A center for older workforce development.

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to a center for older workforce development

This bill would create an office dedicated to combating ageism in the workplace and to developing the older workforce, called the Center for Older Workforce Development. The Center would be established and placed by the Mayor and led by a Director, whose powers and duties include, for example: advising and assisting the mayor in coordinating agencies involved in workforce development programs for older adults, assisting older adults join or re-join the workforce, creating a centralized workforce development website for older adults, and promoting the inclusion and retention of older adults in the municipal workforce. The Center would additionally be required to submit an annual report to the Mayor and to the City Council on its activities.