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Chapter 2 of Title 39 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of the employment of minors, is amended by striking in its entirety Code Section 39_2_11, relating to requirements for the issuance of employment certificates, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"39_2_11.
~~(a)~~ No minor between the ages of 12 and 16 years shall be employed by or permitted to work for any person, firm, or corporation unless a certificate, showing the true age of such minor and that such minor is not less than 12 years of age and is physically fit to engage in the employment sought to be obtained, shall be issued by the school superintendent or by some member of his staff authorized by him in writing, in the county or city where the minor resides or, if a student at a licensed private school, by the principal administrative officer thereof or by some member of his staff authorized by him in writing. A certificate shall also be required for employment of minors between the ages of 16 and 18.
(b) The certificate provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section must show that the minor is 16 years of age to qualify such minor to work between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. and to be employed in any of the occupations covered by Code Section 39_2_2.
~~(c) No employment certificate shall be issued to any minor until he shall have submitted to the issuing officer:~~
~~(1) A certified copy of a birth certificate or birth registration card; and~~
(2) A statement from the prospective employer indicating that if he were furnished with a certificate from the school superintendent as required by law, he could employ the minor immediately and describing the type of employment offered. It shall be understood that the prospective employer, by furnishing such statement, does not undertake to employ the minor for any specific period of time.
(d) A like certificate, a copy of which shall be made a part of the minor´s school file, shall be issued in cases of all minors between the ages of 16 and 18. The certificate must show that the minor is fully 16 years of age in order to qualify the minor to work between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. and to be employed in any of the occupations covered by Code Section 39_2_2. In addition to the certificate, the superintendent of schools, or some member of his staff authorized by him, shall issue an identification card to each minor in this category of employment. The identification card will certify that the minor is eligible for employment. The minor shall be exempt from future filings of employment certificates unless his certificate is revoked by the Commissioner of Labor. written permission for such employment is given by the parents, guardian, or other person having custody of such minor and evidence of the minor´s age is submitted to the employer in the form of a certified copy of a birth certificate or birth registration card."

Said chapter is further amended by striking in its entirety Code Section 39_2_11.1, relating to the employment of minors 14 years of age or older during school vacation months for care of lawns, gardens, and shrubbery, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"39_2_11.1.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation of the Commissioner of Labor adopted pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 39_2_2 to the contrary, a minor 14 years of age or over may be employed during the months of vacation from school in the care and maintenance of lawns, gardens, and shrubbery owned or leased by the employer of such minor, including the operation of equipment in connection therewith, provided the minor is covered by an accident and sickness insurance plan or a workers´ compensation insurance policy or plan provided by the employer, the minor presents the employer with the ~~certificate~~ written permission for employment required by Code Section 39_2_11, and the minor is permitted by the employer to care for and maintain only those lawns, gardens, and shrubbery owned or leased by the employer. The work authorized by this Code section includes the care and maintenance of lawns, gardens, and shrubbery on the grounds of mills or factories described in Code Section 39_2_1 and on the grounds of any other factory, mill, or business where employment of the minor within the factory, mill, or business might be prohibited by this chapter or by rules and regulations of the Commissioner of Labor."