2010 New York Code
EDN - Education
Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 8 - (350 - 365) STATE UNIVERSITY AND STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
355-C - College opportunity to prepare for employment.

§ 355-c. College  opportunity to prepare for employment.  1. The state
  university is authorized to enter into an agreement with the  department
  of  social  services for the establishment of the college opportunity to
  prepare for employment (COPE) program for the development of  a  program
  of  allowable  activities  and services for eligible participants in the
  federal job opportunity and basic skills (JOBS) program.
    2. The state  university  shall  identify  such  funds  as  necessary,
  including  any  private  funds  provided  for  the purpose of supporting
  employment and training  services,  to  be  used  on  a  matching  basis
  consistent with federal requirements.
    3.  Services  may  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  high  school
  equivalency, basic education, job skills  training,  English-as-a-second
  language,   job   readiness   training,  job  placement  services,  case
  management, career counseling and  assessment,  employability  planning,
  supportive  services  such  as  child  care,  and  a youth demonstration
  activity providing an integrated program  of  high  school  equivalency,
  occupational training, work experience, and job placement.
    4.  The  state university shall submit an annual evaluation and report
  on the college opportunity to prepare  for  employment  program  to  the
  governor,  the  speaker  of the assembly, the temporary president of the
  senate, the chairman   of the assembly ways  and  means  committee,  the
  chairman  of  the  senate  finance  committee,  and  the  chair  of  the
  legislative commission on skills development  and  career  education  no
  later  than  October thirty-first following the program year ending June
  thirtieth. The evaluation and report shall  include,  at  a  minimum,  a
  description  of  services provided, participant characteristics, data on
  measures of educational  and  job  skills  gains,  job  development  and
  placement, and retention.