§ 319 — Establishment of dual enrollment program policy

* § 319. Establishment of dual enrollment program policy. 1. For\npurposes of this section:\n (a) "Dual enrollment program" means any program that is a partnership\nbetween at least one school and at least one institution of higher\neducation that provides high school students with the opportunity to\nenroll in college courses and earn transferable college credit from the\ninstitution or institutions while completing high school graduation and\ndiploma requirements.\n (b) "School" means a charter school, a school district, or a board of\ncooperative educational services.\n 2. The commissioner shall adopt a statewide policy outlining the\ndefinition of dual enrollment programs in New York state and guidelines\nfor participation and data reporting.\n 3. The policy established pursuant to subdivision two of this section\nshall require that schools and higher education institutions annually\nsubmit to the department data regarding participation in and outcomes of\ndual enrollment programs in a form and manner determined by the\ncommissioner pursuant to subdivision five of this section. The\ndepartment shall annually publish such data on its public website no\nlater than January first in the school year following the school year\nfor which the data is applicable.\n 4. The policy established pursuant to subdivision two of this section\nshall require that, by September first, two thousand twenty-six, all\nschools participating in a dual enrollment program shall submit to the\ndepartment a partnership agreement with the institution or institutions\nof higher education with which they are partnered. Such partnership\nagreements shall establish the scope and terms of the dual enrollment\nprogram, as well as a protocol for collecting, sharing, and reporting\nany data required by the commissioner pursuant to this section.\nPartnership agreements shall be consistent with the policy adopted by\nthe commissioner pursuant to subdivision two of this section, and shall\ncontain such other provisions as may be required by the commissioner.\nThe partnership agreements shall be updated and resubmitted no less than\nonce every five years. The commissioner shall develop and make publicly\navailable the required partnership agreement form for schools and higher\neducation institutions no later than January first, two thousand\ntwenty-six.\n 5. On or before January first, two thousand twenty-six, the\ncommissioner, the chancellor of the state university of New York, the\nchancellor of the city university of New York, and the governor shall\njointly establish data points to be submitted pursuant to this section.\n * NB There are 2 § 319's\n