STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         7968--A
            Cal. No. 1282
                    IN SENATE
                                      May 31, 2016
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        Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on  Rules  --  ordered  to  a
          third  reading,  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in
          the order of third reading
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to recommendations by the
          Regional State University of New York Community  College  Councils  on
          regional workforce needs and student employment rates upon graduation
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 6306 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
     2  new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
     3    11.  Regional  state university of New York community college councils
     4  established pursuant to chapter  fifty  of  the  laws  of  two  thousand
     5  fifteen  shall  consult  with  regional businesses and the department of
     6  labor and make recommendations to the community college boards of  trus-
     7  tees on ways to ensure that degree and certificate programs are tailored
     8  to  regional  workforce  needs  and on how to improve student employment
     9  rates upon graduation. Where appropriate, regional state  university  of
    10  New  York  community  college councils may utilize data collected at the
    11  career centers established pursuant to chapter fifty-three of  the  laws
    12  of  two thousand fifteen, as an additional recourse in developing recom-
    13  mendations to improve student job placement.
    14    § 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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