2021 New York Laws
EDN - Education
Title 1 - General Provisions
Article 8 - State University and State Financial Assistance for Higher Education
355-D - Educational Opportunity Centers.

§  355-d.  Educational  opportunity centers. 1. There shall be created
within the state university of New York a comprehensive system of higher
education programs and services that promote the growth and stability of
the state's educationally and  economically  challenged  communities  as
referred to in this section as educational opportunity centers.
  2.   Such   educational  opportunity  centers  shall  be  managed  and
supervised by the  state  university  and  shall  provide  programs  and
services  that  include,  but are not limited to the following, provided
that the state university shall have the  discretion  to  determine  the
programs and services offered at each educational opportunity center:
  (a)  academic programs leading to and increasing persistence in higher
education;
  (b) vocational programs leading to career pathways, gainful employment
and self-sufficiency;
  (c) counseling and guidance services to enhance student retention;
  (d) targeted services for business and industry to upgrade  the  skill
levels  of  emerging  and  incumbent  workers  such  that  they  support
increased  productivity  and  the  creation   and   retention   of   job
opportunities;
  (e)  collaboration  with  secondary  schools to assist in the academic
preparation of at-risk youth;
  (f) collaborative programs with colleges and universities to  increase
opportunities for center graduates for advanced placement and receipt of
academic credits for academic work completed at such center;
  (g)  collaboration  with  other  state  and  local agencies, workforce
development  boards  and  charitable  organizations  to  meet   emerging
state-wide priorities for serving the disadvantaged; and
  (h)  entrepreneurial training opportunities that may lead to community
economic development.
  3. The state university shall formulate a plan and guidelines for  the
organization,  development,  coordination  and  operation of educational
opportunity centers  and  may  promulgate  such  rules  and  regulations
necessary  to  carry out the provisions of this section. Such plan shall
include:
  (a) definition of academic and economic eligibility;
  (b) procedures for the selection of such students for admission  to  a
center;
  (c)  program  objectives  including coordination with the university's
long range mission and goals; and
  (d) program evaluation and reporting.