Bill Text: NY S04930 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the provision of guides containing best practices for retaining employees who are informal caregivers; provides that such guide shall be available on the websites of the state office for the aging, the department of labor and the department of state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-03 - REFERRED TO AGING [S04930 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S04930-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4930
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                      March 3, 2017
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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 the  provision  of  guides
          containing  best  practices  for  retaining employees who are informal
          caregivers
          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 224 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 224. Informal caregivers in the workplace  program.  1.  The  office
     4  shall,  in conjunction with the department of labor, and in consultation
     5  with  community  based  organizations  representing  the  interests   of
     6  informal  caregivers  around  the  state, develop and update on a yearly
     7  basis a guide for businesses in the state  that  contains  current  best
     8  practices  for  retaining employees who are also informal caregivers and
     9  information for supporting such employees so they can achieve effective-
    10  ness both in and out of the workplace.
    11    2. Such guide shall be available on the websites of  the  office,  the
    12  department  of labor and the department of state. Businesses that obtain
    13  certification or licensure from the department of labor or department of
    14  state shall be provided with a link to the guide provided for in  subdi-
    15  vision one of this section, or a paper copy upon request, when the busi-
    16  ness  applies  for such certification or licensure. A nominal fee may be
    17  charged for paper copies provided to individuals who  are  not  business
    18  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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