Pennsylvania Statutes Title 71 P.S. State Government § 569.2. Advisory Board on Problems of Older Workers (Adm. Code § 2209.2)

(a) The Advisory Board on Problems of Older Workers shall have the power, and its objective shall be, to consider and advise the Secretary of Labor and Industry upon all matters related to the problems of the aging and the aged, including the formulation of policies and programs to inform, guide and assist the secretary in the performance of his duties and responsibilities with respect to the problems of the aging and aged persons. In the performance of its objective it shall study, investigate, analyze and assess existing knowledge and programs related to the problems of the aging and the aged to determine what measures can be taken to provide a better integration of this group in the economic life of the Commonwealth.

(b) The board may, for the purpose of accomplishing its objective, hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and places as the board may deem advisable.

(c) The board is authorized to secure directly from any administrative department or independent administrative or departmental administrative board or commission information, suggestions, estimates and statistics for the purpose of performing its objective, and each such administrative department or independent administrative or departmental administrative board or commission is authorized and directed to furnish such information, suggestions, estimates and statistics directly to the board upon request made by the chairman.