New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 4 - Executive Orders (Mario M. Cuomo) › Section 4.85 - Executive order no. 85: establishing the governor's school and business alliance task force

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, The State has undertaken efforts to strengthen
					 partnerships between public schools and the private sector to improve the high
					 school graduation rate and the quality of the youth labor force; and
WHEREAS, Such partnerships are manifested by the Governor's
					 School and Business Alliance through which the private sector will offer job
					 opportunities to selected educationally disadvantaged students who agree to
					 remain in school, attain basic academic and employability skills, and graduate
					 with the capacity to work productively; and
WHEREAS, The primary role for the State in this effort is
					 to promote and coordinate the formation of the alliance, at the local level,
					 especially in those areas with the most serious dropout and attendance
					 problems:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mario M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
					 New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the
					 laws of the State of New York, do hereby establish the Governor's School and
					 Business Alliance Task Force.
I.
				  Powers and Duties of the Task Force
The Governor's School and Business Alliance Task Force
					 shall advise the Governor on matters pertaining to the needs of employers, the
					 employment skills required of young workers, and the implementation of the
					 School and Business Alliance. In fulfilling these responsibilities, the task
					 force shall:
1. Inform schools and
				  local businesses of the alliance effort and encourage their participation in
				  the program.
2. Approve guidelines
				  for use by school and business officials when drafting local agreements under
				  the alliance. These guidelines will address such issues as:
the criteria used to select students for the
					 program;
the minimum academic, attendance, and work readiness
					 standards students are expected to meet as a condition of successful
					 participation in the alliance;
the use of State, Federal and local resources and other
					 collateral funding sources and ancillary services in support of alliance
					 objectives;
the nature of the work experience to be provided;
other business activities to be encouraged under the
					 program, or to be carried out in conjunction with the program;
the linkages between schools, businesses, and community and
					 voluntary service providers; and a reasonable target number of jobs to be made
					 available each year under the alliance, and the labor market analysis used to
					 determine that number.
3.
				  Establish criteria for use by the State Director of Economic Development, or a
				  designated agency, in approving the allocation of funds made available for this
				  program for projects jointly developed by participating schools and
				  businesses.
4. Recommend procedures
				  to measure and evaluate the performance of schools and businesses in meeting
				  program objectives set forth in alliance compacts between these parties.
In carrying out its responsibilities, the task force shall
					 be assisted by an interagency coordinating committee comprising representatives
					 of appropriate State agencies and councils designated by the Governor,
					 including those responsible for providing educational and employment services
					 to youth.