HB 232 — EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS: Provides relative to employment certificates for minors (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

23:184), followed by boxes to select what proofs of age the minor intends to submit to the employer.

(4) A line for the minor to provide the name of the prospective employer.

(5) Lines to date the certificate.

Proposed law requires La.

Works to develop a policyand implement a procedure to collect all employment certificateformsfromanyemployerwhoemploys aminor within this state.

Proposed law furtherrequires La.

Works to promulgate anyrules and regulations necessary for enforcement of proposed law.

Present law provides that employment certificates may be issued by either:

(1) The parish or city public school superintendent or his designated representative.

(2) The principal of a public or private school or his designated representative.

Proposed law repeals present law.

Present law requires the name of each designated representative to be submitted in writing for approval to the secretary of La.

Works or his designee.

Present law also requires the superintendent or private school principal, or his respective designee, to complete and electronically submit the Employment Certificate Interactive Form located on La.

Works' website.

Proposed law repeals present law.

Present law provides that the employment certificate form shall be completed utilizing the informationprovidedonthedepartment'semploymentcertificatedatabase.

Presentlawalso provides that the employment certificate shall be printed and subsequently signed by the minor and the issuing authority, with a copyof the certificate given to the minor to bring to his employer.

Proposed law repeals present law.

Present law states that employment certificates shall only be issued upon the personal application bytheminor seekingemploymentalongwith writtenparentalconsent and upon submission to and approval bythe issuing authorityof the necessarypaperworkrequiredby law.

Theaforementionedpaperworkrequiredbypresentlawincludesastatementsignedby the prospective employer attesting to specific employment information and documentation verifying the minor's age.

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HLS 26RS-585 REENGROSSED HB NO.

232 Proposed law instead provides that employment certificates shall be considered valid and binding only upon personal application by the minor desiring employment and upon submission to the employer and verification of the minor's age by the employer.

Present law requires the minor to sign the employment certificate in the presence of the issuing authority and deliver the signed certificate to his employer.

Present law further provides that the employment certificate shall be valid only for the employer to whom it is issued.

Proposed law removes the requirement for the minor to sign the employment certificate in the presence of the issuing authority.

Proposed law also provides that the employment certificate shall be valid only for the employer listed on the employment certificate form.

Present law requires a copy of every employment certificate, along with any additional documents required to be submitted by an applicant in accordance with present law (R.S.

23:184), to be retained by the issuing authority.

Present law also requires the issuing authority to keep a record of all applications denied.

Proposed law repeals present law.

PresentlawallowsthesecretaryofLa.Workstorevokeanyemploymentorothercertificate if it was determined that it was improperly issued or if a minor is illegally employed.

Present law also requires the issuing authority, the employer, and the minor to be notified of such revocation, and the minor will be subsequently prohibited from being employed or permitted to work until a new certificate is legally obtained.

Proposed law removes the requirement of notifying the issuing authority of any revocation of an employment or other certificate and makes a technical correction.

Proposed law otherwise retains present law.

Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.

(Amends R.S.

23:181, 184(intro.

para.) and (2)(a), 187, and 191;

Repeals R.S.

23:183, 184(1), and 188)) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations to the original bill:

1.

Require Louisiana Works to develop a policy and implement a procedure to collect employment certificate forms from all employers who employ a minor within this state.

2.

Require Louisiana Works to promulgate anyrules and regulations necessaryfor the enforcement of proposed law.

3.

Change the effective date from Aug.

2, 2026, to effective upon governor's signature.

4.

Make title changes.

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