Pennsylvania Statutes Title 71 P.S. State Government § 570.1. Older workers (Adm. Code § 2210.1)

(a) To develop through public employment offices specialized services in counseling and placement programs for older workers, and foster through cooperative effort the development of the facilities of other governmental and private agencies for expanding the opportunities and potentials of aging persons;

(b) To develop, in cooperation with the Federal government, State, local and private agencies, sound programs for the occupational rehabilitation and vocational training of the employed and unemployed among the aging;

(c) To conduct research with the view to reducing age barriers in the hire, employment and retention of older workers, including analysis of the nature and scope of the problems confronting aging persons, the compilation of adequate current statistics with respect thereto, and the development of measures for improving the utilization of older workers and their skills;

(d) To sponsor in communities of the Commonwealth informational and educational programs to aid in the hire, employment and retention of older workers;

(e) To formulate and submit to the Governor measures for eliminating age restrictions in public employment, reducing relative costs incident to the employment of older workers, and developing financial and other incentives in industry for their employment;

(f) To recommend to the Governor such specific proposals for legislation as are deemed necessary and proper in such fields as unemployment compensation insurance, education, vocational training and rehabilitation for easing and stimulating the employment of aging workers.