NY State Senate Bill 2017-S2603

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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

Votes

- Jun 20, 2017 - Floor Vote
  S2603
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 20, 2017
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      nay (1)
      
      Krueger
  Apr 17, 2018 - Finance Committee Vote
  S2603
  
  32
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  5
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Finance Committee Vote: Apr 17, 2018
      
      aye (32)
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Montgomery
      
      O'Mara
      
      Peralta
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stavisky
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      aye wr (5)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Dilan
      
      Krueger
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud

Bill Amendments

Original

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co-Sponsors

2017-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

2017-S2603 - Summary

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

2017-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.

2017-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

2017-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

2017-S2603A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-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.

2017-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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Senate Bill S2603

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

Jun 20, 2017 - Floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 20, 2017

Apr 17, 2018 - Finance Committee Vote

Finance Committee Vote: Apr 17, 2018

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2017-S2603 - Details

2017-S2603 - Summary

2017-S2603 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2603 - Bill Text download pdf

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2017-S2603A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S2603A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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Kenneth P. LaValle

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

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Pamela Helming

2017-S2603 - Details

2017-S2603 - Summary

2017-S2603 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2603 - Bill Text download pdf

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Pamela Helming

2017-S2603A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S2603A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S2603A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2603A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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