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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