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                                   5945
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 2, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PICHARDO, SAYEGH, TAYLOR, REYES -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of A. GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  require the commissioner of education, in consultation with
   the department of labor and any other appropriate agency,  to  produce
   an  annual  report regarding state workforce projections and education
   credential production; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
   upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  commissioner  of education, in consultation with the
 department of labor and any other appropriate agency, shall  produce  an
 annual  report regarding state workforce need projections and credential
 production. The report shall:
   a. indicate the state's anticipated workforce needs for the next  four
 years  and  the  number  of degrees, certificates, and other credentials
 that institutions of higher education and vocational schools  expect  to
 issue over the next four years;
   b.  indicate  the  state's anticipated number of degrees, certificates
 and other credentials that high school vocational programs,  apprentice-
 ship programs and other workforce training programs expect to issue over
 the next four years;
   c. identify any workforce needs, including areas of specialization and
 levels  of  experience within a particular vocation, that may not be met
 by current education, training, and apprenticeship programs;
   d.   determine  whether  additional  career  and  technical  education
 programs are needed to help fill identified workforce needs;
   e.  identify  institutions  that  can meet the workforce needs through
 expansion of existing programs or by developing new programs; and
   f. determine whether the education department, in conjunction with the
 department of labor, can make future information, studied  and  provided
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 for under this act, available on a real-time basis, including a determi-
 nation  of  the  funds needed to implement such a system, the ability of
 current technology to accomplish real-time reporting, the need  for  any
 new  technology  to aid in real-time reporting, and the benefit provided
 to employers, employees, and educators in providing such information  on
 a real-time basis.
   §  2.  On  or  before  January 1, 2022, and every year thereafter, the
 commissioner of education shall submit a report to the governor,  tempo-
 rary  president  of  the  senate,  the  speaker of the assembly, and the
 chairs of the education committees of the assembly and the senate of the
 findings made pursuant to section one of this act, and include recommen-
 dations to expand programs to meet workforce needs.  Such  report  shall
 also  include legislative proposals as such commissioner deems necessary
 to implement his or her recommendations.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed four years after such date.