NY State Senate Bill 2021-S9255

Senate Bill S9255

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to providing secondary school pupils and adults in career education programs access to programs/courses sufficient to comprise a career major in electric vehicle maintenance and repair

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2021-S9255 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §4602-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S372

2021-S9255 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing secondary school pupils and adults in career education programs access to programs/courses sufficient to comprise a career major in electric vehicle maintenance and repair; establishes the working group on electric vehicle career education achievement.

2021-S9255 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9255

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to providing secondary
school pupils and adults in career education programs access to
programs/courses sufficient to comprise a career major in electric vehi-
cle maintenance and repair

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation amends the education law to create course material
pertinent to the development of a career major in electrical vehicle
maintenance and repair.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the education law by adding section 4602-A environ-
mental conservation law's subdivision 1 and subdivision 9

Subsection 1 of section 4602-A sets forth the appropriate definitions.

Subsection 2 of section 4602-A authorizes and directs the board of
education for each school district to develop electric vehicle mainte-
nance and repair courses for all career major programs.

Additionally, the content of the courses shall be developed and adminis-
tered by the board of education in each school district.

Subsection 3a of section 4602-A sets forth the effective date by which
the public service commission has to create the working group on elec-
tric vehicle career education achievement. The working group shall
provide guidance, recommendations and assistance in implementing the
electrical vehicle maintenance and repair major.

Subsection 3b outlines the composition of the 8 members who shall
comprise the working group.

Section 2 sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The creation of this bill enables trade schools around the state to
foster career majors to develop the necessary expertise in electric
vehicle technology. By crafting vocational school major(s) specifically
focused on the care and maintenance of electric vehicles, students will
be equipped with the information necessary for a comprehensive education
on electric vehicle upkeep and with the in-depth knowledge on the envi-
ronmental benefits of such. Doing so would enable us to foster and keep
the expertise and workforce that develops this and other renewable tech-
nology within the state.

Moreover, trade schools are a welcome alternative to four year college
programs, as they are flexible, cost-friendly, and give students the
technical skills and expertise necessary to pursue in-demand trades.
This bill would further the mission of trades schools and make sure that
our population has adequate access to programs that develop their tech-
nical and practical skills.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

XXX

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately

2021-S9255 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9255
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  providing  secondary
   school  pupils  and  adults  in  career  education  programs access to
   programs/courses sufficient to comprise a  career  major  in  electric
   vehicle maintenance and repair

   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 4602-a
 to read as follows:
   § 4602-A. CAREER MAJOR IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.  1.
 FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "CAREER  MAJOR" SHALL MEAN A NUMBER OF COURSES IN A CAREER EDUCA-
 TION PROGRAM WHICH TOGETHER PROVIDE A  STUDENT  WITH  GREATER  TECHNICAL
 SKILL  AND  A  STRONG ACADEMIC CORE AND ARE PRIMARILY DESIGNED FOR THOSE
 STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT INITIALLY COLLEGE BOUND AND SHALL PROVIDE THEM WITH
 ALTERNATIVES TO  IMMEDIATE  ENTRANCE  INTO  A  FOUR-YEAR  UNIVERSITY  OR
 COLLEGE  AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. A CAREER MAJOR SHALL BE LINKED TO
 POSTSECONDARY OPTIONS AND SHALL PREPARE  STUDENTS  TO  PURSUE  EITHER  A
 DEGREE  OR  CERTIFICATION FROM A POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION, AN INDUSTRY-
 BASED TRAINING OR CERTIFICATION, AN  APPRENTICESHIP,  THE  MILITARY,  OR
 IMMEDIATE  ENTRANCE INTO A CAREER FIELD, PURSUANT TO POLICIES ADOPTED BY
 THE COMMISSIONER; AND
   (B) "ELECTRIC VEHICLE"  SHALL  MEAN  AN  AUTOMOTIVE-TYPE  VEHICLE  FOR
 ON-ROAD  USE, SUCH AS PASSENGER AUTOMOBILES, BUSES, TRUCKS, VANS, NEIGH-
 BORHOOD ELECTRIC VEHICLES, AND ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES, POWERED BY AN ELEC-
 TRIC MOTOR THAT DRAWS CURRENT FROM A RECHARGEABLE STORAGE BATTERY,  FUEL
 CELL,  PHOTOVOLTAIC  ARRAY, OR OTHER SOURCE OF ELECTRIC CURRENT WHICH IS
 CHARGED BY BEING PLUGGED INTO AN ELECTRICAL SOURCE. FOR THE PURPOSES  OF
 THIS SECTION, OFF-ROAD, SELF-PROPELLED ELECTRIC VEHICLES, SUCH AS INDUS-
 TRIAL  TRUCKS,  HOISTS,  LIFTS,  TRANSPORTS,  GOLF CARTS, AIRLINE GROUND
 SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, TRACTORS, AND BOATS, ARE NOT INCLUDED  IN  THE  DEFI-
 NITION OF "ELECTRIC VEHICLE".
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15379-01-2

 S. 9255                             2
 
   2. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL DEVELOP CAREER
 MAJOR  PROGRAMS  OF  STUDY  IN  ELECTRIC VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR,
 AVAILABLE TO ALL SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILS AND ADULTS IN CAREER  EDUCATION
 PROGRAMS,  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  A  PHASE-IN  SCHEDULE  AS DETERMINED BY
 REPORTS  FROM  THE  WORKING GROUP ESTABLISHED UNDER SUBDIVISION THREE OF
 THIS SECTION. EVERY CAREER EDUCATION SCHOOL IN THE STATE SHALL  ADMINIS-
 TER  A  NUMBER OF CLASSES NECESSARY TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF A CAREER
 MAJOR AND PROVIDE INSTRUCTION DESIGNED TO EDUCATE STUDENTS  ON  ELECTRIC
 VEHICLE  MAINTENANCE  AND REPAIR. THESE COURSES SHALL ALSO BE OFFERED TO
 EACH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ENROLLED IN A SCHOOL  DISTRICT  THAT  OFFERS  A
 CAREER  MAJOR  PROGRAM.  THE  COURSES  CONTAINED IN THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE
 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR CAREER MAJOR SHALL BE DEFINED AND ADMINISTERED BY
 THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT AFTER  CONSULTATION  WITH
 THE WORKING GROUP, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
   3.  (A)  NO LATER THAN SIXTY DAYS FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SECTION, THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SHALL ESTABLISH THE WORKING GROUP
 ON ELECTRIC VEHICLE CAREER EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT ("THE WORKING  GROUP").
 THE  WORKING  GROUP,  NO  LATER  THAN  THE  DATE SPECIFIED BY THE PUBLIC
 SERVICE COMMISSION AND ON AN ANNUAL BASIS  THEREAFTER,  SHALL  MEET  AND
 THEN  PROVIDE THE COMMISSIONER AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF EACH SCHOOL
 DISTRICT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE ELECTRIC  VEHI-
 CLE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR CAREER MAJOR. THE WORKING GROUP SHALL PROVIDE
 GUIDANCE,  ADVICE,  AND  MAKE  RECOMMENDATIONS  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER ON
 MATTERS PERTAINING TO EDUCATION POLICY, PERFORMANCE  AND  INNOVATION  IN
 ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  TECHNOLOGY.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH
 RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WORKING GROUP AS MAY BE  NECESSARY  TO  ESTABLISH
 THE  CURRICULUM,  ASSESSMENTS  AND ANY OTHER CRITERIA THAT STUDENTS MUST
 ACHIEVE TO EARN A CAREER MAJOR PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   (B) THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SHALL COMPOSE THE WORKING GROUP  AND
 MAY CONSULT WITH THE COMMISSIONER FOR RECOMMENDATIONS. THE WORKING GROUP
 SHALL CONSIST OF EIGHT MEMBERS APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS:
   (I) TWO MEMBERS APPOINTED FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION;
   (II) TWO MEMBERS APPOINTED FROM THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND
 DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY;
   (III) TWO MEMBERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT;
   (IV)  ONE MEMBER WITH AN EXPERTISE IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE ENGINEERING WHO
 IS LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE; AND
   (V) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED FROM A  STATE-BASED  ENVIRONMENTAL  ORGANIZA-
 TION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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