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                                  8346--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 13, 2023
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 Introduced by M. of A. FAHY, TAYLOR, DICKENS, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, LEVENBERG,
   SIMON  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
   -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with
   Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 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:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of  section  355  of  the  education  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph f-3 to read as follows:
   F-3.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE
 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL, BY    JUNE  FIRST,
 TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE, DEVELOP A PLAN TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS
 ENROLLED IN AN ACADEMIC PROGRAM OF THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK
 BEGINNING  IN  THE  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE--TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
 ACADEMIC YEAR, APPROVED EXPERIENTIAL OR APPLIED LEARNING ACTIVITIES,  AS
 DEFINED  IN PARAGRAPH F-1 OF THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH PLAN SHALL BE DEVEL-
 OPED IN CONSULTATION WITH UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE, THE FACULTY COUNCIL
 OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES, THE UNIVERSITY STUDENT ASSEMBLY, AND OTHER STAKE-
 HOLDERS. SUCH PLAN SHALL DEFINE APPROVED EXPERIENTIAL OR APPLIED  LEARN-
 ING  ACTIVITIES,  METHODS OF FACULTY OVERSIGHT AND ASSESSMENT, RESPONSI-
 BILITIES OF BUSINESS, CORPORATE, NON-PROFIT OR  OTHER  ENTITIES  HOSTING
 STUDENTS,  AND  INCLUDE  A REQUIREMENT FOR COLLECTING AND REPORTING DATA
 ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH EXPERIENTIAL OR APPLIED LEARNING ACTIVITIES.   SUCH
 PLAN  SHALL  HAVE EACH COLLEGE EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF INCLUDING SUCH
 EXPERIENTIAL OR APPLIED LEARNING ACTIVITIES  AS  A  DEGREE  REQUIREMENT.
 SUCH  COLLEGE  SHALL  EXAMINE ITS ABILITY TO ADMINISTER AND PROVIDE SUCH
 OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS; THE LOCAL  COMMUNITY'S  CAPACITY  TO  SUPPORT
 SUCH  EXPERIENTIAL  OR  APPLIED  LEARNING  ACTIVITIES;  THE  IMPACT SUCH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13741-02-4
              

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 REQUIREMENT WOULD HAVE ON THE LOCAL WORKFORCE,  IF  ANY;  POTENTIAL  FOR
 SUCH A REQUIREMENT TO ENHANCE LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS; AND WHETH-
 ER  ADDING SUCH A REQUIREMENT WOULD CAUSE POTENTIAL DELAYS IN GRADUATION
 FOR STUDENTS.
   §  2.  Section  6206  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 23 to read as follows:
   23. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE  CONTRARY,  THE
 CITY  UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL, BY JUNE FIRST, TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, DEVELOP A  PLAN  TO  MAKE  AVAILABLE  TO  STUDENTS
 ENROLLED  IN  AN  ACADEMIC  PROGRAM  OF  THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
 BEGINNING IN  THE  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX
 ACADEMIC  YEAR, APPROVED EXPERIENTIAL OR APPLIED LEARNING ACTIVITIES, AS
 DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION EIGHTEEN OF THIS  SECTION.  SUCH  PLAN  SHALL  BE
 DEVELOPED IN CONSULTATION WITH UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE, THE UNIVERSITY
 STUDENT  SENATE  AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. SUCH PLAN SHALL DEFINE APPROVED
 EXPERIENTIAL OR APPLIED LEARNING ACTIVITIES, METHODS  OF  FACULTY  OVER-
 SIGHT  AND ASSESSMENT, RESPONSIBILITIES OF BUSINESS, CORPORATE, NON-PRO-
 FIT OR OTHER ENTITIES HOSTING STUDENTS, AND INCLUDE  A  REQUIREMENT  FOR
 COLLECTING  AND  REPORTING  DATA  ASSOCIATED  WITH  SUCH EXPERIENTIAL OR
 APPLIED LEARNING ACTIVITIES. SUCH PLAN SHALL HAVE EACH  COLLEGE  EXAMINE
 THE  FEASIBILITY  OF  INCLUDING  SUCH  EXPERIENTIAL  OR APPLIED LEARNING
 ACTIVITIES AS A DEGREE REQUIREMENT. SUCH COLLEGE SHALL EXAMINE ITS ABIL-
 ITY TO ADMINISTER AND PROVIDE SUCH OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS; THE  LOCAL
 COMMUNITY'S  CAPACITY  TO  SUPPORT SUCH EXPERIENTIAL OR APPLIED LEARNING
 ACTIVITIES; THE IMPACT SUCH REQUIREMENT WOULD HAVE ON  THE  LOCAL  WORK-
 FORCE,  IF  ANY;  POTENTIAL  FOR  SUCH A REQUIREMENT TO ENHANCE LEARNING
 OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS; AND WHETHER ADDING SUCH A REQUIREMENT WOULD CAUSE
 POTENTIAL DELAYS IN GRADUATION FOR STUDENTS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.