Bill Text: IA SF381 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to youth employment and providing penalties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-24 - Subcommittee: Driscoll, Donahue, and Taylor. S.J. 342. [SF381 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-SF381-Introduced.html
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
DONAHUE
,
TOWNSEND
,
DOTZLER
,
BENNETT
,
ZIMMER
,
WINCKLER
,
WEINER
,
PETERSEN
,
CELSI
,
TRONE
GARRIOTT
,
STAED
,
and
QUIRMBACH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
youth
employment
and
providing
penalties.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.1
Definition.
1
As
used
in
this
chapter,
unless
the
context
otherwise
2
requires,
“director”
means
the
director
of
the
department
of
3
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing.
4
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.2
Under
fourteen
——
work
5
prohibited.
6
No
person
under
fourteen
years
of
age
shall
be
employed
7
or
permitted
to
work
with
or
without
compensation
in
any
8
occupation.
9
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.3
Under
sixteen
——
permitted
10
occupations.
11
No
person
under
sixteen
years
of
age
shall
be
employed
12
or
permitted
to
work
with
or
without
compensation
in
any
13
occupation
during
regular
school
hours,
except:
14
1.
Those
persons
legally
out
of
school,
if
such
status
is
15
verified
by
the
submission
of
written
proof
to
the
director.
16
2.
Those
persons
working
in
a
supervised
school-work
17
program.
18
3.
Those
persons
between
the
ages
of
fourteen
and
sixteen
19
enrolled
in
school
on
a
part-time
basis
and
who
are
required
to
20
work
as
a
part
of
their
school
training.
21
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.4
Fourteen
and
fifteen
——
permitted
22
occupations.
23
Persons
fourteen
and
fifteen
years
of
age
may
be
employed
or
24
permitted
to
work
in
the
following
occupations:
25
1.
Retail,
food
service,
and
gasoline
service
26
establishments.
27
2.
Office
and
clerical
work,
including
operation
of
office
28
machines.
29
3.
Cashiering,
selling,
modeling,
art
work,
work
in
30
advertising
departments,
window
trimming,
and
comparative
31
shopping.
32
4.
Price
marking
and
tagging
by
hand
or
by
machine,
33
assembling
orders,
packing,
and
shelving.
34
5.
Bagging
and
carrying
out
customers’
orders.
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6.
Errand
and
delivery
work
by
foot,
bicycle,
and
public
1
transportation.
2
7.
Cleanup
work,
including
the
use
of
vacuum
cleaners
and
3
floor
waxers,
and
maintenance
of
grounds.
4
8.
Kitchen
work
and
other
work
involved
in
preparing
and
5
serving
food
and
beverages,
including
the
operation
of
machines
6
and
devices
used
in
the
performance
of
such
work,
including
7
but
not
limited
to
dishwashers,
toasters,
dumbwaiters,
popcorn
8
poppers,
milk
shake
blenders,
and
coffee
grinders.
9
9.
a.
Work
in
connection
with
motor
vehicles
and
trucks
if
10
confined
to
the
following:
11
(1)
Dispensing
gasoline
and
oil.
12
(2)
Courtesy
service.
13
(3)
Car
cleaning,
washing,
and
polishing.
14
b.
Nothing
in
this
subsection
shall
be
construed
to
include
15
work
involving
the
use
of
pits,
racks,
or
lifting
apparatus
or
16
involving
the
inflation
of
any
tire
mounted
on
a
rim
equipped
17
with
a
removable
retaining
ring.
18
10.
Cleaning
vegetables
and
fruits,
and
wrapping,
sealing,
19
labeling,
weighing,
pricing,
and
stocking
goods
when
performed
20
in
areas
physically
separate
from
areas
where
meat
is
prepared,
21
for
sale
and
outside
freezers
or
meat
coolers.
22
11.
Other
work
approved
by
the
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
23
chapter
17A
by
the
director.
24
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.5
Fourteen
and
fifteen
——
25
occupations
not
permitted.
26
1.
Persons
fourteen
and
fifteen
years
of
age
may
not
be
27
employed
in:
28
a.
Any
manufacturing
occupation.
29
b.
Any
mining
occupation.
30
c.
Processing
occupations,
except
in
a
retail,
food
service,
31
or
gasoline
service
establishment
in
those
specific
occupations
32
expressly
permitted
under
the
provisions
of
section
92.4.
33
d.
Occupations
requiring
the
performance
of
any
duties
34
in
workrooms
or
work
places
where
goods
are
manufactured,
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mined,
or
otherwise
processed,
except
to
the
extent
expressly
1
permitted
in
retail,
food
service,
or
gasoline
service
2
establishments
under
the
provisions
of
section
92.4.
3
e.
Public
messenger
service.
4
f.
Operation
or
tending
of
hoisting
apparatus
or
of
any
5
power-driven
machinery,
other
than
office
machines
and
machines
6
in
retail,
food
service,
and
gasoline
service
establishments
7
that
are
specified
in
section
92.4
as
machines
that
such
minors
8
may
operate
in
such
establishments.
9
g.
Occupations
prohibited
by
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
10
chapter
17A
by
the
director.
11
h.
Occupations
in
connection
with
the
following,
except
12
office
or
sales
work
in
connection
with
these
occupations,
not
13
performed
on
transportation
media
or
at
the
actual
construction
14
site:
15
(1)
Transportation
of
persons
or
property
by
rail,
highway,
16
air,
on
water,
pipeline,
or
other
means.
17
(2)
Warehousing
and
storage.
18
(3)
Communications
and
public
utilities.
19
(4)
Construction,
including
repair.
20
i.
Any
of
the
following
occupations
in
a
retail,
food
21
service,
or
gasoline
service
establishment:
22
(1)
Work
performed
in
or
about
boiler
or
engine
rooms.
23
(2)
Work
in
connection
with
maintenance
or
repair
of
the
24
establishment,
machines,
or
equipment.
25
(3)
Outside
window
washing
that
involves
working
from
26
window
sills,
and
all
work
requiring
the
use
of
ladders,
27
scaffolds,
or
their
substitutes.
28
(4)
Cooking,
except
at
soda
fountains,
lunch
counters,
29
snack
bars,
or
cafeteria
serving
counters,
and
baking.
30
(5)
Occupations
that
involve
operating,
setting
up,
31
adjusting,
cleaning,
oiling,
or
repairing
power-driven
32
food
slicers
and
grinders,
food
choppers
and
cutters,
and
33
bakery-type
mixers.
34
(6)
Work
in
freezers
and
meat
coolers
and
all
work
in
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preparation
of
meats
for
sale,
except
wrapping,
sealing,
1
labeling,
weighing,
pricing,
and
stocking
when
performed
in
2
other
areas.
3
(7)
Loading
and
unloading
goods
to
and
from
trucks,
railroad
4
cars,
or
conveyors.
5
(8)
All
occupations
in
warehouses
except
office
and
6
clerical
work.
7
j.
Laundering,
except
for
the
use
of
a
washing
machine
8
that
has
a
capacity
of
less
than
ten
cubic
feet
and
that
is
9
designed
to
reach
an
internal
temperature
that
does
not
exceed
10
212
degrees
Fahrenheit.
11
2.
Nothing
in
this
section
shall
be
construed
as
prohibiting
12
office,
errand,
or
packaging
work
when
done
away
from
moving
13
machinery.
14
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.6
Under
sixteen
——
hours
permitted.
15
A
person
under
sixteen
years
of
age
shall
not
be
employed
16
with
or
without
compensation
before
the
hour
of
7:00
a.m.
or
17
after
7:00
p.m.,
except
during
the
period
from
June
1
through
18
Labor
Day
when
the
hours
may
be
extended
to
9:00
p.m.
If
such
19
person
is
employed
for
a
period
of
five
hours
or
more
each
20
day,
an
intermission
of
not
less
than
thirty
minutes
shall
be
21
given.
Such
a
person
shall
not
be
employed
for
more
than
eight
22
hours
in
one
day,
exclusive
of
intermission,
and
shall
not
be
23
employed
for
more
than
forty
hours
in
one
week.
The
hours
of
24
work
of
persons
under
sixteen
years
of
age
employed
outside
25
school
hours
shall
not
exceed
four
in
one
day
or
twenty-eight
26
in
one
week
while
school
is
in
session.
27
Sec.
7.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.7
Under
eighteen
——
prohibited
28
occupations.
29
No
person
under
eighteen
years
of
age
shall
be
employed
or
30
permitted
to
work
with
or
without
compensation
at
any
of
the
31
following
occupations
or
business
establishments:
32
1.
Occupations
in
or
about
plants
or
establishments
33
manufacturing
or
storing
explosives
or
articles
containing
34
explosive
components.
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2.
Occupations
of
motor
vehicle
driver
and
helper.
1
3.
Logging
occupations
and
occupations
in
the
operation
of
2
any
sawmill,
lath
mill,
shingle
mill,
or
cooperage-stock
mill.
3
4.
Occupations
involved
in
the
operation
of
power-driven
4
woodworking
machines.
5
5.
Occupations
involving
exposure
to
radioactive
substances
6
and
to
ionizing
radiations.
7
6.
Occupations
involved
in
the
operation
of
elevators
and
8
other
power-driven
hoisting
apparatus.
9
7.
Occupations
involved
in
the
operation
of
power-driven
10
metal
forming,
punching,
and
shearing
machines.
11
8.
Occupations
in
connection
with
mining.
12
9.
Occupations
in
or
about
slaughtering
and
meat
packing
13
establishments
and
rendering
plants.
14
10.
Occupations
involved
in
the
operation
of
certain
15
power-driven
bakery
machines.
Except
as
otherwise
provided
16
in
this
subsection,
this
subsection
does
not
apply
to
the
17
operation
of
pizza
dough
rollers
that
are
a
type
of
dough
18
sheeter
that
have
been
constructed
with
safeguards
contained
in
19
the
basic
design
so
as
to
prevent
fingers,
hands,
or
clothing
20
from
being
caught
in
the
in-running
point
of
the
rollers,
21
that
have
gears
that
are
completely
enclosed,
and
that
have
22
microswitches
that
disengage
the
machinery
if
the
backs
or
23
sides
of
the
rollers
are
removed,
only
when
all
the
safeguards
24
detailed
in
this
subsection
are
present
on
the
machinery,
are
25
operational,
and
have
not
been
overridden.
However,
this
26
subsection
does
apply
to
the
setting
up,
adjusting,
repairing,
27
oiling,
or
cleaning
of
pizza
dough
rollers
as
described
in
this
28
subsection.
29
11.
Occupations
involved
in
the
operation
of
certain
30
power-driven
paper
products
machines.
31
12.
Occupations
involved
in
the
manufacture
of
brick,
tile,
32
and
related
products.
33
13.
Occupations
involved
in
the
operation
of
circular
saws,
34
band
saws,
and
guillotine
shears.
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14.
Occupations
involved
in
wrecking,
demolition,
and
1
shipbreaking
operations.
2
15.
Occupations
involved
in
roofing
operations.
3
16.
Excavation
occupations.
4
17.
In
or
about
foundries;
provided
that
office,
shipping,
5
and
assembly
area
employment
shall
not
be
prohibited
by
this
6
chapter.
7
18.
Occupations
involving
the
operation
of
dry
cleaning
or
8
dyeing
machinery.
9
19.
Occupations
involving
exposure
to
lead
fumes
or
its
10
compounds,
or
to
dangerous
or
poisonous
dyes
or
chemicals.
11
20.
Occupations
involving
the
transmission,
distribution,
12
or
delivery
of
goods
or
messages
between
the
hours
of
10:00
13
p.m.
and
5:00
a.m.
14
21.
Occupations
in
establishments
where
nude
or
topless
15
dancing
is
performed.
16
22.
Occupations
prohibited
by
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
17
chapter
17A
by
the
director.
18
Sec.
8.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.8
Instruction
and
training
19
permitted.
20
The
provisions
of
sections
92.7
and
92.9
shall
not
21
apply
to
pupils
working
under
an
instructor
in
a
career
and
22
technical
education
department
in
a
school
district
or
under
23
an
instructor
in
a
career
and
technical
education
classroom
24
or
laboratory,
or
industrial
plant,
or
in
a
course
of
career
25
and
technical
education
approved
by
the
state
board
for
career
26
and
technical
education,
or
to
apprentices
provided
they
are
27
employed
under
all
of
the
following
conditions:
28
1.
The
apprentice
is
employed
in
a
craft
recognized
as
an
29
apprenticeable
trade.
30
2.
The
work
of
the
apprentice
in
the
occupations
declared
31
particularly
hazardous
is
incidental
to
the
apprentice’s
32
training.
33
3.
The
work
is
intermittent
and
for
short
periods
of
34
time
and
is
under
the
direct
and
close
supervision
of
a
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journeyperson
as
a
necessary
part
of
apprentice
training.
1
4.
The
apprentice
is
registered
by
the
office
of
2
apprenticeship
of
the
United
States
department
of
labor
as
3
employed
in
accordance
with
the
standards
established
by
that
4
department.
5
Sec.
9.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.9
Permit
on
file.
6
1.
A
person
under
sixteen
years
of
age
shall
not
be
employed
7
or
permitted
to
work
with
or
without
compensation
unless
the
8
person,
firm,
or
corporation
employing
such
person
receives
9
and
keeps
on
file
accessible
to
any
officer
charged
with
the
10
enforcement
of
this
chapter,
a
work
permit
issued
as
provided
11
in
this
chapter,
and
keeps
a
complete
list
of
the
names
and
12
ages
of
all
such
persons
under
sixteen
years
of
age
employed.
13
2.
Certificates
of
age
shall
be
issued
for
persons
sixteen
14
and
seventeen
years
of
age
and
for
all
other
persons
eighteen
15
and
over
upon
request
of
the
person’s
prospective
employer.
16
Sec.
10.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.10
Issuance
of
work
permits.
17
A
work
permit
shall
be
issued
only
by
the
director
upon
18
the
application
of
the
parent,
guardian,
or
custodian
of
the
19
child
desiring
such
permit.
The
application
shall
include
the
20
following:
21
1.
A
statement
from
the
person,
firm,
or
corporation
into
22
whose
service
the
child
under
sixteen
years
of
age
is
about
to
23
enter,
promising
to
give
such
child
employment
and
describing
24
the
industry
in
which
the
work
will
be
performed.
25
2.
Evidence
of
age
showing
that
the
child
is
fourteen
years
26
old,
or
more,
which
shall
consist
of
one
of
the
following
27
proofs
required
in
the
order
herein
designated:
28
a.
A
certified
copy
of
the
birth
certificate
filed
according
29
to
law
with
a
registrar
of
vital
statistics
or
other
officer
30
charged
with
the
duty
of
recording
births.
31
b.
A
passport
or
a
certified
copy
of
a
certificate
of
32
baptism
showing
the
date
and
place
of
birth
and
the
place
of
33
baptism
of
such
child.
34
c.
An
instruction
permit
issued
under
section
321.180B,
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subsection
1.
1
d.
For
cases
for
which
the
proofs
designated
in
paragraphs
2
“a”
,
“b”
,
and
“c”
are
not
obtainable,
documentation
issued
3
by
the
federal
government
that
is
deemed
by
the
director
to
4
be
sufficient
evidence
of
age,
or
an
affidavit
signed
by
a
5
licensed
physician
certifying
that
in
the
physician’s
opinion
6
the
applicant
for
the
work
permit
is
fourteen
years
of
age
or
7
more.
8
Sec.
11.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.11
Optional
refusal
of
permit.
9
The
director
may
refuse
to
grant
a
permit
if,
in
the
10
director’s
judgment,
the
best
interests
of
the
minor
would
be
11
served
by
such
refusal
and
the
director
shall
keep
a
record
of
12
such
refusals,
and
the
reasons
therefor.
13
Sec.
12.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.12
Contents
of
work
permit.
14
Every
work
permit
shall
state
the
date
of
issuance,
name,
15
sex,
the
date
and
place
of
birth,
the
residence
of
the
child
16
in
whose
name
it
is
issued,
the
proof
of
age,
the
school
grade
17
completed,
the
name
and
location
of
the
establishment
where
18
the
child
is
to
be
employed,
the
industry,
and
that
the
papers
19
required
for
its
issuance
have
been
duly
examined,
approved,
20
and
filed.
21
Sec.
13.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.13
Application
to
director.
22
An
application
for
a
work
permit
pursuant
to
section
92.10
23
shall
be
submitted
to
the
office
of
the
director
within
three
24
days
after
the
child
begins
work.
25
Sec.
14.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.14
Forms
for
permits
formulated.
26
The
proper
forms
for
the
application
for
a
work
permit,
27
the
work
permit,
the
certificate
of
age,
and
the
physician’s
28
certificate
shall
be
formulated
by
the
director.
29
Sec.
15.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.15
Exceptions.
30
Nothing
in
this
chapter
shall
be
construed
to
prohibit:
31
1.
A
child
from
working
in
or
around
any
home
before
or
32
after
school
hours
or
during
vacation
periods,
provided
such
33
work
is
not
related
to
or
part
of
the
business,
trade,
or
34
profession
of
the
employer.
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2.
Work
in
the
production
of
seed,
limited
to
removal
of
1
off-type
plants,
corn
tassels,
and
hand-pollinating
during
the
2
months
of
June,
July,
and
August
by
persons
fourteen
years
of
3
age
or
over,
and
part-time
work
in
agriculture.
4
3.
A
child
from
working
in
any
occupation
or
business
5
operated
by
the
child’s
parents.
For
the
purposes
of
this
6
subsection,
“child”
and
“parents”
include
a
foster
child
and
the
7
child’s
foster
parents
who
are
licensed
by
the
department
of
8
health
and
human
services.
9
4.
A
child
under
sixteen
years
of
age
from
being
employed
or
10
permitted
to
work,
with
or
without
compensation,
as
a
model,
11
for
a
period
of
up
to
three
hours
in
any
day
between
the
hours
12
of
7:00
a.m.
and
10:00
p.m.,
not
exceeding
twelve
hours
in
any
13
month,
if
the
written
permission
of
the
parent,
guardian,
or
14
custodian
of
the
child
is
obtained
prior
to
the
commencement
15
of
the
modeling.
However,
if
the
child
is
of
school
age
this
16
exception
allows
modeling
work
only
outside
of
school
hours
17
during
the
regular
school
year
and
does
not
allow
modeling
18
work
during
the
summer
term
if
the
child
is
enrolled
in
19
summer
school.
This
subsection
does
not
allow
modeling
for
an
20
unlawful
purpose
or
modeling
that
would
violate
any
other
law.
21
5.
A
juvenile
court
from
ordering
a
child
at
least
twelve
22
years
old
to
complete
a
work
assignment
of
value
to
the
state
23
or
to
the
public
or
to
the
victim
of
a
crime
committed
by
24
the
child,
in
accordance
with
section
232.52,
subsection
2,
25
paragraph
“a”
.
26
6.
A
child
from
willfully
volunteering
as
defined
by
29
27
C.F.R.
§553.101
for
a
charitable
or
public
purpose.
Section
28
92.7
applies
to
volunteering
by
a
child
pursuant
to
this
29
subsection.
30
7.
A
child
twelve
years
of
age
or
older
from
being
employed
31
by
a
charitable
organization
or
unit
of
state
or
local
32
government
as
a
referee
for
a
sport
program
sponsored
by
that
33
charitable
organization
or
unit
of
state
or
local
government
34
or
by
an
organization
of
referees
sponsored
by
an
organization
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recognized
by
the
United
States
olympic
committee
under
36
1
U.S.C.
§220522.
Section
92.7
applies
to
employment
of
a
child
2
pursuant
to
this
subsection.
3
8.
A
child
under
age
sixteen
from
serving
in
the
Iowa
4
summer
youth
corps
program
in
accordance
with
section
15H.5
or
5
a
child
over
fourteen
years
of
age
from
serving
in
any
other
6
recognized
program
of
the
Iowa
national
service
corps
program
7
in
accordance
with
section
15H.9.
Section
92.7
applies
to
8
service
by
a
child
pursuant
to
this
subsection.
9
Sec.
16.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.16
Violations.
10
1.
No
parent,
guardian,
or
other
person,
having
under
the
11
parent’s,
guardian’s,
or
other
person’s
control
any
person
12
under
eighteen
years
of
age,
shall
negligently
permit
said
13
person
to
work
or
be
employed
in
violation
of
the
provisions
of
14
this
chapter.
15
2.
No
person
shall
negligently
make,
certify
to,
or
cause
16
to
be
made
or
certified
any
statement,
certificate,
or
other
17
paper
for
the
purpose
of
procuring
the
employment
of
any
person
18
in
violation
of
this
chapter.
19
3.
No
person
shall
make,
file,
execute,
or
deliver
any
20
statement,
certificate,
or
other
paper
containing
false
21
statements
for
the
purpose
of
procuring
employment
of
any
22
person
in
violation
of
this
chapter.
23
4.
No
person,
firm,
or
corporation,
or
any
agent
thereof,
24
shall
negligently
conceal
or
permit
a
person
to
be
employed
in
25
violation
of
this
chapter.
26
5.
No
person,
firm,
or
corporation
shall
refuse
to
allow
any
27
authorized
persons
to
inspect
the
place
of
business
or
provide
28
information
necessary
to
the
enforcement
of
this
chapter.
29
6.
A
person
determined
to
be
a
sexually
violent
predator
30
pursuant
to
section
229A.7,
a
person
required
to
register
as
a
31
sex
offender
under
chapter
692A,
or
a
person
determined
to
be
32
a
sexually
violent
predator
or
required
to
register
as
a
sex
33
offender
pursuant
to
similar
laws
of
another
state
shall
not
34
employ
a
person
under
eighteen
years
of
age
in
this
state.
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Sec.
17.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.17
Penalty.
1
1.
Any
person
who
furnishes
or
sells
to
any
minor
child
any
2
article
of
any
description
that
the
person
knows
or
should
have
3
known
the
minor
intends
to
sell
in
violation
of
the
provisions
4
of
this
chapter
shall
be
guilty
of
a
serious
misdemeanor.
5
2.
Any
other
violation
of
this
chapter
for
which
a
penalty
6
is
not
specifically
provided
constitutes
a
serious
misdemeanor.
7
3.
Every
day
during
which
any
violation
of
this
chapter
8
continues
constitutes
a
separate
and
distinct
offense,
and
the
9
employment
of
any
person
in
violation
of
this
chapter,
with
10
respect
to
each
person
so
employed,
constitutes
a
separate
and
11
distinct
offense.
12
Sec.
18.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.18
Rules
and
orders
of
director.
13
1.
The
director
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
14
to
more
specifically
define
the
occupations
and
equipment
15
permitted
or
prohibited
in
this
chapter,
to
determine
16
occupations
for
which
work
permits
are
required,
and
to
17
issue
general
and
special
orders
prohibiting
or
allowing
the
18
employment
of
persons
under
eighteen
years
of
age
in
any
place
19
of
employment
defined
in
this
chapter
as
hazardous
to
the
20
health,
safety,
and
welfare
of
the
persons.
21
2.
The
director
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
22
specifically
defining
the
civil
penalty
amount
to
be
assessed
23
for
violations
of
this
chapter.
24
Sec.
19.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.19
Director
to
enforce
——
civil
25
penalty
——
judicial
review.
26
1.
The
director
shall
enforce
this
chapter.
An
employer
27
who
violates
this
chapter
or
the
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
this
28
chapter
is
subject
to
a
civil
penalty
of
not
more
than
ten
29
thousand
dollars
for
each
violation.
30
2.
The
director
shall
notify
the
employer
of
a
proposed
31
civil
penalty
by
service
in
the
same
manner
as
an
original
32
notice
or
by
certified
mail.
If,
within
fifteen
working
days
33
from
the
receipt
of
the
notice,
the
employer
fails
to
file
34
a
notice
of
contest
in
accordance
with
rules
adopted
by
the
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director
pursuant
to
chapter
17A,
the
penalty,
as
proposed,
1
shall
be
deemed
final
agency
action
for
purposes
of
judicial
2
review.
3
3.
The
director
shall
notify
the
department
of
revenue
4
upon
final
agency
action
regarding
the
assessment
of
a
penalty
5
against
an
employer.
Interest
shall
be
calculated
from
the
6
date
of
final
agency
action.
7
4.
Judicial
review
of
final
agency
action
pursuant
to
this
8
section
may
be
sought
in
accordance
with
the
terms
of
section
9
17A.19.
If
no
petition
for
judicial
review
is
filed
within
10
sixty
days
after
service
of
the
final
agency
action
of
the
11
director,
the
director’s
findings
of
fact
and
final
agency
12
action
shall
be
conclusive
in
connection
with
any
petition
for
13
enforcement
that
is
filed
by
the
director
after
the
expiration
14
of
the
sixty-day
period.
In
any
such
case,
the
clerk
of
court,
15
unless
otherwise
ordered
by
the
court,
shall
forthwith
enter
16
a
decree
enforcing
the
final
agency
action
and
shall
transmit
17
a
copy
of
the
decree
to
the
director
and
the
employer
named
in
18
the
petition.
19
5.
Any
penalties
recovered
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
20
remitted
by
the
director
to
the
treasurer
of
state
for
deposit
21
in
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
22
6.
Mayors
and
police
officers,
sheriffs,
school
23
superintendents,
and
school
truancy
and
attendance
officers,
24
within
their
several
jurisdictions,
shall
cooperate
in
the
25
enforcement
of
this
chapter
and
furnish
the
director
and
the
26
director’s
designees
with
all
information
coming
to
their
27
knowledge
regarding
violations
of
this
chapter.
All
such
28
officers
and
any
person
authorized
in
writing
by
a
court
of
29
record
shall
have
the
authority
to
enter,
for
the
purpose
of
30
investigation,
any
of
the
establishments
and
places
mentioned
31
in
this
chapter
and
to
freely
question
any
person
therein
as
to
32
any
violations
of
this
chapter.
33
7.
County
attorneys
shall
investigate
all
complaints
made
34
to
them
of
violations
of
this
chapter,
and
prosecute
all
such
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cases
of
violation
within
their
respective
counties.
1
Sec.
20.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.20
Group
insurance.
2
Anyone
under
the
age
of
eighteen
and
subject
to
this
3
chapter
employed
in
the
occupations
of
selling
or
delivering
4
the
product
or
service
of
another
and
who
is
designated
in
5
such
capacity
as
an
independent
contractor
shall
be
provided
6
participation,
if
the
person
under
the
age
of
eighteen
7
desires
it
at
group
rate
cost,
in
group
insurance
for
medical,
8
hospital,
nursing,
and
doctor
expenses
incurred
as
a
result
of
9
injuries
sustained
arising
out
of
and
in
the
course
of
selling
10
or
delivering
such
product
or
service
by
the
person,
firm,
or
11
corporation
whose
product
or
service
is
so
delivered.
12
Sec.
21.
Section
123.49,
subsection
2,
paragraph
f,
Code
13
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph
and
inserting
in
14
lieu
thereof
the
following:
15
f.
Employ
a
person
under
eighteen
years
of
age
in
the
16
sale
or
serving
of
alcoholic
beverages
for
consumption
on
the
17
premises
where
sold.
18
Sec.
22.
Section
331.653,
subsection
10,
Code
2025,
is
19
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
10.
Cooperate
with
the
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
21
and
licensing
in
the
enforcement
of
child
labor
laws
as
22
provided
in
section
92.22
92.19
.
23
Sec.
23.
Section
331.756,
subsection
17,
Code
2025,
is
24
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
17.
Investigate
complaints
and
prosecute
violations
of
26
child
labor
laws
as
provided
in
section
92.22
92.19
.
27
Sec.
24.
REPEAL.
Chapter
92,
Code
2025,
is
repealed.
28
EXPLANATION
29
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
30
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
31
This
bill
relates
to
youth
employment.
The
bill
generally
32
strikes
statutory
changes
made
by
2023
Iowa
Acts,
Senate
File
33
542,
and
restores
statutory
language
in
effect
prior
to
the
34
enactment
of
2023
Iowa
Acts,
Senate
File
542.
The
elimination
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of
the
work
categories
of
street
occupations
and
migratory
1
labor,
a
prohibition
on
persons
under
18
years
of
age
working
2
in
occupations
in
establishments
where
nude
or
topless
dancing
3
is
performed,
and
a
prohibition
on
sexually
violent
predators
4
or
sex
offenders
employing
persons
under
18
years
of
age,
5
enacted
by
2023
Iowa
Acts,
Senate
File
542,
are
retained.
6
The
bill
requires
a
permit
for
a
person
under
18
years
of
age
7
to
work
in
most
circumstances
and
provides
procedures
relating
8
to
such
work
and
such
permits
under
Code
chapter
92,
the
state
9
child
labor
law.
The
bill
modifies
permitted
and
prohibited
10
work
that
can
be
performed
by
minors
at
various
age
levels,
as
11
well
as
hours
in
which
permitted
work
can
be
performed.
12
The
bill
strikes
language
providing
for
waiver
of
civil
13
penalties
under
Code
chapter
92
and
a
grace
period
before
such
14
penalties
can
be
imposed.
The
bill
strikes
exceptions
to
and
15
limitations
on
the
applicability
of
certain
provisions
of
Code
16
chapter
92
for
certain
work-based
learning
programs.
The
17
bill
strikes
an
exceptions
to
Code
chapter
92
for
performing
18
in
motion
pictures,
theatrical
productions,
or
musical
19
performances
and
modifies
an
exception
for
modeling.
The
bill
20
strikes
limitations
on
civil
liability
for
businesses
for
21
injury,
sickness,
or
death
resulting
from
student
participation
22
in
work-based
learning
programs.
23
The
bill
provides
penalties
for
certain
actions
taken
in
24
violation
of
Code
chapter
92
to
procure
employment
for
oneself
25
or
of
another
person.
Under
current
law,
a
violation
of
Code
26
chapter
92
is
a
serious
misdemeanor.
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
27
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
28
of
at
least
$430
but
not
more
than
$2,560.
Under
current
law,
29
an
employer
violating
Code
chapter
92
is
subject
to
a
civil
30
penalty
of
up
to
$10,000.
31
The
bill
changes
terminology
referring
to
“occupations”
to
32
instead
refer
to
“work
activities”.
33
The
bill
strikes
language
allowing
a
person
16
to
17
years
34
of
age
to
be
employed
in
the
sale
or
serving
of
alcoholic
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beverages
for
on-premises
consumption
under
Code
section
1
123.49
in
specified
circumstances
if
specified
procedures
are
2
followed.
3
The
bill
reflects
the
transfer
of
administration
of
Code
4
chapter
92
from
the
labor
commissioner
to
the
director
of
the
5
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
by
2023
Iowa
6
Acts,
Senate
File
514.
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