Bill Text: NH HB1301 | 2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Relative to the issuance of youth employment certificates.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-06-28 - Signed by Governor Hassan 06/24/2016; Chapter 314; Eff. 8/23/2016 [HB1301 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2016-HB1301-Chaptered.html
CHAPTER 314
HB 1301 - FINAL VERSION
10Mar2016... 0587h
04/28/2016 1511s
1June2016... 2066CofC
1June2016... 2145EBA
2016 SESSION
16-2323
06/05
HOUSE BILL 1301
AN ACT relative to the issuance of youth employment certificates.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hill, Merr. 3; Rep. Jones, Straf. 24; Rep. Potucek, Rock. 6; Rep. McLean, Hills. 15; Rep. J. Ward, Rock. 19; Rep. L. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. Lachance, Hills. 8; Rep. H. French, Merr. 2; Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
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ANALYSIS
This bill permits parents or legal guardians to issue youth employment certificates.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
10Mar2016... 0587h
04/28/2016 1511s
1June2016... 2066CofC
1June2016... 2145EBA
16-2323 06/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT relative to the issuance of youth employment certificates.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
314:1 Youth Employment Law; Certificates. Amend RSA 276-A:5 to read as follows:
276-A:5 Certificate.
I. Certificates shall be issued by principals of schools or persons authorized by them, or by a parent or legal guardian, only after the determination of a satisfactory level of academic performance by the student[, except that]. Responsibility for supervision and coordination with the department in matters pertaining to this chapter shall rest upon superintendents of schools when the certificate is issued by a principal, and shall rest with a parent or legal guardian when such parent or legal guardian authorizes the issuance of the certificate. If a student does not continue to meet a satisfactory level of academic performance after the issuance of the certificate, the principals of schools or persons authorized by them, or a parent or legal guardian, may revoke the certificate. In the event principals of schools or their designees revoke a certificate, notification of the revocation shall be made to the parent or legal guardian, the employer of the student, and the department of labor within 48 hours. In the event a parent or legal guardian revokes a certificate, notification of the revocation shall be made to the employer of the student and the department of labor within 48 hours. Upon receiving the notice of revocation, the department of labor shall investigate the compliance of the revocation within 90 days.
II. Certificates shall in all cases include a signature line for the parent or legal guardian of the youth and shall show proof of (1) age and (2) adequate health.
III. Certificates shall not be issued unless age and adequacy of health have first been verified except as in paragraph I of this section.
IV. [Certificates shall not be issued except during vacations or as a result of written parental protest, if employment is deemed to interfere seriously with school work.
V.] Certificates shall be obtained by an employer within 3 business days of the first day of employment. Copies of certificates shall be kept on file by all employers of youths.
[VI.] V. Any employer not in compliance with the requirements of RSA 276-A:4 or this section shall be assessed a minimum civil penalty of $100.
314:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 24, 2016
Effective Date: August 23, 2016
