Bill Text: NY S00555 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Creates the office of older adult workforce development within the office for the aging to address the needs of older adults regarding the workplace.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2022-11-23 - VETOED MEMO.70 [S00555 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S00555-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         555--C

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                       (Prefiled)

                                     January 6, 2021
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        Introduced  by  Sens.  MAY, BIAGGI, BROUK, COONEY, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN --
          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 --  recommitted
          to  the Committee on Aging in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
          reported favorably from said committee and committed to the  Committee
          on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
          amended  and  recommitted  to  said committee -- 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 226 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 226. Office of older adult  workforce  development.  1.  Within  the
     4  office,  there  shall  be established an office of older adult workforce
     5  development. The office of older adult workforce  development  shall  be
     6  headed  by  a  coordinator  who shall be appointed by the director.  The
     7  coordinator shall work in consultation with the department of labor  and
     8  the division of human rights in the course of their 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 coordinating workforce  development
    12  programs to address the needs of older adults in the workplace;
    13    (b)  create  a  centralized  website  on  the  office's  website  with
    14  resources for older adults on job placement, career building and  devel-
    15  opment, and job support;

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        S. 555--C                           2

     1    (c)  provide information on prohibitions against age discrimination in
     2  the workplace and remedies available to victims of such discrimination;
     3    (d)  provide  outreach  and  education to older adults on the services
     4  provided by the office of older adult workforce development; and
     5    (e) perform other duties as the director may assign to  the  coordina-
     6  tor.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.