Bill Text: NY S07646 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes the "help individuals reach employment program"(HIRE).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-15 - referred to higher education [S07646 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S07646-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7646 IN SENATE May 12, 2016 ___________ 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: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 355-d 2 to read as follows: 3 § 355-d. Help individuals reach employment. 1. The "help individuals 4 reach employment program" (HIRE) is hereby established to provide addi- 5 tional skills for college graduates to increase their employment market- 6 ability and attain successful job placement. 7 2. To be eligible to participate in the HIRE program, an applicant 8 shall have: (a) received an undergraduate degree from the state univer- 9 sity of New York and have achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or high- 10 er; (b) completed their degree in no more than five years, or six years 11 if the degree typically requires five years; (c) completed an approved 12 experiential learning activity, as defined by the board of trustees; (d) 13 graduated and sought employment for at least six months prior to the 14 date of application; (e) been unsuccessful in obtaining full-time 15 employment; (f) provided documentation that such applicant has sought 16 employment for such a job in New York state; and (g) applied for the 17 degree enhancement for employment program within one year after the date 18 of graduation. 19 3. The trustees of the state university of New York shall establish or 20 identify existing certificate programs that provide skills for college 21 graduates to enhance their employment marketability that are tailored to 22 job market needs which shall be made available to all eligible appli- 23 cants free of charge to such applicant. The trustees shall promulgate 24 rules and regulations in consultation with the department of labor to 25 ensure such programs are aligned with job market and industry needs. If 26 the state university of New York does not currently offer certificate 27 programs that meet the requirements of this section, or if current 28 certificate programs are at capacity or can not be expanded to admit all EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15315-01-6S. 7646 2 1 eligible applicants, such programs may be offered in an on-line format 2 to satisfy the requirements of this section. 3 4. If the college from which the applicant graduated currently offers 4 a certificate program that meets the requirements set forth in subdivi- 5 sion three of this section, then it shall be the choice of the applicant 6 to either attend such program at that campus or complete such program 7 on-line; or if a community college is currently offering a certificate 8 program that meets the requirements in subdivision three of this 9 section, such applicant shall have the choice of obtaining such certif- 10 icate from such community college free of charge to the applicant. Such 11 community college shall be entitled to reimbursement for the cost of 12 such applicant's attendance in the certificate program from the state 13 university of New York four year institution from which the applicant 14 received his or her bachelor's degree. 15 5. Each state university of New York institution that confers four 16 year degrees shall inform all incoming freshman and transfer students 17 about anticipated job availability per each major and approximate salary 18 ranges per each major, which degrees will typically require a graduate 19 degree or additional education beyond a bachelor's degree and about such 20 institution's undergraduate student employment rates measured within one 21 year of such students' graduation. 22 § 2. Section 6206 of the education law is amended by adding a new 23 subdivision 19 to read as follows: 24 19. a. The "help individuals reach employment program" (HIRE) is here- 25 by established to provide additional skills for college graduates to 26 increase their employment marketability and attain successful job place- 27 ment. 28 b. To be eligible to participate in the HIRE program, an applicant 29 shall have: (i) received an undergraduate degree from the city universi- 30 ty of New York and have achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or higher; 31 (ii) completed their degree in no more than five years, or six years if 32 the degree typically requires five years; (iii) completed an approved 33 experiential learning activity, as defined by the board of trustees; 34 (iv) graduated and sought employment for at least six months prior to 35 the date of application; (v) been unsuccessful in obtaining full-time 36 employment; (vi) provided documentation that such applicant has sought 37 employment for such a job in New York state; and (vii) applied for the 38 degree enhancement for employment program within one year after the date 39 of graduation. 40 c. The trustees of the city university of New York shall establish or 41 identify existing certificate programs that provide skills for college 42 graduates to enhance their employment marketability that are tailored to 43 job market needs, which shall be made available to all eligible appli- 44 cants free of charge to such applicant. The trustees shall promulgate 45 rules and regulations in consultation with the department of labor to 46 ensure such programs are aligned with job market and industry needs. If 47 the city university of New York does not currently offer certificate 48 programs that meet the requirements of this subdivision, or if current 49 certificate programs are at capacity or cannot be expanded to admit all 50 eligible applicants, such programs may be offered in an on-line format 51 to satisfy the requirements of this subdivision. 52 d. If the college from which the applicant graduated currently offers 53 a certificate program that meets the requirements in paragraph c of this 54 subdivision, then it shall be the choice of the applicant to either 55 attend such program at that campus or complete such program on-line; or 56 if a community college is currently offering a certificate program thatS. 7646 3 1 meets the requirements in paragraph c of this subdivision, such appli- 2 cant shall have the choice of obtaining such certificate from such 3 community college free of charge to the applicant. Such community 4 college shall be entitled to reimbursement for the cost of such appli- 5 cant's attendance in the certificate program from the city university of 6 New York four year institution from which the applicant received his or 7 her bachelor's degree. 8 e. Each city university of New York institution that confers four year 9 degrees shall inform all incoming freshmen and transfer students about 10 anticipated job availability per each major and approximate salary rang- 11 es per each major, which degrees will typically require a graduate 12 degree or additional education beyond a bachelor's degree and about such 13 institution's under graduate student employment rates measured within 14 one year of such students' graduation. 15 § 3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a 16 law.
