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May 24, 2024
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Lupardo) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the state
university of New York community college workforce guarantee program
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 6303 of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
7. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COMMU-
NITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE GUARANTEE PROGRAM. SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS
THEREFOR, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE
GUARANTEE PROGRAM SHALL ASSIST COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO PRODUCE JOB- AND
CAREER-READY WORKERS FOR HIGH DEMAND SECTORS. EACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SHALL DEVELOP PROGRAMS BASED UPON THEIR REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS
NEEDS WHICH VARY BY REGION. THE PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE BOTH CREDIT AND
NON-CREDIT PROGRAMS WHICH WILL PROVIDE A JOB-READY WORKFORCE AND SEAM-
LESS TRANSFER OPTIONS TO FOUR-YEAR DEGREE PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAM SHALL
FOCUS ON THE HIGH DEMAND JOB SECTORS OF HEALTHCARE, ADVANCED MANUFACTUR-
ING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/CYBERSECURITY, SKILLED TRADES, AND CLEAN
ENERGY, BUT MAY ALSO INCLUDE OTHER PROGRAMS BASED UPON REGIONAL DEMANDS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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