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                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 29, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. DenDEKKER, BUCHWALD -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
         of A. SKARTADOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
       AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to permitting  a  minor  over
         twelve  years of age to work as a referee for athletic games or compe-
         titions under certain circumstances
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 130 of the labor law is amended by
    2  adding a new paragraph i to read as follows:
    3    I.  A MINOR OVER TWELVE YEARS OF AGE AS A REFEREE AT AN ATHLETIC GAME,
    4  COMPETITION OR TOURNAMENT, INVOLVING COMPETITORS WHO ARE TWELVE YEARS OF
    5  AGE OR YOUNGER, HOSTED BY AN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OR  ORGANIZATION  THAT
    6  HAS  TRAINED AND TESTED SUCH MINOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESTABLISHED SAFETY
    7  STANDARDS, FOR A DURATION OF TWENTY HOURS OR LESS PER  WEEK  AND  DURING
    8  TIMES  WHEN SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION AND THE MINOR IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE
    9  PARENT OR GUARDIAN OR HAS PRESENTED THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE PARENT OR
   10  GUARDIAN.
   11    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07059-01-5