NY State Senate Bill 2023-S5864

Senate Bill S5864

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enroll students in career and technical education courses

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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Jan 03, 2024	referred to education
Mar 20, 2023	referred to education

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2023-S5864 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5431
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §4602, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S6599, A7846

2023-S5864 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enroll students in career and technical education courses.

2023-S5864 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S5864

SPONSOR: THOMAS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to career and technical
education courses provided by boards of cooperative educational services

 
PURPOSE:

To establish equity of opportunity for students to enroll in career and
technical education programs.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill provides the legislative findings.

Section 2 of the bill amends the education law by adding a new subdivi-
sion stating that each board of cooperative educational services shall
be authorized to enroll students from each local school district in
career and technical education courses if such students are accepted to
such courses.

Section 3 is the enacting clause.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Career and technical education programs, such as those provided by the
Board Of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) provide quality and
cost-effective educational services by partnering with school districts.
These educational programs have helped countless students in New York
State successfully obtain occupations and excel in a variety of indus-
tries, needed in our communities. However, the current enrollment struc-
ture for career and technical education programs, including BOCES,
prevent students from the opportunity to attend these programs.

This bill will recognize the unique educational and career opportunities
provided by BOCES and authorize BOCES to enroll students from each local
school district if accepted to such courses.  This will allow students
and parents to avoid the frustrating process of attempting to enroll in
these programs through their school's guidance counselor, which previ-
ously proved to be a fruitless endeavor when a school had not previously
enrolled a student in a BOCES program. All students deserve equity of
opportunity to enroll in career and technical education programs, which
this bill will help achieve.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-2022: S.6599 (Brooks) / A.7846 (Thiele) - Referred to Education.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the state.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S5864 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5864
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. THOMAS, MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to career  and  technical
   education  courses  provided  by  boards  of  cooperative  educational
   services

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  findings.  The legislature hereby finds that
 career and technical education courses operated by a  board  of  cooper-
 ative  educational services provide unique educational and career oppor-
 tunities for students. Students from local  districts  should  have  the
 opportunity  to  enroll in such courses offered by boards of cooperative
 educational services. Therefore, it is in  the  best  interests  of  the
 students  in each local district to apply and, if accepted, to enroll in
 career and technical education programs operated by  boards  of  cooper-
 ative  educational  services without prior approval from the local board
 of education.
   § 2. Section 4602 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6.  EACH BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL BE AUTHORIZED
 TO ENROLL STUDENTS FROM EACH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN CAREER AND TECHNI-
 CAL EDUCATION COURSES IF SUCH STUDENTS ARE ACCEPTED TO SUCH COURSES.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08651-01-3

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