Section 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.
    2. When it is jointly determined by the department and  the  education
  department  that  labor market information prepared by the department is
  adequate in this prepared form, the department shall transmit a copy  of
  such  information  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 compiled for that area.
    4.  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.
    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  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, 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 by individuals involved in the planning
  and development of career education, the proper use of such  information
  by  individuals involved in vocational and educational guidance, and the
  proper use  of  such  information  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 enumerated in  this  section  to
  provide  copies  of  such  labor market information 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.