Senate Bill S7808A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes experiential learning opportunities in the state university of New York and the city university of New York

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Current Bill Status Via A8346 - Passed Senate


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S7808 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8346
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355 & 6206, Ed L

2023-S7808 - Summary

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

2023-S7808 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7808 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7808
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             December 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an exper-
   iential learning degree requirement 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. Legislative  findings  and  intent.  Experiential  learning
 encompasses  service-learning  activities,  paid  or unpaid internships,
 research projects, and other programs that  allow  students  to  develop
 work  experience  and practical skills necessary for life after college.
 Students who participate in internships, for example, are 15% less like-
 ly to be unemployed in the first years after graduation and earn 6% more
 than students who did not participate in internships. Despite the proven
 benefits of experiential learning, not all students have access to these
 programs, and students from disadvantaged backgrounds are the most like-
 ly to miss out.  This  legislation  is  necessary  to  ensure  that  all
 students  at the state university of New York and the city university of
 New York are able to participate  in  experiential  learning,  enhancing
 their education and preparing them for careers after college.
   §  2.  Subdivision 2 of section 355 of the education law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph f-3 to read as follows:
   F-3. (1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE  CONTRARY,
 THE  STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL DEVELOP A PLAN
 FOR REQUIRING THAT ALL STUDENTS COMPLETE  AN  APPROVED  EXPERIENTIAL  OR
 APPLIED  LEARNING ACTIVITY, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH F-1 OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, AS A REQUIREMENT FOR ALL DEGREE PROGRAMS.
   (2) SUCH PLAN SHALL:
   (I) DEFINE APPROVED EXPERIENTIAL OR APPLIED LEARNING ACTIVITIES;
   (II) DEFINE METHODS OF FACULTY OVERSIGHT AND ASSESSMENT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13741-01-3
 S. 7808                             2
              

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2023-S7808A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8346
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355 & 6206, Ed L

2023-S7808A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-S7808A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7808A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7808--A
     Cal. No. 721
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             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:
 
   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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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