Bill Text: IL SB1996 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Child Labor Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-4)

Status: (Engrossed) 2023-09-20 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer [SB1996 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB1996-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning employment.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be referred to as the
Manufacturing Mentorship Program Act.
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Employer" means a person who employs an individual in a
manufacturing occupation.
"Manufacturing occupation" means employment that consists
of the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of
materials, substances, or components into new products for
sale, including the assembling of component parts into a
finished product.
"Program" means the Manufacturing Mentorship Program.
Section 10. Manufacturing Mentorship Program.
(a) There is hereby created the Manufacturing Mentorship
Program for the purpose of exposing minors who are 16 or 17
years of age to manufacturing occupations in this State
through temporary employment with an employer. An employer
employing a minor under the program shall do all of the
following:
(1) determine the duration of the minor's employment;

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(2) assign the minor a mentor to provide direct and
close supervision while the minor is engaged in any
workplace activity;
(3) provide the minor with the training described in
subsection (b);
(4) encourage the minor to participate in a career and
technical education program approved by the State Board of
Education if the minor is not participating in a career
and technical education program when the minor begins
employment; and
(5) comply with all applicable State and federal laws
and regulations relating to the employment of minors.
(b) An employer employing a minor who is 16 or 17 years of
age in a manufacturing occupation under the program shall
provide the minor with training that includes all of the
following:
(1) a 10-hour course in general industry safety and
health hazard recognition and prevention approved by the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the
United States Department of Labor;
(2) instructions on how to operate the specific tools
the minor will use during the minor's employment;
(3) the general safety and health hazards to which the
minor may be exposed at the minor's workplace;
(4) the value of commitment to safety and safety
management; and

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(5) information on the employer's drug testing policy.
(c) For purposes of this Section, a minor may participate
in a 30-hour course in general industry safety and health
hazard recognition and prevention approved by the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration of the United States
Department of Labor if the minor has already successfully
completed a 10-hour course.
(d) The employer shall pay any costs associated with
providing the training required by paragraph (1) of subsection
(b) or permitted under paragraph (2) of subsection (b).
(e) An employer is not required to provide the training
described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) if the
minor presents proof of completing the training during the
6-month period immediately before beginning employment with
the employer.
(f) Employers of a minor who is 16 or 17 years of age and
who is employed under the program shall not allow such minor to
operate tools that are not exempt from federal child labor
laws during the minor's employment in a manufacturing
occupation. No employer shall allow minors to use any tools
that are prohibited by the manual issued by the Wage and Hour
Division of the United States Department of Labor titled
"Field Operations Handbook" or its successor. Nothing in this
Act shall prevent the use of a tool if orders issued pursuant
to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 specifically permit
minors of that age to operate the tool.

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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2024.