Bill Text: NY S04883 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for the establishment of guides containing best practices for hiring, retaining, and retraining mature workers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-03 - REFERRED TO AGING [S04883 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S04883-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4883
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                      March 3, 2017
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        Introduced  by Sens. DIAZ, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
          when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging
        AN ACT to amend the elder law,  in  relation  to  providing  for  guides
          containing best practices for hiring, retaining, and retraining mature
          workers
          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 article 3 to  read
     2  as follows:
     3                                 ARTICLE III
     4                            AGING IN COMMUNITIES
     5                                   TITLE I
     6                            WORKPLACE INITIATIVES
     7  Section 301. Mature workers support guide.
     8    §  301. Mature workers support guide. 1. The office shall, in conjunc-
     9  tion with the department of labor, develop and update on an annual basis
    10  a guide for businesses for  hiring,  retaining,  and  retraining  mature
    11  workers in New York state.
    12    2.   Such guide shall be made available on the websites of the office,
    13  department of labor, and department of  state.  Businesses  that  obtain
    14  certification or licensure from the department of labor or department of
    15  state  shall be provided with a link to this guide, or a paper copy upon
    16  request, when they apply for such certification or licensure. A  reason-
    17  able fee may be charged for paper copies provided to individuals who are
    18  not business owners.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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