A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to provide for volunteer employment programs for older persons and to develop a resource directory on the availability of the skills, talents, and experience of those persons.
Employment of the Skills, Talents, and Experiences of Older Persons Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to provide for the establishment of a program under which retired persons aged fifty-five or over may apply to the Secretary for volunteer employment. Provides that on the basis of such applications the Secretary shall establish, maintain, and distribute a directory listing the work skills, talents, and experience of persons aged fifty-five or over who apply for volunteer employment under the program, to encourage and facilitate access to those persons for public and private employment, full or part time, in community service, volunteer, and other projects.
Provides that the Secretary shall promote the employment of older persons under this Act by developing programs of contacting industrial and other employers and urging them to make greater efforts to enlist older persons who have applied for volunteer employment in the program and who are listed in the directory. Authorizes to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
checking server…
Ask anything about this bill. The AI reads the full text to answer.
Enter to send · Shift+Enter for new line