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HB 1099 - Employment for minors; parents' written permission

Franklin, Jr., Robert L (39th)

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A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 39 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of the employment of minors, so as to delete certain provisions requiring the issuance of employment certificates as a condition of employment for minors; to provide that minors between the ages of 12 and 16 years shall have the written permission of parents or guardians before employment and shall submit proof of age; and for other purposes.

Code Sections - 39-2-11

HB 1099                                            LC 19 4396 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Chapter 2 of Title 39 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of the 
  1- 3  employment of minors, so as to delete certain provisions 
  1- 4  requiring the issuance of employment certificates as a 
  1- 5  condition of employment for minors; to provide that minors 
  1- 6  between the ages of 12 and 16 years shall have the written 
  1- 7  permission of parents or guardians before employment and 
  1- 8  shall submit proof of age; to provide for related matters; 
  1- 9  to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1-10       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-11                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-12  Chapter 2 of Title 39 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-13  Annotated, relating to the regulation of the employment of 
  1-14  minors, is amended by striking in its entirety Code Section 
  1-15  39-2-11, relating to requirements for the issuance of 
  1-16  employment certificates, and inserting in lieu thereof the 
  1-17  following: 
 
  1-18    "39-2-11. 
 
  1-19    (a) No minor between the ages of 12 and 16 years shall be 
  1-20    employed by or permitted to work for any person, firm, or 
  1-21    corporation unless a certificate, showing the true age of 
  1-22    such minor and that such minor is not less than 12 years 
  1-23    of age and is physically fit to engage in the employment 
  1-24    sought to be obtained, shall be issued by the school 
  1-25    superintendent or by some member of his staff authorized 
  1-26    by him in writing, in the county or city where the minor 
  1-27    resides or, if a student at a licensed private school, by 
  1-28    the principal administrative officer thereof or by some 
  1-29    member of his staff authorized by him in writing.  A 
  1-30    certificate shall also be required for employment of 
  1-31    minors between the ages of 16 and 18.  
 
  1-32    (b) The certificate provided for in subsection (a) of this 
  1-33    Code section must show that the minor is 16 years of age 
  1-34    to qualify such minor to work between the hours of 9:00 
 
 
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  2- 1    P.M. and 6:00 A.M. and to be employed in any of the 
  2- 2    occupations covered by Code Section 39-2-2.  
 
  2- 3    (c) No employment certificate shall be issued to any minor 
  2- 4    until he shall have submitted to the issuing officer:  
 
  2- 5      (1) A certified copy of a birth certificate or birth 
  2- 6      registration card; and  
 
  2- 7      (2) A statement from the prospective employer indicating 
  2- 8      that if he were furnished with a certificate from the 
  2- 9      school superintendent as required by law, he could 
  2-10      employ the minor immediately and describing the type of 
  2-11      employment offered.  It shall be understood that the 
  2-12      prospective employer, by furnishing such statement, does 
  2-13      not undertake to employ the minor for any specific 
  2-14      period of time.  
 
  2-15    (d) A like certificate, a copy of which shall be made a 
  2-16    part of the minor's school file, shall be issued in cases 
  2-17    of all minors between the ages of 16 and 18.  The 
  2-18    certificate must show that the minor is fully 16 years of 
  2-19    age in order to qualify the minor to work between the 
  2-20    hours of 9:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. and to be employed in any 
  2-21    of the occupations covered by Code Section 39-2-2.  In 
  2-22    addition to the certificate, the superintendent of 
  2-23    schools, or some member of his staff authorized by him, 
  2-24    shall issue an identification card to each minor in this 
  2-25    category of employment.  The identification card will 
  2-26    certify that the minor is eligible for employment.  The 
  2-27    minor shall be exempt from future filings of employment 
  2-28    certificates unless his certificate is revoked by the 
  2-29    Commissioner of Labor. written permission for such 
  2-30    employment is given by the parents, guardian, or other 
  2-31    person having custody of such minor and evidence of the 
  2-32    minor's age is submitted to the employer in the form of a 
  2-33    certified copy of a birth certificate or birth 
  2-34    registration card." 
 
  2-35                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2-36  Said chapter is further amended by striking and reserving in 
  2-37  their entirety Code Section 39-2-12, relating to the 
  2-38  contents of employment certificates, Code Section 39-2-13, 
  2-39  relating to the disposition of employment certificates upon 
  2-40  termination of employment, and Code Section 39-2-14, 
  2-41  relating to the revocation of employment certificates by the 
  2-42  Commissioner of Labor. 
 
 
 
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  3- 1                           SECTION 3. 
 
  3- 2  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  3- 3  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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