N.Y. Education Law § 5009: Duties of the commissioner

§ 5009. Duties of the commissioner. In addition to all other duties

assigned in this article, the duties of the commissioner shall include,

but not be limited to:

1. ensuring that up-to-date, accurate information is available to the

public, via the internet and other appropriate media, regarding every

duly licensed proprietary school in this state, as well as disciplinary

actions decided by the state.

2. developing and issuing to duly licensed proprietary schools a

symbol to indicate such status; provided that such symbol shall be

developed and made available to such schools no later than September

thirtieth, nineteen hundred ninety-nine.

3. administering a public information campaign aimed at increasing

awareness about the importance of attending licensed proprietary

vocational schools. Such campaign shall be targeted to populations at

risk of enrolling in unlicensed schools, and shall be conducted using

means including, but not limited to, public service announcements on

commercial radio and television stations, public access television, and

print media.

4. providing for the orderly maintenance of any student records which

may be transferred to the department pursuant to any school's plan

developed pursuant to subdivision eight of section five thousand one of

this article; including responding to student requests for transcripts

and records within twenty days of receiving a request. The commissioner

is hereby authorized to impose an appropriate fee for such transcripts

pursuant to a schedule approved by the director of the budget.