STATE OF NEW YORK
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7705--A
IN SENATE
February 10, 2020
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Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to creating the office of
older adult workforce development within the office for the aging
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a new section 225 to
2 read as follows:
3 § 225. Office of older adult workforce development. 1. The office
4 shall establish an office of older adult workforce development. Such
5 office of older adult workforce development shall be headed by a coordi-
6 nator who shall be appointed by the director. The coordinator shall
7 work in consultation with the department of labor in the course of their
8 duties.
9 2. The coordinator of the office of older adult workforce development
10 shall have the following duties:
11 (a) advise and assist the state in planning and implementing for coor-
12 dination and cooperation among agencies involved in workforce develop-
13 ment to address the needs of older adults regarding the workplace;
14 (b) create a centralized website with resources for job placement,
15 career building and development, and job support for older adults;
16 (c) provide information on how to report age discrimination in the
17 workplace, including potential state remedies for such discrimination;
18 (d) review information upon request of state agencies regarding
19 complaints concerning age discrimination in the workplace and develop
20 recommendations, guidelines, and protocols to address recurring problems
21 or trends, in consultation with industry representatives, advocates, and
22 state agencies;
23 (e) provide outreach and education on the services provided by the
24 office of older adult workforce development; and
25 (f) perform other duties as the director may assign to the coordina-
26 tor.
27 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15231-02-0
