(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.