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                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  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    S  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    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00359-01-5