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Senate Bill S266

2015-2016 Legislative Session

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

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2015-S266 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5354
Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 3 Title I ยง301, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2396, A9091
2013-2014: S314, A1857
2017-2018: S4883, A3066
2019-2020: A3919
2023-2024: A6300

2015-S266 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-S266 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S266 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   266

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

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:

  Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a new article 3 to  read
as follows:
                               ARTICLE III
                          AGING IN COMMUNITIES
                                 TITLE I
                          WORKPLACE INITIATIVES
SECTION 301. MATURE WORKERS SUPPORT GUIDE.
  S  301. MATURE WORKERS SUPPORT GUIDE. 1. THE OFFICE SHALL, IN CONJUNC-
TION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, DEVELOP AND UPDATE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
A GUIDE FOR BUSINESSES FOR  HIRING,  RETAINING,  AND  RETRAINING  MATURE
WORKERS IN NEW YORK STATE.
  2.   SUCH GUIDE SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITES OF THE OFFICE,
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, AND DEPARTMENT OF  STATE.  BUSINESSES  THAT  OBTAIN
CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OR DEPARTMENT OF
STATE  SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A LINK TO THIS GUIDE, OR A PAPER COPY UPON
REQUEST, WHEN THEY APPLY FOR SUCH CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE. A  REASON-
ABLE FEE MAY BE CHARGED FOR PAPER COPIES PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
NOT BUSINESS OWNERS.
  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

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