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A 7283: Creates the office of older adult workforce development within the office for the aging to address the needs of older adults regarding the workplace.
What A 7283 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to create an office within the Office for the Aging to address workforce development needs of older adults in the state. This office will be headed by a coordinator and deputy coordinator, who will work together with the Department of Labor and the Division of Human Rights. Their duties will include advising on workforce development programs, creating a centralized website with resources for older adults, providing information on age discrimination in the workplace, and offering outreach and education services. The office will also perform other tasks assigned by the director or commissioner. The law will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to aging (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7283
- What is the current status of A 7283?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7283 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to aging".
- Did A 7283 pass?
- Not yet. A 7283 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7283, and where is it now?
- A 7283 was authored by Asm. Rebecca Kassay. Its committee of record is Assembly Aging.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to aging |
| Mar. 24, 2025 | referred to aging |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 24, 2025 · 338 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7283 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KASSAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging 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, the 8 commissioner of which shall appoint a deputy coordinator, and the divi- 9 sion of human rights in the course of their duties. 10 2. The coordinator and deputy coordinator of the office of older adult 11 workforce development shall have the following duties: 12 (a) advise and assist the state in coordinating workforce development 13 programs to address the needs of older adults in the workplace; 14 (b) create a centralized website with resources for older adults on 15 job placement, career building and development, and job support; 16 (c) provide information on prohibitions against age discrimination in 17 the workplace and remedies available to victims of such discrimination; 18 (d) provide outreach and education to older adults on the services 19 provided by the office of older adult workforce development; and 20 (e) perform other duties as the director or commissioner may assign to 21 the coordinator and deputy coordinator. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08126-01-5
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