SB 53 — Child labor, eliminating the eligibility to work form.

SB53 ENGROSSEDENROLLED SB53 4VL8RR3-26IGX1Z3-2 By Senator Orr RFD:

06-Feb-24 Page 0 SB53 EngrossedEnrolled 2Enrolled, 4An AAct, BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 9 Relating to child labor;

Any person individual employed by an employer, but shall not include an individual engaged in the Page 1 SB53 Engrossed activities of an educational, charitable, religious, scientific, historical, literary, or nonprofit organization where the employer-employee relationship does not in fact exist or where the services rendered are on a voluntary basis.

Any owner or any personindividual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation, government governmental agency, or association of persons acting directly Page 1 SB53 Enrolled as, or in on behalf of, or in the interest of any employer in relation to employees, including the state and any political subdivision thereof.

(b)(a) No personindividual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation shall employ, permit, or suffer to work any personminor 14 or 15 years of age in any occupation, except in agricultural service, unless the personindividual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation procures and keeps on filefile, for the inspection by the officials charged with the enforcement of this chapter, an eligibility to work form for every person 14 Page 2 SB53 Engrossed or 15 years of age and a complete list of those personsindividuals 14 or 15 years of age employed thereinwiththerein with the employer.

(c)(b) Any personindividual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation that wishes to employ, permit, or suffer to work any minor 14 or 15 years of age in any occupation, except in agricultural service, shall Page 2 SB53 Enrolled obtain a Class I Child Labor Certificate from the department for each location where a personan individual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation wishes to employ a minor 14 or 15 years of age.

(e)(d)(c)(d) The employment of a minor 14 or 15 years of age shall be revoked or suspended by the department if the minor's regular school attendance and performance record is not satisfactory to the head administratoradministrator, or, if home schooledschooled, an instructor, of the school thatwhich the minor attends.

(f)(e) Any personindividual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation that wishes to employ, permit, or suffer to work any minor 16 or 17 years of age in any occupation, except in agricultural service, shall Page 3 SB53 Engrossed obtain a Class II Child Labor Certificate from the department for each location where a personan individual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation wishes to employ a minor 16 or 17 years of age.

(g)(f) The department shall issue Class I and Class II Child Labor Certificates to any personindividual, entity, Page 3 SB53 Enrolled franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation that applies to the department.

The 95 certificates shall be issued annually.

The name, address, and telephone number of the personindividualperson, , entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation that wishes to employ, permit, or suffer to work 95 any minor.

Any other information as required by department regulationrule.regulation.

Any other information as required by department Pageregulation. 4 SB53 Engrossed regulationrule.

(3) If a personan individual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation, employs a minor between 14 and 17 years of age without a proper child labor certificate, the personindividual, entity, franchise, corporation or division of a corporation shall pay a penalty of fifty dollars ($50) and then shall obtain a certificate in Page 4 SB53 Enrolled the proper manner.

(h)(4) OnThe parent or beforeguardian theof firsta dayminor who is 14 or 15 years of theage regularand legislativeemployed session,by thean departmentindividual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation shall providenotify the minor's head administrator, counselor, or, if home schooled, an annualinstructor reportof tothe school which the Legislatureminor thatattends containsof allthe name, address, and telephone number of the following:person, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation employing the minor." Section 2.

(1)Section The25-8-46, age,Code county of residence,Alabama race,1975, sex,relating nationalto origin,the schooleligibility status,to andwork lengthform, ofis employmentrepealed. for each employee 14 or 15 years of age.

(2) The North American Industry Classification System code of each employer.

(3) Injury report statistics of all employees at each worksite compared to injury report statistics for employees 14 or 15 years of age at each worksite.

(4) Criminal charges, convictions, administrative proceedings, and lawsuits related to labor violations regarding employees 14 or 15 years of age at each worksite.

(i) The report required under subsection (h) shall provide data in a format capable of displaying multivariable search results on a state website to facilitate public access to the information." Section 2.

A minor under 17 years of age shall ensure his or her parents are informed of his or her employment Page 5 SB53 Engrossed status and hours of work.

SectionThis 25-8-46,act Codeshall ofbecome Alabamaeffective 1975,June relating1, to2024. the eligibility to work form is repealed.

SectionPage 4.5 SB53 Enrolled ________________________________________________ President and Presiding Officer of the Senate ________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives SB53 Senate 27-Feb-24 I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed the Senate, as amended.

ThisPatrick actHarris, shallSecretary. become effective on October 1, 2024.

PageHouse 6of SB53Representatives EngrossedAmended Senate Read for the first time and referredpassed: ................06-Feb-24 to the Senate committee on Children and Youth Health Read for the second time and placed ................15-Feb-24 on the calendar:

007-May-24 amendmentsSenate Readconcurred forin theHouse thirdamendment time07-May-24 andBy: passed ................27-Feb-24 as amended Yeas 34 Nays 0 Abstains 0 Patrick Harris, Secretary.

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