NY Lab L § 12 (2021)
2021 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.