N.Y. Education Law § 319: Establishment of dual enrollment program policy

* § 319. Establishment of dual enrollment program policy. 1. For

purposes of this section:

(a) "Dual enrollment program" means any program that is a partnership

between at least one school and at least one institution of higher

education that provides high school students with the opportunity to

enroll in college courses and earn transferable college credit from the

institution or institutions while completing high school graduation and

diploma requirements.

(b) "School" means a charter school, a school district, or a board of

cooperative educational services.

2. The commissioner shall adopt a statewide policy outlining the

definition of dual enrollment programs in New York state and guidelines

for participation and data reporting.

3. The policy established pursuant to subdivision two of this section

shall require that schools and higher education institutions annually

submit to the department data regarding participation in and outcomes of

dual enrollment programs in a form and manner determined by the

commissioner pursuant to subdivision five of this section. The

department shall annually publish such data on its public website no

later than January first in the school year following the school year

for which the data is applicable.

4. The policy established pursuant to subdivision two of this section

shall require that, by September first, two thousand twenty-six, all

schools participating in a dual enrollment program shall submit to the

department a partnership agreement with the institution or institutions

of higher education with which they are partnered. Such partnership

agreements shall establish the scope and terms of the dual enrollment

program, as well as a protocol for collecting, sharing, and reporting

any data required by the commissioner pursuant to this section.

Partnership agreements shall be consistent with the policy adopted by

the commissioner pursuant to subdivision two of this section, and shall

contain such other provisions as may be required by the commissioner.

The partnership agreements shall be updated and resubmitted no less than

once every five years. The commissioner shall develop and make publicly

available the required partnership agreement form for schools and higher

education institutions no later than January first, two thousand

twenty-six.

5. On or before January first, two thousand twenty-six, the

commissioner, the chancellor of the state university of New York, the

chancellor of the city university of New York, and the governor shall

jointly establish data points to be submitted pursuant to this section.

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