§ 319. Establishment of dual enrollment program policy. 1. For
purposes of this section:

(a) "Dual enrollment program" means any program that is a partnership
between at least one school and at least one institution of higher
education that provides high school students with the opportunity to
enroll in college courses and earn transferable college credit from the
institution or institutions while completing high school graduation and
diploma requirements.

(b) "School" means a charter school, a school district, or a board of
cooperative educational services.

2. The commissioner shall adopt a statewide policy outlining the
definition of dual enrollment programs in New York state and guidelines
for participation and data reporting.

3. The policy established pursuant to subdivision two of this section
shall require that schools and higher education institutions annually
submit to the department data regarding participation in and outcomes of
dual enrollment programs in a form and manner determined by the
commissioner pursuant to subdivision five of this section. The
department shall annually publish such data on its public website no
later than January first in the school year following the school year
for which the data is applicable.

4. The policy established pursuant to subdivision two of this section
shall require that, by September first, two thousand twenty-six, all
schools participating in a dual enrollment program shall submit to the
department a partnership agreement with the institution or institutions
of higher education with which they are partnered. Such partnership
agreements shall establish the scope and terms of the dual enrollment
program, as well as a protocol for collecting, sharing, and reporting
any data required by the commissioner pursuant to this section.
Partnership agreements shall be consistent with the policy adopted by
the commissioner pursuant to subdivision two of this section, and shall
contain such other provisions as may be required by the commissioner.
The partnership agreements shall be updated and resubmitted no less than
once every five years. The commissioner shall develop and make publicly
available the required partnership agreement form for schools and higher
education institutions no later than January first, two thousand
twenty-six.

5. On or before January first, two thousand twenty-six, the
commissioner, the chancellor of the state university of New York, the
chancellor of the city university of New York, and the governor shall
jointly establish data points to be submitted pursuant to this section.