Bill Text: IN SB0153 | 2013 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Employment of children.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-13 - Public Law 41 [SB0153 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-SB0153-Amended.html
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Bill Title: Employment of children.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-13 - Public Law 41 [SB0153 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-SB0153-Amended.html
January 25, 2013
SENATE BILL No. 153
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DIGEST OF SB 153
(Updated January 23, 2013 10:59 am - DI 102)
Citations Affected: IC 20-33.
Synopsis: Employment of children. Establishes the conditions under
which a child who is employed or works as a youth athletic program
referee, umpire, or official is exempt from the requirements of the
state's child labor law.
Effective: Upon passage.
Becker, Waltz
January 7, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor.
January 24, 2013, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
January 25, 2013
First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)
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SENATE BILL No. 153
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor
and safety.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 20-33-3-6; (13)SB0153.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 20-33-3-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005, SECTION
17, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON
PASSAGE]: Sec. 6. (a) An employment certificate is not required for
a child who is at least fourteen (14) years of age but less than eighteen
(18) years of age to:
(1) perform:
(A) farm labor; or
(B) domestic service; or
(2) act as a:
(A) caddie for a person playing golf; or
(B) newspaper carrier.
However, this
(b) An employment certificate is not required for a child who is:
(1) at least twelve (12) years of age but less than eighteen (18) years of age; and
(2) employed as a youth athletic program referee, umpire, or official under section 31.5 of this chapter.
(c) An exemption under subsection (a) or (b) applies only when a child is engaged in an occupation listed in this section during the hours when the child is not required to be in school.
(b) (d) An employment certificate is not required for a child less
than eighteen (18) years of age who:
(1) works as an actor or performer if the provisions of section 32 of this chapter are met; or
(2) has graduated from high school.
(1) perform:
(A) farm labor; or
(B) domestic service; or
(2) act as a:
(A) caddie for a person playing golf; or
(B) newspaper carrier.
(b) An employment certificate is not required for a child who is:
(1) at least twelve (12) years of age but less than eighteen (18) years of age; and
(2) employed as a youth athletic program referee, umpire, or official under section 31.5 of this chapter.
(c) An exemption under subsection (a) or (b) applies only when a child is engaged in an occupation listed in this section during the hours when the child is not required to be in school.
(1) works as an actor or performer if the provisions of section 32 of this chapter are met; or
(2) has graduated from high school.
SOURCE: IC 20-33-3-31; (13)SB0153.1.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 20-33-3-31, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
SECTION 17, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 31. (a) This subsection does not apply to a
child who is employed as a youth athletic program referee, umpire,
or official under section 31.5 of this chapter. A child less than:
(1) fourteen (14) years of age may not be employed or allowed to work in any gainful occupation except as a farm laborer, domestic service worker, caddie for persons playing the game of golf, or newspaper carrier; and
(2) twelve (12) years of age may not be permitted to work at farm labor except on a farm operated by the child's parent.
(b) Except as provided in section 32 of this chapter, a person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation may not employ or permit any child less than eighteen (18) years of age to work in any occupation after 7:30 a.m. and before 3:30 p.m. on a school day unless the child presents to the employer a written exception issued by the school that the child attends.
(1) fourteen (14) years of age may not be employed or allowed to work in any gainful occupation except as a farm laborer, domestic service worker, caddie for persons playing the game of golf, or newspaper carrier; and
(2) twelve (12) years of age may not be permitted to work at farm labor except on a farm operated by the child's parent.
(b) Except as provided in section 32 of this chapter, a person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation may not employ or permit any child less than eighteen (18) years of age to work in any occupation after 7:30 a.m. and before 3:30 p.m. on a school day unless the child presents to the employer a written exception issued by the school that the child attends.
SOURCE: IC 20-33-3-31.5; (13)SB0153.1.3. -->
SECTION 3. IC 20-33-3-31.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 31.5. (a) If the conditions of
subsections (b) and (c) are satisfied, a child who is less than
eighteen (18) years of age is exempt from the requirements of this
chapter whenever the child is employed or works as a youth
athletic program referee, umpire, or official.
(b) A child must satisfy all of the following:
(1) The child is at least twelve (12) years of age.
(2) The child is certified as a referee, umpire, or official by a national certification program.
(3) The child is a referee, umpire, or official for an age bracket younger than the child's own age.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subsection (b), one (1) of the following must be satisfied:
(1) The child:
(A) works with a person who is:
(i) at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
(ii) also working as a referee, umpire, or official at the same athletic event at which the child is working as a referee, umpire, or official; and
(B) has on file with the person responsible for assigning the child to officiate for the youth athletic program the original or a copy of a written consent to the child's employment as a referee, umpire, or official signed by the child's parent or guardian.
(2) A child's parent or guardian is present during the athletic event at which the child is working as a referee, umpire, or official.
(b) A child must satisfy all of the following:
(1) The child is at least twelve (12) years of age.
(2) The child is certified as a referee, umpire, or official by a national certification program.
(3) The child is a referee, umpire, or official for an age bracket younger than the child's own age.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subsection (b), one (1) of the following must be satisfied:
(1) The child:
(A) works with a person who is:
(i) at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
(ii) also working as a referee, umpire, or official at the same athletic event at which the child is working as a referee, umpire, or official; and
(B) has on file with the person responsible for assigning the child to officiate for the youth athletic program the original or a copy of a written consent to the child's employment as a referee, umpire, or official signed by the child's parent or guardian.
(2) A child's parent or guardian is present during the athletic event at which the child is working as a referee, umpire, or official.
SOURCE: ; (13)SB0153.1.4. -->
SECTION 4. An emergency is declared for this act.
