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                                  7808--A
     Cal. No. 721
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             December 13, 2023
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 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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 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 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.