2019 New York Laws
LAB - Labor
Article 2 - The Department of Labor
12 - Transmission of Labor Market Information.

§ 12. Transmission of labor market information. 1. For the purposes of
this section:
  a. Department means the department of labor of the state of New York.
  b.  Commissioner means the industrial commissioner of the state of New
York.
  c. Education department means the education department of the state of
New York.
  d. Labor market information is defined to include, but not be  limited
to,   industry   and   occupational   projections   for  those  standard
metropolitan statistical areas for which the  department  compiles  such
information  and  for the state of New York, "Applications and Openings"
publication, and the "New York State Annual Planning Report", providing,
however,  that  the  commissioner  shall  have  the  power  to   include
additional  publications,  projections and other data to this definition
of labor market information.
  e. Forward-facing employment data is defined to include,  but  not  be
limited  to, current and projected employment opportunities in the state
of New York, and shall include, but not be limited to, factors  such  as
geographical  location  or  required  training  and  experience for such
opportunities.
  2. When it is jointly determined by the department and  the  education
department  that  labor  market information or forward-facing employment
data prepared by the department is adequate in this prepared  form,  the
department  shall transmit a copy of such information and data to: every
school district in the state of New  York  maintaining  approved  career
education programs, with a list of such school districts to be furnished
to   the   department  by  the  education  department;  every  board  of
cooperative educational services maintaining approved  career  education
programs, with a list of such boards of cooperative educational services
to be furnished to the department by the education department; and every
community  college and agricultural and technical institute in the state
of New York maintaining approved career education programs, with a  list
of such colleges and institutes to be furnished to the department by the
education  department.  The  education department shall regularly update
such lists to keep them current and transmit changes to  the  department
expeditiously.
  3.  The  commissioner shall transmit to those school districts, boards
of  cooperative  educational  services  and   community   colleges   and
agricultural  and technical institutes located within a particular labor
market area, labor market information or forward-facing employment  data
compiled for that area.
  4.  (a)  The  transmission  of labor market information shall occur as
frequently as such labor market information is compiled or published  by
the  department,  and  in  as expeditious a manner as possible following
such compilation or publication.
  (b) The transmission of forward-facing  employment  data  shall  occur
bi-monthly,  and  in  as expeditious a manner as possible following such
compilation or publication.
  5.  If  a  publication  noted  by  title  in  this  section  shall  be
discontinued  by the department, the department shall transmit, pursuant
to the provisions of this section,  the  publication  published  by  the
department  which, in its opinion, provides the information most similar
to  that  information  which  had  previously  been  provided   by   the
discontinued publication.
  6.  If  a  publication  noted by title in this section shall have such
title  changed,  the  department  shall  continue   to   transmit   such
publications with its new title.

  7.  When the department and the education department jointly determine
that labor market information or forward-facing employment data prepared
by the department, to be transmitted pursuant to this section,  requires
an  explanatory  analysis  to  be utilized to its fullest potential, the
education  department  shall  provide  an analysis of the information or
data, written in clear, concise and easily understandable language. Such
analysis shall consider, but not be limited to a consideration  of,  the
following:  instructions  for the proper use of such information or data
by individuals involved  in  the  planning  and  development  of  career
education,  the  proper  use  of such information or data by individuals
involved in vocational and educational guidance, and the proper  use  of
such  information  or  data  by current and prospective career education
pupils in the selection of career education programs likely to offer the
greatest potential for employment upon graduation.
  8. To effectuate the purposes of this section,  the  commissioner  and
the commissioner of education, or their authorized designees, shall meet
on  a regular basis which shall not be less than once a month, excepting
July and August when such meeting shall be discretionary.
  9. It shall be the responsibility of such school districts, boards  of
cooperative   educational   services,   and   community   colleges   and
agricultural and technical institutes in receipt  of  such  publications
and  sources  of  labor  market information or forward-facing employment
data enumerated in this section to provide copies of such  labor  market
information  or  forward-facing  employment  data  to  those individuals
responsible for vocational  and  educational  guidance  at  such  school
districts,   boards   of  cooperative  educational  services,  community
colleges and agricultural and technical institutes.