Bill Text: NY S07808 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Establishes experiential learning opportunities in the state university of New York and the city university of New York.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-04 - SUBSTITUTED BY A8346A [S07808 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S07808-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         7808--A
            Cal. No. 721

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    December 13, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens.  STAVISKY,  CHU, JACKSON -- read twice and ordered
          printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules --
          recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education  in  accordance  with
          Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  reported favorably from said committee,
          ordered to first and  second  report,  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 establishing experien-
          tial learning opportunities in the state university of  New  York  and
          the city university of New York

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of  section  355  of  the  education  law  is
     2  amended by adding a new paragraph f-3 to read as follows:
     3    f-3.  Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the
     4  state university of New York board of trustees shall, by    June  first,
     5  two  thousand  twenty-five, develop a plan to make available to students
     6  enrolled in an academic program of the  state  university  of  New  York
     7  beginning  in  the  two  thousand  twenty-five--two  thousand twenty-six
     8  academic year, approved experiential or applied learning activities,  as
     9  defined  in paragraph f-1 of this subdivision. Such plan shall be devel-
    10  oped in consultation with university faculty senate, the faculty council
    11  of community colleges, the university student assembly, and other stake-
    12  holders. Such plan shall define approved experiential or applied  learn-
    13  ing  activities,  methods of faculty oversight and assessment, responsi-
    14  bilities of business, corporate, non-profit or  other  entities  hosting
    15  students,  and  include  a requirement for collecting and reporting data
    16  associated with such experiential or applied learning activities.   Such
    17  plan  shall  have each college examine the feasibility of including such
    18  experiential or applied learning activities  as  a  degree  requirement.
    19  Such  college  shall  examine its ability to administer and provide such

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13741-03-4
        S. 7808--A                          2

     1  opportunities to students; the local  community's  capacity  to  support
     2  such  experiential  or  applied  learning  activities;  the  impact such
     3  requirement would have on the local workforce,  if  any;  potential  for
     4  such a requirement to enhance learning outcomes for students; and wheth-
     5  er  adding such a requirement would cause potential delays in graduation
     6  for students.
     7    § 2. Section 6206 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     8  subdivision 23 to read as follows:
     9    23.  Notwithstanding  any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the
    10  city university of New York board of trustees shall, by June first,  two
    11  thousand  twenty-five,  develop  a  plan  to  make available to students
    12  enrolled in an academic program of  the  city  university  of  New  York
    13  beginning  in  the  two  thousand  twenty-five--two  thousand twenty-six
    14  academic year, approved experiential or applied learning activities,  as
    15  defined  in  subdivision  eighteen  of  this section. Such plan shall be
    16  developed in consultation with university faculty senate, the university
    17  student senate and other stakeholders. Such plan shall  define  approved
    18  experiential  or  applied  learning activities, methods of faculty over-
    19  sight and assessment, responsibilities of business, corporate,  non-pro-
    20  fit  or  other  entities hosting students, and include a requirement for
    21  collecting and reporting  data  associated  with  such  experiential  or
    22  applied  learning  activities. Such plan shall have each college examine
    23  the feasibility of  including  such  experiential  or  applied  learning
    24  activities as a degree requirement. Such college shall examine its abil-
    25  ity  to administer and provide such opportunities to students; the local
    26  community's capacity to support such experiential  or  applied  learning
    27  activities;  the  impact  such requirement would have on the local work-
    28  force, if any; potential for such  a  requirement  to  enhance  learning
    29  outcomes for students; and whether adding such a requirement would cause
    30  potential delays in graduation for students.
    31    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.