" (HIRE)

 
PURPOSE:

To establish the Help Individuals Reach Employment Program (HIRE).

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill provides for the creation of the "Help Individuals Reach
Employment Program (HIRE).

To participate in HIRE an applicant must have : 1) received an under-
graduate degree from the State University of New York (SUNY) or City
University of New York (CUNY) and have achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher;
2) completed their degree in no more than 5 years or 6 years if the
degree typically requires 5 years to complete; 3) completed an approved
experiential learning activity as defined by the board of trustees; 4)

graduated and sought employment for at least 6 months prior to the date
of application; 5) been unsuccessful in obtaining full time employment;
6) provided documentation that such applicant has sought employment for
such a job in New York State; and 7) applied for the degree enhancement
for employment program within one year after the date of graduation.

The SUNY and CUNY trustees must establish or identify existing certif-
icate programs that provide skills for college graduates to enhance
their employment marketability and these certificate programs shall be
made free of charge to the applicant. The SUNY and CUNY trustees will
also work with the Department of Labor to identify what the job market
and industry needs are. If SUNY or CUNY does not offer certificate
programs that meet the requirements of this section or if the current
programs are at capacity or cannot be expanded to admit all eligible
applicants, those programs can be offered in an online format.

This measure also allows an applicant to take a certificate program at
the campus where they graduated, if available. If not, the applicant can
take the certificate program at a community college free of charge.

Each SUNY and CUNY institution that confers 4 year degrees must inform
all incoming freshmen and transfer students about anticipated job avail-
ability per major, approximate salary ranges, which degrees typically
require a graduate degree or additional education and about the insti-
tution's undergraduate student employment rates within one year of such
students' graduation.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Higher education is extremely important in the current job market.
However, making sure students are aware of outcomes .per degree is also
just as vital. This bill would create the "HIRE" program to help ensure
employment outcomes for students graduating from a SUNY or CUNY institu-
tion and provide them with tools necessary to find employment after
school by providing an opportunity for additional training for enhanced
marketability for a job if an applicant to the HIRE program has had
trouble finding employment.  It is important to foster better employment

outcomes after investing so much time, money and effort in higher educa-
tion.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2016 S.7646.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law.

S2603A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 2603--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. LAVALLE, HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher  Education
  -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher 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 the "help
  individuals reach employment program" (HIRE)

  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 355-d
to read as follows:
  § 355-D. HELP INDIVIDUALS REACH EMPLOYMENT. 1. THE  "HELP  INDIVIDUALS
REACH  EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM" (HIRE) IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE ADDI-
TIONAL SKILLS FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES TO INCREASE THEIR EMPLOYMENT MARKET-
ABILITY AND ATTAIN SUCCESSFUL JOB PLACEMENT.
  2. TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE  HIRE  PROGRAM,  AN  APPLICANT
SHALL  HAVE: (A) RECEIVED AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE FROM THE STATE UNIVER-
SITY OF NEW YORK AND HAVE ACHIEVED A GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 3.0 OR HIGH-
ER; (B) COMPLETED THEIR DEGREE IN NO MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, OR SIX  YEARS
IF  THE  DEGREE TYPICALLY REQUIRES FIVE YEARS; (C) COMPLETED AN APPROVED
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITY, AS DEFINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES; (D)
GRADUATED AND SOUGHT EMPLOYMENT FOR AT LEAST SIX  MONTHS  PRIOR  TO  THE
DATE  OF  APPLICATION;  (E)  BEEN  UNSUCCESSFUL  IN  OBTAINING FULL-TIME
EMPLOYMENT; (F) PROVIDED DOCUMENTATION THAT SUCH  APPLICANT  HAS  SOUGHT
EMPLOYMENT  FOR  SUCH  A  JOB IN NEW YORK STATE; AND (G) APPLIED FOR THE
DEGREE ENHANCEMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE DATE
OF GRADUATION.
  3. THE TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SHALL ESTABLISH OR
IDENTIFY EXISTING CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SKILLS  FOR  COLLEGE
GRADUATES TO ENHANCE THEIR EMPLOYMENT MARKETABILITY THAT ARE TAILORED TO
JOB  MARKET  NEEDS  WHICH SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL ELIGIBLE APPLI-

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

                                                           LBD08037-02-8

S. 2603--A                          2

CANTS FREE OF CHARGE TO SUCH APPLICANT. THE  TRUSTEES  SHALL  PROMULGATE
RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO
ENSURE SUCH PROGRAMS ARE ALIGNED WITH JOB MARKET AND INDUSTRY NEEDS.  IF
THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF NEW YORK DOES NOT CURRENTLY OFFER CERTIFICATE
PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS  SECTION,  OR  IF  CURRENT
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS ARE AT CAPACITY OR CAN NOT BE EXPANDED TO ADMIT ALL
ELIGIBLE  APPLICANTS,  SUCH PROGRAMS MAY BE OFFERED IN AN ON-LINE FORMAT
TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
  4. IF THE COLLEGE FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT GRADUATED CURRENTLY  OFFERS
A  CERTIFICATE PROGRAM THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVI-
SION THREE OF THIS SECTION, THEN IT SHALL BE THE CHOICE OF THE APPLICANT
TO EITHER ATTEND SUCH PROGRAM AT THAT CAMPUS OR  COMPLETE  SUCH  PROGRAM
ON-LINE;  OR  IF A COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS CURRENTLY OFFERING A CERTIFICATE
PROGRAM THAT  MEETS  THE  REQUIREMENTS  IN  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  THIS
SECTION,  SUCH APPLICANT SHALL HAVE THE CHOICE OF OBTAINING SUCH CERTIF-
ICATE FROM SUCH COMMUNITY COLLEGE FREE OF CHARGE TO THE APPLICANT.  SUCH
COMMUNITY  COLLEGE  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF
SUCH APPLICANT'S ATTENDANCE IN THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM  FROM  THE  STATE
UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK FOUR YEAR INSTITUTION FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT
RECEIVED HIS OR HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE.
  5. EACH STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK  INSTITUTION  THAT  CONFERS  FOUR
YEAR  DEGREES  SHALL  INFORM ALL INCOMING FRESHMAN AND TRANSFER STUDENTS
ABOUT ANTICIPATED JOB AVAILABILITY PER EACH MAJOR AND APPROXIMATE SALARY
RANGES PER EACH MAJOR, WHICH DEGREES WILL TYPICALLY REQUIRE  A  GRADUATE
DEGREE OR ADDITIONAL EDUCATION BEYOND A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND ABOUT SUCH
INSTITUTION'S UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT EMPLOYMENT RATES MEASURED WITHIN ONE
YEAR OF SUCH STUDENTS' GRADUATION.
  §  2.  Section  6206  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 20 to read as follows:
  20. A. THE "HELP INDIVIDUALS REACH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM" (HIRE) IS HERE-
BY ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SKILLS  FOR  COLLEGE  GRADUATES  TO
INCREASE THEIR EMPLOYMENT MARKETABILITY AND ATTAIN SUCCESSFUL JOB PLACE-
MENT.
  B.  TO  BE  ELIGIBLE  TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HIRE PROGRAM, AN APPLICANT
SHALL HAVE: (I) RECEIVED AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE FROM THE CITY UNIVERSI-
TY OF NEW YORK AND HAVE ACHIEVED A GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 3.0 OR HIGHER;
(II) COMPLETED THEIR DEGREE IN NO MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, OR SIX YEARS  IF
THE  DEGREE  TYPICALLY  REQUIRES FIVE YEARS; (III) COMPLETED AN APPROVED
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITY, AS DEFINED BY  THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES;
(IV)  GRADUATED  AND  SOUGHT EMPLOYMENT FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO
THE DATE OF APPLICATION; (V) BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL  IN  OBTAINING  FULL-TIME
EMPLOYMENT;  (VI)  PROVIDED DOCUMENTATION THAT SUCH APPLICANT HAS SOUGHT
EMPLOYMENT FOR SUCH A JOB IN NEW YORK STATE; AND (VII) APPLIED  FOR  THE
DEGREE ENHANCEMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE DATE
OF GRADUATION.
  C.  THE TRUSTEES OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SHALL ESTABLISH OR
IDENTIFY EXISTING CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SKILLS  FOR  COLLEGE
GRADUATES TO ENHANCE THEIR EMPLOYMENT MARKETABILITY THAT ARE TAILORED TO
JOB  MARKET  NEEDS, WHICH SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL ELIGIBLE APPLI-
CANTS FREE OF CHARGE TO SUCH APPLICANT. THE  TRUSTEES  SHALL  PROMULGATE
RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO
ENSURE SUCH PROGRAMS ARE ALIGNED WITH JOB MARKET AND INDUSTRY NEEDS.  IF
THE  CITY  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW YORK DOES NOT CURRENTLY OFFER CERTIFICATE
PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, OR  IF  CURRENT
CERTIFICATE  PROGRAMS ARE AT CAPACITY OR CANNOT BE EXPANDED TO ADMIT ALL

S. 2603--A                          3

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS, SUCH PROGRAMS MAY BE OFFERED IN AN  ON-LINE  FORMAT
TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  D.  IF THE COLLEGE FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT GRADUATED CURRENTLY OFFERS
A CERTIFICATE PROGRAM THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS IN PARAGRAPH C OF THIS
SUBDIVISION, THEN IT SHALL BE THE CHOICE  OF  THE  APPLICANT  TO  EITHER
ATTEND  SUCH PROGRAM AT THAT CAMPUS OR COMPLETE SUCH PROGRAM ON-LINE; OR
IF A COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS CURRENTLY OFFERING A CERTIFICATE PROGRAM  THAT
MEETS  THE  REQUIREMENTS IN PARAGRAPH C OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH APPLI-
CANT SHALL HAVE THE CHOICE  OF  OBTAINING  SUCH  CERTIFICATE  FROM  SUCH
COMMUNITY  COLLEGE  FREE  OF  CHARGE  TO  THE  APPLICANT. SUCH COMMUNITY
COLLEGE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF  SUCH  APPLI-
CANT'S ATTENDANCE IN THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FROM THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF
NEW  YORK FOUR YEAR INSTITUTION FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT RECEIVED HIS OR
HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE.
  E. EACH CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK INSTITUTION THAT CONFERS FOUR YEAR
DEGREES SHALL INFORM ALL INCOMING FRESHMEN AND TRANSFER  STUDENTS  ABOUT
ANTICIPATED JOB AVAILABILITY PER EACH MAJOR AND APPROXIMATE SALARY RANG-
ES  PER  EACH  MAJOR,  WHICH  DEGREES  WILL TYPICALLY REQUIRE A GRADUATE
DEGREE OR ADDITIONAL EDUCATION BEYOND A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND ABOUT SUCH
INSTITUTION'S UNDER GRADUATE STUDENT EMPLOYMENT  RATES  MEASURED  WITHIN
ONE YEAR OF SUCH STUDENTS' GRADUATION.
  §  3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
law.

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Kenneth P. LaValle

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Apr 17, 2018 - Finance committee Vote

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Jan 22, 2018 - Higher Education committee Vote

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Jun 20, 2017 - floor Vote

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Jun 20, 2017 - Rules committee Vote

Committee Vote: Jun 20, 2017

Jun 6, 2017 - Finance committee Vote

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May 16, 2017 - Higher Education committee Vote

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S2603 - Details

S2603 - Summary

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