NY Educ L § 4602 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 6 - Special Schools and Instruction Article 93 - Career, Practical Arts, Continuing Adult Education and Vocational and Educational Guidance 4602 - Career Education.

§ 4602. Career  education.  1.  The  board of education of each school district shall provide secondary school  pupils  and  adults  access  to programs  of  career  education,  commensurate  with  the  interests and capabilities of  those  desiring  and  having  a  need  for  preparatory training,  retraining or upgrading for employment, and develop realistic programs  in  accord  with  manpower  needs  in  existing  and  emerging occupations for present and projected employment opportunities.   2.  Career  education  programs  and  classes  shall  be organized and conducted by boards of education or arranged through shared services  as provided  by  boards  of cooperative educational services, in accordance with the rules of the board  of  regents  and  the  regulations  of  the commissioner  of  education.  Boards of education that are designated by the commissioner as major career education providers shall submit to the commissioner every two years, no later than the date  specified  by  the commissioner,  a  career  education program plan, in a form specified by the commissioner, which shall be revised annually.   3. Programs may include  pre-vocational  activities,  career  classes, apprentice  related instruction, cooperative education, work experience, continuing  adult  career  education,  and  other  effective  means   of preparation  and  of  upgrading  employment  capabilities.  Classes  for out-of-school youth sixteen years of age and over and for adults may  be conducted during the day and/or evening.   4. The board of education of each school district maintaining programs in   career   education,  practical  arts,  vocational  and  educational guidance, or continuing career education for adults has full  power  and authority:   a.  To  employ  properly certified directors, supervisors, principals, teachers and counselors and assign them to  serve  in  the  schools  and classes authorized by this article.   b. To establish approved courses of study.   c.  To  purchase  or  acquire sites and grounds; to purchase, acquire, lease or construct and to repair suitable  shops  and  buildings  or  to arrange for shared services.   d.  To  purchase  necessary  machinery,  tools,  apparatus,  books and supplies.   e. To enter into agreements with one or  more  financing  agencies  to provide  for  the acceptance by such board of credit cards as a means of payment of course  fees  or  tuition  when  required  for  instructional programs.  Any such agreement shall govern the terms and conditions upon which a credit card proffered as a means of  payment  of  such  fees  or tuition  shall  be accepted or declined and the manner in and conditions upon which the financing agency shall pay to such board of education the amount of such fees or tuition paid by means of a credit  card  pursuant to  such  agreement.  Any  such agreement may provide for the payment by such board of education  to  such  financing  agency  of  fees  for  the services  provided  by  such  financing  agency.  For  purposes  of this paragraph, the following terms shall have the following meanings:  (i) "Credit card" means any credit card, credit plate,  charge  plate, courtesy  card, debit card or other identification card or device issued by a person to another person which may be used to obtain a cash advance or a loan or credit, or to purchase or lease property or services on the credit of the person issuing the credit card or a person who has  agreed with the issuer to pay obligations arising from the use of a credit card issued to another person.  (ii)   "Financing   agency"  means  any  agency  defined  as  such  in subdivision eighteen  of  section  four  hundred  one  of  the  personal property law;  (iii)  "Person"  means  an individual, partnership, corporation or any other legal or commercial entity.   5.  School  days  spent  in  legal  employment  by  pupils enrolled in approved career cooperative education  programs  who  are  in  part-time school  attendance shall be included in the average daily attendance and average daily membership for apportionment of state aid under provisions of section thirty-six hundred two of this chapter.