Bill Text: PA HB1548 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended


Bill Title: Regulating child labor; conferring powers and duties on the Department of Labor and Industry and the Department of Education; imposing penalties; and making a repeal.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2012-10-24 - Act No. 151 [HB1548 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB1548-Amended.html

SENATE AMENDED

 

PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1899, 2087, 2183,  3578

PRINTER'S NO.  4148

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

1548

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY MURT, ADOLPH, AUMENT, BAKER, BARBIN, BARRAR, BEAR, BENNINGHOFF, BLOOM, BOBACK, BOYD, B. BOYLE, K. BOYLE, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, BROOKS, BROWNLEE, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CAUSER, CHRISTIANA, CLYMER, COHEN, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, P. COSTA, COX, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, CURRY, CUTLER, DAVIS, DAY, DEASY, DELOZIER, DeLUCA, DENLINGER, DePASQUALE, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, ELLIS, EMRICK, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FARRY, FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GERBER, GERGELY, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GROVE, HACKETT, HAHN, HARHART, HARKINS, HARPER, HARRIS, HEFFLEY, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, KAUFFMAN, F. KELLER, M. K. KELLER, W. KELLER, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KOTIK, KRIEGER, LONGIETTI, MAHER, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MARSHALL, MARSICO, MASSER, MATZIE, McGEEHAN, METZGAR, MICCARELLI, MILLARD, MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, MURPHY, MUSTIO, MYERS, OBERLANDER, D. O'BRIEN, M. O'BRIEN, PARKER, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PAYTON, PEIFER, PERRY, PETRARCA, PETRI, PICKETT, PYLE, QUIGLEY, QUINN, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, REED, REESE, ROCK, ROEBUCK, ROSS, SABATINA, SACCONE, SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SANTARSIERO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SHAPIRO, K. SMITH, M. SMITH, STABACK, STEPHENS, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TAYLOR, TOBASH, TOEPEL, TOOHIL, TRUITT, TURZAI, VEREB, VITALI, VULAKOVICH, WATERS, WATSON, YOUNGBLOOD, SONNEY, WHITE, CULVER, GILLEN, KAMPF, KULA, SCHRODER, O'NEILL, KIRKLAND, LAWRENCE, DELISSIO, PRESTON, BUXTON, GRELL, BISHOP AND DAVIDSON, MAY 18, 2011

  

  

SENATOR CORMAN, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, RE-REPORTED AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 1, 2012   

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending the act of May 13, 1915 (P.L.286, No.177), entitled, as

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amended, "An act to provide for the health, safety, and

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welfare of minors: By forbidding their employment or work in

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certain establishments and occupations, and under certain

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specified ages; by restricting their hours of labor, and

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regulating certain conditions of their employment; by

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requiring employment certificates or transferable work

 


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permits for certain minors, and prescribing the kinds

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thereof, and the rules for the issuance, reissuance, filing,

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return, and recording of the same; by providing that the

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Industrial Board shall, under certain conditions, determine

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and declare whether certain occupations are within the

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prohibitions of this act; requiring certain abstracts and

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notices to be posted; providing for the enforcement of this

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act by the Secretary of Labor and Industry, the

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representative of school districts, and police officers; and

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defining the procedure in prosecutions thereunder, and

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establishing certain presumptions in relation thereto;

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providing for the issuance of special permits for minors

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engaging in the entertainment and related fields; providing

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penalties for the violation of the provisions thereof; and

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repealing all acts or parts of acts inconsistent therewith,"

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further providing for definitions, for regulated employment,

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for employment of children at establishments where alcoholic

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beverages or malt liquor is sold and for permits; imposing

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duties on the department; further providing for educational

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requirements and for prohibitions regarding work hours;

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providing for transfers to minor child performer trust

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accounts and for revocation of permit; and further providing

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for employment certificate.

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Regulating child labor; conferring powers and duties on the

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Department of Labor and Industry and the Department of

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Education; imposing penalties; and making a repeal.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Section 1.  Short title.

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Section 2.  Definitions.

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Section 3.  Time limitations on employment of minors.

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Section 4.  Occupations and establishments.

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Section 5.  Employment of minors in a performance.

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Section 6.  Sports-attendant services.

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Section 7.  Minors serving in volunteer emergency service

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organizations.

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Section 8.  Duties of employer.

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Section 9.  Work permit.

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Section 10.  Administration.

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Section 11.  Penalties.

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Section 12.  Employment of minors in student-learner and

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apprenticeship programs.

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Section 13.  Exclusions.

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Section 14.  Newspaper delivery.

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Section 29.  Repeal.

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Section 30.  Effective date.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 1 of the act of May 13, 1915 (P.L.286,

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No.177), known as the Child Labor Law, is amended by adding

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definitions to read:

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Section 1.  * * *

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The term "department" when used in this act, shall mean the

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Department of Labor and Industry of the Commonwealth.

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The term "documentary program" when used in this act, shall

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mean a genre of motion picture program, including programming

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for television, that depicts or portrays a nonfiction story and

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may present an opinion or a specific message along with factual

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material.

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The term "minor" when used in sections 7.1 and 7.5 of this

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act shall mean a person under the age of 18 who is required to

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attend school under the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14),

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known as the "Public School Code of 1949," or the education code

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of the person's state of residence.

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The term "reality program" when used in this act, shall mean

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a genre of program that principally presents unscripted

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situations, dialogue and actions depicting or portraying actual

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events and generally features ordinary people and not

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professional actors.

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Section 2.  Section 4 of the act, amended December 9, 2002

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(P.L.1347, No.161), is amended to read:

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Section 4.  [No] Except as provided in this section and

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sections 7.1 and 7.5, no minor under eighteen years of age shall

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be employed or permitted to work in, about, or in connection

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with any establishment, or in any occupation, for more than six

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consecutive days in any one week, or more than forty-four hours

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in any one week, or more than eight hours in any one day:

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Provided, That messengers employed by telegraph companies at

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offices where only one such minor is employed as a messenger in

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which case such minor shall not be employed for more than six

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consecutive days in any one week, or more than fifty-one hours

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in any one week, or more than nine hours in any one day: And

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provided further, That no minor under eighteen years of age, who

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is enrolled in regular day school and working outside school

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hours, shall be employed or permitted to work for more than

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twenty-eight hours during a school week.

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[No] Except as provided in this section and sections 7.1 and

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7.5, no minor under sixteen years of age shall be employed or

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permitted to work in, about, or in connection with, any

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establishment or in any occupation before seven o'clock in the

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morning or after seven o'clock in the evening of any day except

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during school vacation period from June to Labor Day when such

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minor may work between the hours of seven o'clock in the morning

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and ten o'clock in the evening nor shall such a minor who is

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enrolled in school and working outside school hours be employed

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or permitted to work in, about, or in connection with, any

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establishment or in any occupation more than four hours on a

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school day, or more than eight hours on any other day, or more

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than eighteen hours during a school week: Provided, That,

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students fourteen years of age and over whose employment is part

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of a recognized school-work program, supervised by a recognized

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school authority, may be employed for hours which, combined with

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the hours spent in school, do not exceed eight a day: And

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further provided, That a minor under sixteen years of age

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employed on a farm by a person other than the farmer in the

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hatching, raising or harvesting of poultry may be employed or

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permitted to work until 10 o'clock in the evening as long as the

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minor is not working in an agricultural occupation declared

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hazardous by the United States Secretary of Labor.

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[No] Except as provided in this section and sections 7.1 and

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7.5, no minor under eighteen years of age shall be employed or

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permitted to work for more than five hours continuously in,

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about, or in connection with, any establishment without an

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interval of at least thirty minutes for a lunch period and no

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period of less than thirty minutes shall be deemed to interrupt

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a continuous period of work.

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[No] Except as provided in this section and sections 7.1 and

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7.5, no minor under eighteen years of age shall be employed or

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permitted to work in, about, or in connection with, any

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establishment between the hours of twelve in the evening and six

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in the morning if such minor is enrolled in regular day school:

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Provided, That, minors sixteen and seventeen years of age may be

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employed until, but not after, one o'clock in the morning on

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Fridays and Saturdays, and on days preceding a school vacation

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occurring during the school year, excepting the last day of such

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vacation period.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a minor

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who is sixteen or seventeen years of age who is employed during

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the months of June, July, August or September by a summer

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resident camp or a conference or retreat operated by a religious

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or scout organization shall receive one day of rest (twenty-four

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consecutive hours of rest) during every seven-day period:

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Provided, That this paragraph shall not apply to a minor

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employed primarily for general maintenance work or food service

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activities.

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Section 3.  Section 5 of the act, amended December 15, 1999

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(P.L.946, No.67), is amended to read:

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Section 5.  No minor under sixteen years of age shall be

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employed or permitted to work in, about, or in connection with,

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any manufacturing or mechanical occupation or process; nor on

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scaffolding; nor in heavy work in the building trades; nor in

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stripping or assorting tobacco; nor in any tunnel; nor upon any

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railroad, steam, electric or otherwise; nor upon any boat

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engaged in the transportation of passengers or merchandise; nor

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in operating motor-vehicles of any description; nor in any

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anthracite or bituminous coal-mine, or in any other mine.

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No minor under eighteen years of age shall be employed or

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permitted to work in the operation or management of hoisting

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machines, in oiling or cleaning machinery, in motion; at switch-

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tending, at gate-tending, at track-repairing; as a brakeman,

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fireman, engineer, or motorman or conductor, upon a railroad or

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railway; as a pilot, fireman, or engineer upon any boat or

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vessel; in the manufacture of paints, colors or white lead in

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any capacity; in preparing compositions in which dangerous leads

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or acids are used; in the manufacture or use of dangerous or

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poisonous dyes; in any dangerous occupation in or about any

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mine; nor in or about any establishment wherein gunpowder,

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nitroglycerine, dynamite, or other high or dangerous explosive

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is manufactured or compounded: Provided, That minors age

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fourteen and over may operate power lawn mowing equipment: And

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provided further, That such minors may be employed in bowling

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centers as snack bar attendants, porters, control desk clerks

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and scorer attendants: And provided further, That such minors

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may work where such chemicals, compounds, dyes and acids are

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utilized in the course of experiments and testing procedures, in

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such circumstances and under such conditions and safeguards as

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may be specified by rule or regulation of the Department of

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Labor and Industry.

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No minor under eighteen years of age shall be employed or

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permitted to work in, about, or in connection with, any

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establishment where alcoholic liquors are distilled, rectified,

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compounded, brewed, manufactured, bottled, sold, or dispensed;

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nor in a pool or billiard room: Provided, That male or female

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minors sixteen years of age and over may be employed and

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permitted to work that part of a motel, restaurant, club or

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hotel in which liquor or malt or brewed beverages are not

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served: And, provided further, That minors sixteen years of age

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and over may be employed to serve food, clear tables and perform

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other duties, not to include the dispensing or serving of

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alcoholic beverages, in any licensed establishment whose sales

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of food and nonalcoholic beverages are equal to forty per cent

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or more of the combined gross sales of both food and alcoholic

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beverages. Before employing any minor sixteen years of age and

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over, any establishment licensed by the Liquor Control Board

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shall furnish to the school district official authorized to

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issue employment certificates a certification that, for a period

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of not less than ninety consecutive days during the twelve

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months immediately preceding the date of application, the sales

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of food and nonalcoholic beverages by the employer at the

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licensed premises were equal to or exceeded forty per cent of

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the combined gross sales of food, nonalcoholic and alcoholic

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beverages in conformity with the requirements set forth in

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Regulation 141 of the Liquor Control Board governing the sale of

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alcoholic beverages on Sunday. Nothing in this section shall

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prevent the filming of a minor in a hotel, club, restaurant or

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other dining or recreational facility as a part of a performance

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in accordance with the provisions of section 7.1 or 7.5.

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Nothing in this section should be construed as prohibiting

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minors fourteen and fifteen years of age to be employed at ski

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resorts, golf courses and amusement parks, or other similar

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recreational establishments as long as they are not permitted to

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serve or handle alcoholic beverages and as long as they do not

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work in [any room] an area in which alcohol is being served or

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stored.

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No minor shall be employed or permitted to serve or handle

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alcoholic liquor in any establishment where alcoholic liquors

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are sold or dispensed; nor be employed or permitted to work in

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violation of the laws relating to the operation of motor

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vehicles by minors.

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In addition to the foregoing, it shall be unlawful for any

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minor under eighteen years of age to be employed or permitted to

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work in any occupation dangerous to the life or limb, or

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injurious to the health or morals, of the said minor, as such

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occupations shall, from time to time, after public hearing

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thereon, be determined and declared by the Industrial Board of

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the Department of Labor and Industry: Provided, That if it

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should be hereafter held by the courts of this Commonwealth that

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the power herein sought to be granted to the said board is for

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any reason invalid, such holding shall not be taken in any case

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to affect or impair the remaining provisions of this section.

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Section 4.  Section 7.1 of the act, amended or added August

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23, 1961 (P.L.1107, No.494), December 21, 1988 (P.L.1908,

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No.192) and December 21, 1998 (P.L.1242, No.158), is amended to

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read:

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Section 7.1.  [(a) The Department of Labor and Industry is

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hereby authorized to issue special permits for the employment of

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minors seven and under eighteen years of age in theatrical

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productions, musical recitals or concerts, entertainment acts,

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modeling, radio, television, motion picture making, or in other

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similar forms or media of entertainment in Pennsylvania where

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the performance of such minor is not hazardous to his safety or

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well-being, except as follows:

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(1)  No such minor shall be permitted to perform after the

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hour of eleven-thirty in the evening.

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(2)  No such minor shall be permitted to perform in any place

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or establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold or

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dispensed.

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(3)  No such minor shall be permitted to perform in a boxing,

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sparring or wrestling match or exhibition or in an acrobatic or

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other act, performance or exhibition hazardous to his safety or

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well-being.

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(4)  No such minor shall appear in more than two performances

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in any one day nor in more than eight performances in any one

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week.

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(a.1)  In addition to any permit authorized by subsection

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(a), the department shall be authorized to issue special permits

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for the temporary employment of minors as part of the performing

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cast in the production of a motion picture, if the department

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determines that adequate provision has been made for the

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educational instruction, supervision, health and welfare of the

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minor. Unless the department determines that more restrictive

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conditions are necessary, special permits authorized by this

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subsection shall authorize minors to work as part of the

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performing cast for forty-four hours in any one week and eight

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hours in any one day. Time spent on the set or on location while

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on call shall be excluded from any calculation of the maximum

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number of hours authorized by this subsection if the department

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determines that adequate provision has been made for the child's

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education, supervision and welfare during such intervals. The

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department may restrict the number of hours which may be spent

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on call by the minor. The department may waive, in whole or in

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part, restrictions contained in this act and in any other act,

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on the time of day or night allowed for engaging in the

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employment authorized by this subsection, if the department

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determines that such waiver is necessary to preserve the

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artistic integrity of the motion picture and further determines

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that such waiver will not impair the educational instruction,

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supervision, health and welfare of the minor. Special permits

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authorized by this subsection shall be valid for a period of

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time not to exceed six months. An issued permit shall state that

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no minor, allowed under the permit to be temporarily employed,

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may be allowed on a set during, or may otherwise watch, the

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filming or rehearsal for filming of any sexual act. Nothing in

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this section shall be construed to supersede or repeal in part

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18 Pa.C.S. § 5903 (relating to obscene and other sexual

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materials) or 6312 (relating to sexual abuse of children).

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(a.2)  A special permit shall not be required under this

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section for a minor who participates in a nonprofit,

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educational, theatrical production if there is informed, written

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consent of a parent or guardian; if the participation is for a

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period of no more than fourteen consecutive days; if the

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participation is not during school hours; and if the minor

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receives no direct or indirect remuneration. All other existing

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limitations of this section shall remain applicable.

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(b)  Rehearsals for performances as set forth in this section

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shall be permitted, providing the length of time and hours of

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starting and finishing such rehearsals added to performance

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duties are not such as to be injurious or harmful to the minor.

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Rehearsal time, if any, expected and the hours of starting and

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finishing same shall be set forth in the application as provided

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in this section, and the special permit issued shall state what

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rehearsal time is permissible.

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(c)  Nothing in this section shall be deemed to supersede or

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repeal any provisions of this act unless and until such special

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permit is issued for any such performance or series of

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performances.

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(d)  Application forms shall be in such form as shall be

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provided by the Department of Labor and Industry. Such forms

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shall be signed by both the employer of the minor and the parent

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or guardian of the minor, and shall contain the seal of a notary

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public and a statement that the facts as set forth in the

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application are true and correct. The application shall state

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what provisions are in effect to provide for the minor's

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educational instruction, supervision, health and welfare and the

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safeguarding and conservation for the minor of the moneys

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derived from such performances. No special permit shall be

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issued for any performance where there is no adequate provision

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for such educational instruction, supervision, health and

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welfare and the safeguarding and conservation for the minor of

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the moneys derived from such performances.

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(e)  Appeals of any decision under this section made by the

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Department of Labor and Industry shall be to the Industrial

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Board which will hold a hearing on same.]

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(a)  The Department of Labor and Industry is hereby

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authorized to issue a special work permit to a minor who renders

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artistic or creative services in theater, radio, television,

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movies, the Internet, publications or a medium that may be

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transmitted to an audience and the minor receives remuneration

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for the performance.

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(b)  A minor may engage in a performance if the following

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requirements are satisfied:

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(1)  The minor has a valid permit issued by the department.

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(2)  The performance is not hazardous to the health and

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safety of the minor.

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(3)  The minor's performance is limited to hours specified in

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subsection (e) and those established in regulations promulgated

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by the department.

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(4)  The performance would not constitute a violation of 18

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Pa.C.S. § 5903 (relating to obscene and other sexual materials

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and performances) or 6312 (relating to sexual abuse of

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children).

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(5)  A minor who is under sixteen years of age must be

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accompanied by a parent or guardian who must be within sight or

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sound of the minor at all times.

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(c)  The department shall issue a permit, valid for six

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months from its issuance, upon presentment of the following

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information in an application prescribed by the department:

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(1)  If a minor is subject to compulsory education

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requirements, a letter or other document from the minor's school

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or school district indicating that the minor is a pupil in good

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standing. If the application is made while school is not in

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session, the minor must present his or her most recent report

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card.

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(2)  Verification of the minor's age.

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(3)  Permission of a parent or guardian; signature on the

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application shall indicate the parent's or guardian's

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permission.

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(d)  An employer who employs one or more minors in a

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performance must possess a permit to employ minors issued by the

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department. The department shall issue a permit to employ minors

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upon the employer's providing to the department proof of

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workers' compensation coverage, if required. The permit to

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employ minors shall be valid for three years. The employer shall

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be required to pay a fee set by the department, but not to

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exceed three hundred fifty ($350.00) dollars for initial

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registration and two hundred ($200.00) dollars for subsequent

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registration.

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(e)  (1)  A minor is prohibited from working more than eight

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hours in any workday or more than forty-eight hours in one week. 

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A minor may not work past ten o'clock on the night before a

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school day or past twelve-thirty in the morning on other nights,

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and a minor may not work before five o'clock in the morning.

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(2)  The department may waive or modify the restrictions

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contained in this subsection if the department reasonably

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determines: the parent or guardian approves of the waiver, the

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waiver will not impair the educational instruction of the minor;

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and the waiver will not compromise the health or safety of the

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minor.

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(3)  No infant under the age of one month may be employed in

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a performance unless a licensed physician provides written

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certification that the infant is at least fifteen days old and,

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in his medical opinion:

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(i)  The infant was carried to full term.

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(ii)  The infant was of normal birth weight.

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(iii)  The infant is physically capable of handling the

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requirements of the performance.

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(iv)  The infant's lungs, eyes, heart and immune system are

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sufficiently developed to withstand any potential risks.

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(4)  The department may promulgate further regulations

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governing the working hours for minors under this subsection.

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(f)  (1)  A minor performer shall fulfill educational

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requirements as set forth in the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30,

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No.14), known as the "Public School Code of 1949," or the

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requirements of the state in which the minor performer resides.

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A minor who has not completed such requirements shall be subject

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to paragraph (2).

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(2)  An employer employing, either directly or indirectly

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through a third person, a minor for three or more school days in

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a thirty day period shall provide a teacher who has credentials

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issued by the Department of Education, a state recognized by the

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Department of Education, or a state in which the minor resides.

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This requirement shall apply beginning on the second day that

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the minor renders services for that employer and shall continue

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on each day thereafter that  the school of the minor's place of

21

residence is in session and the minor is rendering services. A

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minor receiving instruction from a teacher provided pursuant to

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this provision shall not be declared absent from school while

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working under the permit requirement in accordance with this

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section. The requirements of this section shall only be

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applicable when school is in session and the minor is not

27

receiving educational instruction at his regular school due to

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his employment schedule.

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(3)  A minor receiving educational instruction under this

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section, and such minor's parent or guardian, shall work with

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the teacher provided to the minor and the minor's school of

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enrollment to fulfill the educational requirements.

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(4)  If there is a hiatus in a production that employs a

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minor under this section, a teacher shall be provided to the

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minor during the hiatus for periods when school is in session,

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pursuant to the requirements described in the section, unless

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the minor is able to attend his regular school.

8

(5)  Where this section requires that an employer provide a

9

teacher to a minor, the employer shall provide a ratio of at

10

least one teacher for every ten minors unless the minors are

11

within two grade levels, in which case the employer shall

12

provide a ratio of at least one teacher for every twenty minors.

13

(6)  School districts shall have the authority, in

14

cooperation with the Department of Education and the parent or

15

guardian of the minor, to develop alternative methods by which

16

minors may satisfy their educational requirements at times

17

outside the normal school day. Alternative methods under this

18

paragraph shall be no more restrictive than those set forth in

19

this section.

20

(g)  (1)  (i)  Within thirty days following the final day of

21

employment, except when the period of employment is longer than

22

thirty days, a minor's employer is required to transfer fifteen

23

percent of gross earnings to the custodian or trustee of the

24

minor's trust account established under 20 Pa.C.S. Ch. 53

25

(relating to Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to Minors Act) or an

26

account previously established under a similar law in another

27

state. When the employment is longer than thirty days, the

28

employer shall make the required transfer every payroll period.

29

(ii)  If the minor's employer has not been notified within

30

fifteen days of commencement of employment of the existence of a

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trust account established under 20 Pa.C.S. Ch. 53, or no such

2

account has been established by the minor's parent or guardian,

3

then the minor's employer shall transfer such monies together

4

with the minor's name and last known address to the State

5

Treasurer for placement into an account for the benefit of the

6

minor.

7

(iii)  Once the transfers have been made to the trust account

8

established under 20 Pa.C.S. Ch. 53 or the treasurer's account,

9

the minor's employer has no further duty under this subsection.

10

(iv)  The employer's obligations under this subsection shall

11

terminate when the minor reaches eighteen years of age.

12

(2)  (i)  Within fifteen days of the commencement of

13

employment, the minor's parent or guardian must establish a

14

trust account in accordance with 20 Pa.C.S. Ch. 53, unless an

15

account has previously been established in this Commonwealth or

16

under a similar law in another state. Once the trust account has

17

been established, the minor's parent or guardian shall notify

18

the minor's employer of the existence of the account and any

19

additional information required by the employer to comply with

20

this subsection.

21

(ii)  The trustee of the account shall promptly notify the

22

minor's employer of a change in facts that affects the

23

employer's obligation to set aside funds under this subsection.

24

(iii)  Upon written request of the minor's parent or

25

guardian, the trustee may require the minor's employer to

26

transfer more than fifteen percent of the gross earnings to the

27

child performer's trust account.

28

(iv)  The minor's parent or guardian may serve as trustee of

29

the child performer trust account.

30

(v)  Once the minor's trust account balance reaches one

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hundred-fifty thousand ($150,000.00) dollars or more, a trust

2

company shall be appointed by the minor's parent or guardian to

3

serve as trustee of the account.

4

(3)  The minor may terminate the child performer trust

5

account upon reaching the age of eighteen.

6

(h)  Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a

7

permit for a minor's participation in a church, school,

8

community or charitable activity, for which the minor receives

9

no compensation or remuneration.

10

Section 5.  The act is amended by adding sections to read:

11

Section 7.5.  (a)  A minor may participate in a reality or

12

documentary program if the following conditions are met:

13

(1)  Participation in the reality or documentary program is

14

not hazardous to the health and safety of the minor.

15

(2)  Participation would not constitute a violation of 18

16

Pa.C.S. § 5903 (relating to obscene and other sexual materials

17

and performances) or 6312 (relating to sexual abuse of

18

children).

19

(b)  Where a minor or one or more members of the minor's

20

family receive compensation that expressly depends upon the

21

minor's participation in a reality or documentary program and

22

the minor's participation is substantial, the minor shall have a

23

valid permit issued by the Department of Labor and Industry. For

24

the purposes of this subsection, the following terms shall have

25

the following meanings:

26

(1)  "Family" shall mean members of a minor's immediate

27

family, including the minor's mother, father, brother or sister.

28

(2)  "Compensation" shall include one or more monetary

29

payments, but shall not include reimbursement for expenses

30

incurred by the minor or the minor's family, any prize or goods

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or services received in connection with the program with a value

2

less than $2,500.

3

(3)  "Substantial" shall mean the minor is a principal

4

subject of the reality or documentary program or the minor

5

participates in the filming of the reality or documentary

6

program for ten (10) or more days in a thirty (30) day period.

7

(c)  The department shall issue a permit under the following

8

conditions:

9

(1)  The department determines that adequate provision has

10

been made for the minor's educational instruction, supervision,

11

health and safety.

12

(2)   The minor may not work past ten o'clock on the night

13

before a school day or past twelve-thirty in the morning on

14

other nights, and a minor may not work before five o'clock in

15

the morning.

16

(3)  The minor's participation does not exceed eight hours in

17

a day or forty-eight hours in a week.

18

(4)  The department may waive or modify the restrictions

19

contained in this section if the department reasonably

20

determines:

21

(i)  The waiver is necessary in light of the nature of the

22

program.

23

(ii)  The parent or guardian approves the waiver.

24

(iii)  The waiver will not impair the educational instruction

25

of the minor.

26

(iv)  The waiver will not compromise the health or safety of

27

the minor.

28

(5)  The application for a minor's work permit must comply

29

with the following:

30

(i)  Be made on a form issued by the department and signed by

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the person or entity responsible for filming and the parent or

2

guardian.

3

(ii)  State the legal name, address and date of birth of the

4

minor.

5

(iii)  State the name and type of production and the nature

6

of the minor's participation.

7

(iv)  State the name and address of the parent or guardian

8

who will supervise the minor's participation in the reality or

9

documentary program.

10

(v)  State the dates of the minor's expected participation,

11

hours of the minor's participation and length of time the minor

12

will participate.

13

(vi)  State the name and contact information of the person or

14

entity responsible for filming.

15

(vii)  Contain proof of workers' compensation insurance by

16

the person or entity responsible for filming in accordance with

17

the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers'

18

Compensation Act, if required.

19

(viii)  Contain a description of the compensation for the

20

minor's participation.

21

(ix)  If applicable, satisfy the requirements of section 7.1

22

regarding the preservation of the minor's earnings.

23

(x)  Where participation in the reality or documentary

24

program necessitates the minor's absence from his regular

25

school, satisfy the education and schooling requirements of

26

section 7.1.

27

(d)  (Reserved).

28

(e)  A permit is valid for the duration of the minor's

29

participation in the reality or documentary program for which it

30

is issued. The department  may, on a semi-annual basis, review a

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reality or documentary program and the participation of the

2

minor to ensure:

3

(1)  The minor's health and safety is protected.

4

(2)  The educational instruction of the minor is not

5

impaired.

6

(3)  The minor's earnings, if any, are properly preserved in

7

a trust in accordance with section 7.1(g).

8

(f)  The  permit requirements of this section shall not apply

9

to news gathering activities or game shows.

10

(g)  Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a

11

permit for a minor's participation in a church, school,

12

community or charitable activity, for which the minor receives

13

no compensation or remuneration.

14

Section 7.6.  (a)  The department may revoke a special permit

15

if:

16

(1)  there has been a violation of this act related to the

17

employment of the minor in the performance;

18

(2)  the permit application contained false, misleading and

19

substantially incorrect information or the applicant or minor is

20

no longer performing in accordance with the information provided

21

on the application;

22

(3)  a condition of issuance of the permit is not being met;

23

or

24

(4)  there is danger to the minor's health, safety or

25

welfare.

26

(b)  The department may revoke a special permit under this

27

section without a hearing. Revocation may be appealed to the

28

Secretary of Labor and Industry, who shall conduct a hearing

29

subject to 2 Pa.C.S. Chs. 5 Subch. A (relating to practice and

30

procedure of Commonwealth agencies) and 7 Subch. A (relating to

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1

judicial review of Commonwealth agency action). The revocation

2

may remain in effect until the Secretary of Labor and Industry

3

issues a decision.

4

Section 6.  Sections 8 and 10 of the act, amended December

5

21, 1988 (P.L.1908, No.192), are amended to read:

6

Section 8.  (a)  [Before] Except as provided for in sections

7

7.1 and 7.5, before any minor under eighteen years of age shall

8

be employed, permitted or suffered to work in, about, or in

9

connection with, any establishment, or in any occupation, the

10

person employing such minor shall procure and keep on file, and

11

accessible to any attendance officer, deputy factory inspector,

12

or other authorized inspector or officer charged with the

13

enforcement of this act, an employment certificate as

14

hereinafter provided, issued for said minor.

15

(b)  Any minor who has reached the age of sixteen may receive

16

a transferable work permit instead of an employment certificate

17

from the appropriate issuing official. All transferable work

18

permits shall be valid for the entire period the minor is 

19

eligible for work and is under the age of eighteen. The employer

20

shall ensure that the minors have valid transferable work

21

permits in accordance with sections 17 and 17.1.

22

Section 10.  [Application] Except as provided for in sections

23

7.1 and 7.5, application for the employment certificate must be

24

made by the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the minor

25

for whom such employment certificate or transferable work permit

26

is requested; or, if said minor have no parent, guardian, or

27

legal custodian, then by the next friend, who must be over

28

eighteen years of age. In lieu of the personal appearance of the

29

parent, guardian, legal custodian, or next friend of the minor,

30

such person may execute a statement before a notary public or

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1

other person authorized to administer oaths attesting to the

2

accuracy of the facts set forth in the application on a form

3

prescribed by the Department of Education, which statement shall

4

be attached to the application. No employment certificate shall

5

be issued until the said minor has personally appeared before,

6

and been examined by, the officer issuing the certificate,

7

except that where the applicant is a graduate of an accredited

8

high school and exhibits official proof of such graduation, no

9

personal appearance or countersigned application shall be

10

required.

11

Section 7.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2011.

12

Section 1.  Short title.

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13

This act shall be known and may be cited as the Child Labor

14

Act.

15

Section 2.  Definitions.

16

The following words and phrases when used in this act shall

17

have the meanings given to them in this section unless the

18

context clearly indicates otherwise:

19

"Department."  The Department of Labor and Industry of the

20

Commonwealth.

21

"Documentary program."  A genre of motion picture program,

22

including programming for television, that depicts or portrays a

23

nonfiction story and may present an opinion or a specific

24

message along with factual material.

25

"Employ."  To hire, permit or allow a minor to work for

26

compensation to the minor or any other person.

27

"Employer."  A person that employs a minor.

28

"Enforcement officer."  Any of the following:

29

(1)  The Secretary of Labor and Industry, a designee who

30

is an employee of the Department of Labor and Industry or an

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1

attorney of the Office of General Counsel who is assigned to

2

the department.

3

(2)  A chief school administrator.

4

(3)  A home and school visitor.

5

(4)  An attendance officer appointed under sections 1341

6

and 1342 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known

7

as the Public School Code of 1949.

8

(5)  An issuing officer.

9

(6)  A law enforcement officer.

10

"Establishment."  A place within this Commonwealth where work

11

is done for compensation of any kind.

12

"Fair Labor Standards Act."  The Fair Labor Standards Act of

13

1938 (52 Stat. 1060, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.).

14

"Hours of employment."  Hours outside school hours

15

established by the appropriate school district, except that the

16

provisions of section 5 shall apply to a minor engaged in a

17

performance.

18

"Issuing officer."  One of the following:

19

(1)  A district superintendent or supervising principal

20

of a public school district or, if a public school district

21

does not have a district superintendent or supervising

22

principal, the secretary of the board of school directors of

23

the district.

24

(2)  An individual authorized in writing by the

25

appropriate individual under paragraph (1) to issue a

26

certificate or permit.

27

"Minor."  An individual under 18 years of age.

28

"Perform" or "performance."  The providing of artistic or

29

creative services to a live audience or recorded for exhibition

30

or broadcast to an audience. This term shall include modeling.

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"Person."  The Commonwealth, any political subdivision,

2

instrumentality or authority of a political subdivision, an

3

individual, a partnership, a corporation, a nonprofit

4

corporation or an unincorporated association.

5

"Reality program."  A genre of program that principally

6

presents actual events and generally features ordinary people

7

and not professional actors.

8

"Regular school week."  The five days beginning with Monday

9

through Friday when school is in session.

10

"School vacation."  The period of time a minor is not

11

required to be in school as established by the school district

12

where the minor resides. The term does not include Saturdays and

13

Sundays, except where one or more vacation days precede or

14

follow Saturday or Sunday.

15

"Secretary."  The Secretary of Labor and Industry of the

16

Commonwealth or the secretary's designee.

17

"Volunteer emergency service organization."  A volunteer fire

18

company, volunteer ambulance organization, volunteer rescue

19

organization, a volunteer forest firefighting organization or a

20

volunteer organization of emergency service personnel who are

21

expected to respond to medical emergencies or large-scale

22

disasters. 

23

"Work permit."  A transferable work permit allowing

24

employment of a minor.

25

Section 3.  Time limitations on employment of minors.

26

(a)  Rest break.--No minor may be employed for more than five

27

hours continuously without an interval of at least 30 minutes

28

for a rest break. No period of less than 30 minutes shall be

29

deemed to interrupt a continuous period of work.

30

(b)  Time restriction.--Except for newspaper delivery under

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1

section 14, a minor may not be employed for more than six

2

consecutive days. 

3

(c)  Age restriction.--Except as set forth under sections

4

4(d) and 5, no individual under 14 years of age may be employed.

5

(d)  Hours of employment for minors 14 and 15 years of age.--

6

Except as set forth under subsection (e) and performances under

7

section 5, the hours of employment for individuals 14 and 15

8

years of age shall be limited as follows:

9

(1)  The minor may not be employed before 7 a.m. or after

10

7 p.m., except that during a school vacation period a minor

11

shall be permitted to be employed until 9 p.m. The department

12

may promulgate regulations under this paragraph which

13

establish a procedure for an employer that is not subject to

14

the Fair Labor Standards Act to receive an extension until 10

15

p.m. 

16

(2)  The minor may not be employed for more than three

17

hours on a school day or more than eight hours on a day when

18

there is no school.

19

(3)  The minor may not be employed for more than 18 hours

20

during a regular school week.

21

(4)  The minor may not be employed for more than 40 hours

22

during a week when school is not in session.

23

(5)  A minor enrolled in summer school is subject to the

24

limitation set forth in paragraph (3).

25

(e)  Exceptions.--The following exceptions apply to the

26

prohibitions of subsection (d):

27

(1)  Individuals who are at least 14 years of age or

28

older may be employed until 10 p.m. on a farm by a person

29

other than the farmer in the hatching, raising or harvesting

30

of poultry as long as the minor is not working in an

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agricultural occupation declared hazardous by the United

2

States Secretary of Labor.

3

(2)  Newspaper and periodical delivery under section 14.

4

(3)  Students 14 years of age or older whose employment

5

is part of a recognized school-work program supervised by a

6

recognized school authority may be employed for hours which,

7

combined with the hours spent in school, do not exceed eight

8

hours in a day.

9

(f)  Hours of employment for minors 16 years of age or

10

older.--The hours for of employment for minors who are 16 years

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11

of age or older are as follows:

12

(1)  When school is in session, an individual who is 16

13

years of age or older shall be limited as follows:

14

(i)  The minor may not be employed for more than 28

15

hours per week during a regular school week.

16

(ii)  The minor may not be employed for more than

17

eight hours in a single day.

18

(iii)  The minor may not be employed before 6 a.m. or

19

after 12 midnight, except that during a school vacation

20

period a minor shall be permitted to be employed until 1

21

a.m.

22

(2)  During a school vacation, an individual who is 16

23

years of age or older shall be limited as follows:

24

(i)  The minor may not be employed for more than ten

25

hours in a single day.

26

(ii)  The minor may not be employed for more than 48

27

hours in a single week provided that any hours worked

28

more than 44 in a single week shall be voluntarily agreed

29

to by the minor and further provided that the minor may

30

reject any request for employment in excess of 44 hours

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in a single week without retaliation.

2

(3)  A minor enrolled in summer school is subject to the

3

limitations set forth under paragraph (1).

4

(4)  An individual who is 16 years of age or older who is

5

employed as a counselor, counselor-in-training or junior

6

counselor during the school vacation period by a summer

7

resident camp or a conference or retreat operated by a

8

religious or scout organization shall receive 24 consecutive

9

hours of rest during every seven-day period. This paragraph

10

does not apply to a minor employed primarily for general

11

maintenance work or food service activities.

12

(5)  This subsection does not apply to a minor who:

13

(i)  is a high school graduate; or

14

(ii)  is exempt from compulsory school attendance

15

requirements under section 1330(1) of the act of March

16

10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code

17

of 1949.

18

(g)  Applicability.--This section shall not apply to minors

19

engaging in a performance under section 5.

20

Section 4.  Occupations and establishments.

21

(a)  Prohibition.--Minors may not be employed in the

22

following:

23

(1)  Establishments where alcoholic beverages are

24

produced, sold or dispensed except as follows: 

25

(i)  Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a

26

hotel, restaurant or club liquor licensee or any retail

27

dispenser may allow students receiving instruction in a

28

performing art to perform an exhibition if the students

29

are not compensated and are under proper supervision in

30

accordance with the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21)

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known as the Liquor Code.

2

(ii)  An individual under 16 years of age may be

3

employed at a continuing-care retirement community, ski

4

resort, bowling alley, golf course, amusement park or

5

other similar recreational establishment where alcoholic

6

beverages are served as long as the individual is not

7

permitted to handle or serve the beverages and is not

8

employed in an area where the beverages are stored or

9

served.

10

(iii)  A minor 16 years of age or older may be

11

employed in that part of the establishment in which

12

alcoholic beverages are not served.

13

(iv)  A minor 16 years of age or older may be

14

employed in a hotel, club or restaurant where alcoholic

15

beverages are served if the employment consists of

16

serving food, clearing tables and related duties,

17

provided that that the establishment has a valid permit

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18

for Sunday sales issued by the Pennsylvania Liquor

19

Control Board and the minor's duties do not include

20

dispensing or serving alcoholic beverages. Before

21

employing a minor under this subsection, an establishment

22

licensed by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board for

23

Sunday sales must submit to the issuing officer a copy of

24

the current valid permit for Sunday sales.

25

(2)  In any occupation or establishment designated as

26

hazardous and otherwise prohibited under the Fair Labor

27

Standards Act and regulations under that act.

28

(3)  As a pilot, fireman or engineer upon a boat or

29

vessel; on a railroad or railway as a track repairman, gate-

30

tender, switch-tender, brakeman, fireman, engineer, motorman

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or conductor; or in the manufacture of paint, color or white-

2

lead, poisonous dyes or compositions using dangerous lead or

3

acids; and minors under 16 years of age shall not be

4

permitted to strip or sort tobacco, work on scaffolding or

5

work in a tunnel.

6

(4)  An individual under 16 years of age may not be

7

employed or permitted to conduct youth peddling, which

8

entails the selling of goods or services to customers at

9

locations other than the minor-employer's establishment, such

10

as the customers' residences or places of business or public

11

places such as street corners and public transportation

12

stations. Prohibited activities associated with youth

13

peddling not only include the attempt to make a sale or the

14

actual consummation of a sale, but also the preparatory and

15

concluding tasks normally performed by a youth peddler in

16

conjunction with his or her sales, such as the loading and

17

unloading of vans or other motor vehicles, the stocking and

18

restocking of sales kits and trays, the exchanging of cash

19

and checks with the employer and the transportation of minors

20

to and from the various sales areas by the employer.

21

Prohibited youth peddling also includes such promotion

22

activities as the holding, wearing or waving of signs,

23

merchandise, costumes, sandwich boards or placards in order

24

to attract potential customers, except when performed inside

25

or directly in front of the employer's establishment

26

providing the product, service or event being advertised.

27

This paragraph does not prohibit a minor salesperson from

28

conducting sales for his or her employer on property

29

controlled by the employer that is out of doors but may

30

properly be considered part of the employer's establishment.

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Minors may conduct sales in such employer exterior

2

facilities, whether temporary or permanent, as garden

3

centers, sidewalk sales and parking lot sales, when employed

4

by that establishment. Youth peddling does not include the

5

activities of persons who, as volunteers and without

6

compensation, sell goods or services on behalf of

7

eleemosynary organizations or public agencies.

8

(b)  List.--The department shall publish a list in the

9

Pennsylvania Bulletin which shall constitute hazardous or

10

otherwise prohibited establishments or occupations under this

11

act. The list shall consist of those occupations and

12

establishments prohibited under subsection (a)(2) and those

13

establishments and occupations specifically enumerated as

14

hazardous or prohibited in this act.

15

(c)  Additional occupations.--The department may establish

16

additional prohibited or hazardous occupations or establishments

17

which are not included in subsection (b), through regulation. 

18

(d)  Occupations for minors less than 14 years of age.--An

19

individual less than 14 years of age may be employed as follows:

20

(1)  An individual who is at least 12 years of age may be

21

employed as a caddy if the minor does not carry more than one

22

golf bag at a time and employment is not for more than 18

23

holes of golf in a single day.

24

(2)  An individual who is at least 11 years of age may

25

engage in the delivery of newspapers as set forth under

26

section 14.

27

Section 5.  Employment of minors in a performance.

28

(a)  General rule.--For purposes of this section, a minor is

29

engaged in a performance if:

30

(1)  The minor models or renders artistic or creative

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expression in a live performance, on the radio, on

2

television, in a movie, over the Internet, in a publication

3

or via any other broadcast medium that may be transmitted to

4

an audience and any person receives remuneration for the

5

performance. Rehearsal for this activity is part of the

6

performance.

7

(2)  The minor participates in a reality or documentary

8

program that expressly depends upon the minor's

9

participation, the minor's participation is substantial and

10

any person receives remuneration for the minor's

11

participation. For the purposes of this subsection:

12

(i)  Remuneration shall include one or more monetary

13

payments, but shall not include reimbursement for

14

expenses incurred by the minor or the minor's family, any

15

prize or goods or services received in connection with

16

the program with a value of less than $2,500.

17

(ii)  "Substantial" shall mean the minor is a

18

principal subject of the reality or documentary program

19

or the minor participates in the filming of the reality

20

or documentary program for ten or more days in a 30-day

21

period.

22

(b)  Requirements.--No minor may engage in a performance

23

without an entertainment permit issued by the department. A

24

minor may engage in a performance if the minor has an

25

entertainment permit from the department for the length of the

26

performance as provided for in subsection (c) and all of the

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27

following requirements are satisfied:

28

(1)  The performance is not hazardous to the minor's

29

safety or well-being.

30

(2)  The minor's work hours do not exceed those

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permissible under subsection (d).

2

(3)  For live productions, the minor does not appear in

3

more than three performances in a single day or ten

4

performances in a single calendar week. For purposes of this

5

paragraph, a calendar week shall be Sunday to Saturday.

6

(4)  The performance does not involve:

7

(i)  an act that constitutes sexual abuse or sexual

8

exploitation of minors;

9

(ii)  boxing, sparring or wrestling, except for a

10

bona fide school-related athletic or recognized amateur

11

competition or activity or noncontact portrayal;

12

(iii)  activities having a high level of inherent

13

danger including activities involving speed, height, a

14

high level of physical exertion and highly specialized

15

gear or spectacular stunts;

16

(iv)  an acrobatic act that is hazardous to the

17

minor's safety or well-being;

18

(v)  use of or exposure to a dangerous weapon or

19

pyrotechnical device;

20

(vi)  a hazardous performance, act or exhibition as

21

defined by the department. The department shall publish a

22

list in the Pennsylvania Bulletin which shall constitute

23

prohibited hazardous performances, acts or exhibitions

24

under this section, provided that the department, within

25

three years of such publication, promulgate a regulation

26

setting forth hazardous performances, acts or

27

exhibitions; or

28

(vii)  in any occupation designated as hazardous and

29

otherwise prohibited under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

30

(5)  A parent or guardian of a minor is permitted to be

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within sight or sound of the minor at all times.

2

(c)  Entertainment permits.--The following shall apply:

3

(1)  An entertainment permit shall be valid for up to six

4

months and may be renewed under this subsection.

5

(2)  The department may charge a fee for each

6

entertainment permit which shall be set through regulation.

7

(3)  An application for an entertainment permit shall:

8

(i)  be made on a form issued by the department and

9

signed by the employer of the minor, if known, and the

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10

parent or legal guardian of the minor;

11

(ii)  contain a statement that the facts as set forth

12

in the application are correct subject to the provisions

13

of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904 (relating to unsworn falsification

14

to authorities);

15

(iii)  state the legal and professional name of the

16

minor, the date and place of the minor's birth, the name

17

and permanent address of a parent or guardian of the

18

minor, the name of the minor's parent or representative

19

of the parent who will accompany the minor to rehearsals

20

and performances, whether the minor has performed in

21

other states requiring a permit or certificate to perform

22

and whether the permit or certificate was obtained;

23

(iv)  for infants under the age of one month, include

24

written certification from a licensed physician that the

25

infant is physically capable of handling the requirements

26

of the performance;

27

(v)  set forth, for all performances during school

28

hours, accurate information regarding:

29

(A)  the name and address of the school attended

30

and of the school district where the minor resides;

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(B)  the grade the minor has completed in school;

2

(C)  the hours per week the minor attends school;

3

and

4

(D)  a verification signed by the principal of

5

the school attended by the minor or the issuing

6

officer of the minor's school district that the

7

performance and rehearsals will not interfere with

8

the educational instruction or school progress of the

9

minor or a guarantee that arrangements are made for a

10

qualified tutor for the minor. If the minor is to be

11

tutored, the application shall set forth the name and

12

address of the tutor, whether the tutor is a

13

certified teacher, the name and address of the school

14

official approving the subjects for tutoring and the

15

tutoring arrangements and the number of hours per

16

week the minor is to be tutored; and

17

(vi)  provide any additional requirements set by the

18

department through regulation.

19

(4)  An appeal of a decision by the department under this

20

subsection must be made to the secretary. The secretary shall

21

hold a hearing on the appeal.

22

(5)  The work permit requirements of section 9 do not

23

apply to the issuance of permits under this section.

24

(6)  The department may require by regulation employers

25

employing minors in performances to obtain permits and may

26

charge a fee for such permits.

27

(7)  The department may waive any or all requirements in

28

this section, with the exception of paragraph (3)(iv) for a

29

performance of one day or less. The department shall indicate

30

any waiver by any written means of communication, including,

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but not limited to, facsimile or e-mail.

2

(d)  Working hours for child performers.--The amount of time

3

minors are permitted at the place of employment within a 24-hour

4

period is limited according to age, as follows:

5

(1)  Infants who have not reached six months of age may

6

be permitted to remain at the place of employment for a

7

maximum of two hours.

8

(2)  Minors who have reached the age of six months of age

9

but who have not attained two years of age may be permitted

10

at the place of employment for a maximum of four hours and

11

may work no more than two hours.

12

(3)  Minors who have reached two years of age but who

13

have not attained six years of age may be permitted at the

14

place of employment for a maximum of six hours and may work

15

no more than three hours.

16

(4)  Minors who have reached six years of age but who

17

have not attained nine years of age may be permitted at the

18

place of employment for eight hours and may work no more than

19

four hours.

20

(5)  Minors who have reached nine years of age but who

21

have not attained sixteen years of age may be permitted at

22

the place of employment for nine hours and may not work more

23

than five hours.

24

(6)  Minors who have reached sixteen years of age but who

25

have not attained eighteen years of age may be permitted at

26

the place of employment for ten hours and may not work more

27

than six hours.

28

(7)  When any minor between 14 and 18 years of age

29

obtains permission from school authorities to work during

30

school hours for a period not to exceed two consecutive days,

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the working hours for such minor during either or both of

2

such days may be extended to but shall not exceed eight hours

3

in a 24-hour period.

4

(8)  Allowable meal periods shall not be counted toward

5

maximum hours permitted at the place of employment nor

6

counted as work time for any purpose. A meal period shall not

7

be less than one-half hour nor more than one hour in length.

8

(9)  For minors of school age who have not fulfilled

9

compulsory education requirements and who have a work

10

schedule that requires education while employed as provided

11

in subsection (g), the nonwork time at the place of

12

employment shall include education, rest and recreation.

13

(10)  The work day for a minor shall begin no earlier

14

than 5 a.m. and shall end no later than 10 p.m. on evenings

15

preceding school days. On evenings preceding nonschool days,

16

the minor's work day shall end no later than 12:30 a.m. on

17

the morning of the nonschool day.

18

(11)  Twelve hours must elapse between the minor's time

19

of dismissal and time of call on the following day. If the

20

minor's regular school starts less than 12 hours after his or

21

her dismissal time, the minor must be schooled the following

22

day at the employer's place of business.

23

(12)  With respect to any minor providing services at the

24

minor's residence, this section shall not govern or limit the

25

number of hours the minor is present at the residence, but

26

shall instead apply solely to the hours the minor is

27

providing such services.

28

(e)  Child performer trust account.--

29

(1)  An irrevocable child performer trust account or a

30

qualified tuition program established and maintained in

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accordance with section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of

2

1086 (Public Law 99-154, 26 U.S.C. § 529) by this

3

Commonwealth, another state, an agency or instrumentality of

4

this Commonwealth or another state, or by one or more

5

eligible educational institutions shall be established for a

6

minor if the minor is entitled to receive residuals in

7

accordance with a principal agreement or earnings are

8

anticipated to exceed $2,500 for the production or if the

9

minor has already earned in excess of $2,500 in prior

10

employment in performance. A child performer trust account

11

established in another state shall meet the requirements of

12

this subsection.

13

(2)  All of the following govern the child performer

14

trust account or qualified tuition program established under

15

paragraph (1):

16

(i)  The parent or legal guardian shall establish the

17

account for the benefit of the minor.

18

(ii)  The parent or legal guardian shall provide to

19

the employer the information necessary to enable the

20

employer to transfer funds into a child performer trust

21

account or qualified tuition program. The information

22

shall be provided on or before the start of paid

23

employment.

24

(iii)  The employer shall transfer to the child

25

performer trust account not less than 15% of:

26

(A)  total compensation prior to all taxes,

27

deductions and commissions payable to the minor or

28

the minor's parent or guardian under contract; or

29

(B)  in the case of payment to a third party,

30

total compensation paid to the third party for the

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minor's services.

2

(iv)  In the case of employment for 30 days or less,

3

the employer shall transfer the required amount to the

4

child performer trust account or qualified tuition

5

program within 30 days of the final day of employment.

6

Such transfer shall be made in accordance with 20 Pa.C.S.

7

Ch. 53 (relating to Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to

8

Minors Act).

9

(v)  In the case of employment for longer than 30

10

days, the employer shall transfer the required amount to

11

the child performer trust account or qualified tuition

12

program every payroll period. Such transfer shall be made

13

in accordance with 20 Pa.C.S. Ch 53.

14

(vi)  If the minor's employer has not been notified

15

within 15 days of commencement of employment of the

16

existence of a child performer trust account or a

17

qualified tuition program or no such child performer

18

trust account or tuition program has been established by

19

the minor's parent or guardian, then the minor's employer

20

shall transfer such moneys together with the minor's name

21

and last known address to the State Treasurer for

22

placement into a child performer trust account for the

23

benefit of the minor.

24

(vii)  Once the transfers have been made to the child

25

performer trust account, tuition program or the State

26

Treasurer's office, the employer has no further duty

27

under this subsection.

28

(viii)  The employer's obligations under this

29

subsection shall terminate when the minor reaches 18

30

years of age.

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(ix)  There shall be no obligations under this

2

subsection where a minor is emancipated.

3

(x)  The minor's parent or legal guardian may serve

4

as custodian. If the child performer trust account

5

reaches at least $150,000 or a higher amount set by the

6

department through regulation, a trust company or

7

independent custodian shall be appointed.

8

(xi)  Proceeds of the child performer trust account

9

shall remain in trust until the minor reaches at least 18

10

years of age. Proceeds may be distributed to the minor

11

before 18 years of age only for the minor's legitimate

12

health and educational needs. Proceeds may remain in

13

trust for distribution to the minor after 18 years of age

14

if the parent or guardian determines that it would serve

15

the health, education and financial interests of the

16

minor.

17

(f)  Education.--

18

(1)  An employer employing, either directly or indirectly

19

through a third person, a minor who is guaranteed three or

20

more consecutive days of employment shall provide a teacher

21

or properly qualified private tutor as set forth in the act

22

of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School

23

Code of 1949, who has an instructional certificate issued by

24

the Department of Education, or a teacher with a comparable

25

certificate in the state in which the minor resides. This

26

requirement shall apply beginning on the first day that the

27

minor renders services for that employer and shall continue

28

on each day thereafter that the school of the minor's place

29

of residence is in session and the minor is rendering

30

services. The requirements of this section shall only be

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applicable when school is in session and the minor is not

2

receiving educational instruction at the minor's school of

3

enrollment due to his employment.

4

(2)  In the event the minor is not guaranteed three or

5

more consecutive days of employment, an employer shall

6

provide a teacher or properly qualified private tutor as set

7

forth in the Public School Code of 1949 who has an

8

instructional certificate issued by the Department of

9

Education, or a teacher with a comparable certificate in the

10

state in which the minor resides on the third day of missed

11

educational instruction through the remainder of the minor's

12

employment on the production.

13

(3)  If there is a hiatus in a production that employs a

14

minor under this section, a teacher or properly qualified

15

private tutor shall be provided to the minor during the

16

hiatus for periods when school is in session, pursuant to the

17

requirements described in this section, unless the minor is

18

able to attend his school of enrollment.

19

(4)  Where this section requires that an employer provide

20

a teacher or properly qualified private tutor to a minor, the

21

employer shall provide a ratio of at least one teacher or

22

properly qualified private tutor for every ten minors unless

23

the minors are within two grade levels, in which case the

24

employer shall provide a ratio of at least one teacher or

25

properly qualified private tutor for every 20 minors.

26

(5)  School districts shall have the authority, in

27

cooperation with the parent or guardian of the minor, to

28

develop alternative methods by which minors may satisfy their

29

educational requirements at times outside the normal school

30

day. Alternative methods under this paragraph shall be no

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more restrictive than those set forth in this section.

2

(g)  Waiver.--The department may waive one or more

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3

restrictions contained in this section if the department

4

determines the waiver is necessary to preserve the artistic

5

integrity of the performance, will not impair the educational

6

instruction, health or safety of the minor and written

7

permission is obtained from the minor's parent or guardian. Any

8

request for a waiver shall be considered by the department and

9

shall be submitted in writing at least 48 hours in advance of

10

the time needed for the waiver.

11

(g)  Waiver.--The department may waive one or more

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12

restrictions contained in this section, including, but not

13

limited to, subsection (b)(4)(iii), (iv) and (v), if the

14

department determines the waiver is necessary to preserve the

15

artistic integrity of the performance, will not impair the

16

educational instruction, health or safety of the minor and

17

written permission is obtained from the minor's parent or

18

guardian. The waiver request shall be submitted in writing at

19

least 48 hours in advance of the time needed for the waiver and

20

the department shall approve or reject the waiver.

21

(h)  Foreign nationals.--In the case of a minor who is a

22

foreign national temporarily in the United States and who will

23

not be residing in this Commonwealth for more than 35 days in a

24

calendar year, the requirements of subsections (e) and (f) shall

25

not be applicable provided the employer certifies that the minor

26

has satisfied the educational requirements of the minor's

27

country of citizenship or is being offered access to

28

age‑appropriate educational instruction and that the minor's

29

earnings are being paid to the minor or a third party in a

30

manner that ensures conservation of the minor's earnings.

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(i)  Conflict.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to

2

supersede or repeal:

3

(1)  any provision of this act, unless an entertainment

4

permit is issued in accordance with this section; or

5

(2)  18 Pa.C.S. § 5903 (relating to obscene and other

6

sexual materials and performances) or 6312 (relating to

7

sexual abuse of children).

8

(3)  Any collective bargaining agreement or any contract

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9

that establishes more stringent requirements than those in

10

this act.

11

(j)  Revocation of permit.--The following shall apply:

12

(1)  The department may revoke an entertainment permit

13

if:

14

(i)  there has been a violation of this act related

15

to the employment of the minor in the performance;

16

(ii)  the permit application contained false,

17

misleading or substantially incorrect information or the

18

applicant or minor is no longer performing in accordance

19

with the information provided on the application;

20

(iii)  a condition of issuance of the permit is not

21

being met; or

22

(iv)  there is danger to the minor's health, safety

23

or welfare.

24

(2)  The department may revoke a permit under this

25

section without a prior hearing. Revocation may be appealed

26

to the secretary, who shall conduct a hearing subject to 2

27

Pa.C.S. Chs. 5 Subch. A (relating to practice and procedure

28

of Commonwealth agencies) and 7 Subch. A (relating to

29

judicial review of Commonwealth agency action). The

30

revocation shall remain in effect until the secretary issues

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a decision.

2

(k)  Special entertainment permits.--The department may issue

3

entertainment permits required by this section to minors who

4

participate in professional acrobatic performances, irrespective

5

of the limitation in subsection (b)(4)(iv) if the following

6

criteria are met:

7

(1)  The performance is part of a nationally recognized

8

or internationally recognized circus.

9

(2)  Appropriate trained medical personnel are onsite at

10

all performance times.

11

(3)  The minor has a physician's statement of health

12

issued within the previous 12 months.

13

(4)  The employer makes a professional teacher available

14

to all minor performers.

15

(5)  The performances do not involve high-wire or trapeze

16

acts.

17

(l)  Applicability.--This section does not apply to a minor

18

who:

19

(1)  is a high school graduate; or

20

(2)  is exempt from compulsory school attendance

21

requirements under section 1330(1) of the Public School Code

22

of 1949.

23

Section 6.  Sports-attendant services.

24

(a)  General rule.--Section 3(d)(1), (2) and (3) shall not

25

apply to an individual 14 through 15 years of age and section

26

3(f)(1), and (2) shall not apply to an individual 16 through 17

27

years of age, if the minor is employed to perform sports-

28

attendant services at professional sporting events under this

29

section.

30

(b)  Sports-attendant duties.--A minor is employed to perform

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sports-attendant duties if the minor performs any of the

2

following duties at a baseball, basketball, football, soccer,

3

tennis or similar athletic event:

4

(1)  Pregame and postgame or practice setup of balls,

5

items and equipment.

6

(2)  Supplying and retrieving balls, items and equipment

7

during a sporting event.

8

(3)  Clearing the field or court of debris and moisture

9

during play.

10

(4)  Providing ice, drinks and towels to players during

11

play.

12

(5)  Running errands for trainers, managers, coaches and

13

players before, during and after a sporting event.

14

(6)  Returning or storing balls, items and equipment in

15

clubhouse or locker rooms after a sporting event.

16

Section 7.  Minors serving in volunteer emergency service

17

organizations.

18

(a)  General rule.--An individual who is 14 years of age or

19

older who is a member of a volunteer emergency service

20

organization may participate in training and emergency service

21

activities except as follows:

22

(1)  A minor may not operate a truck, ambulance or other

23

official fire vehicle.

24

(2)  A minor may not operate an aerial ladder, aerial

25

platform or hydraulic jack.

26

(3)  A minor may not use rubber electrical gloves,

27

insulated wire gloves, insulated wire cutters, life nets or

28

acetylene cutting units.

29

(4)  A minor may not operate the pump of a fire vehicle

30

while at the scene of a fire.

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(5)  A minor may not enter a burning structure under any

2

circumstance including a training exercise.

3

(6)  A minor may not engage in firefighting activities

4

unless all of the following apply:

5

(i)  The minor is 16 years of age or older.

6

(ii)  The minor has successfully completed a course

7

of training equal to the standards for basic firefighting

8

established by the State Fire Commissioner and the

9

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

10

(iii)  The minor is under the direct supervision and

11

control of the fire chief, an experienced line officer or

12

a designated forest fire warden.

13

(b)  Additional limitations.--In addition to the limitations

14

set forth under subsection (a), the activities of individuals

15

more than 13 years of age and less than 16 years of age shall be

16

further limited as follows:

17

(1)  An individual who is more than 13 years of age and

18

less than 16 years of age shall only be permitted to perform

19

the following activities:

20

(i)  Training.

21

(ii)  First aid.

22

(iii)  Cleanup service at the scene of a fire,

23

outside the structure and after the fire has been

24

declared by the fire official in charge to be under

25

control.

26

(iv)  Serving food and beverages.

27

(2)  An individual who is more than 13 years of age and

28

less than 16 years of age may not do any of the following:

29

(i)  Operate high pressure hose lines except during

30

training activities. A high pressure hose line is any

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water hose used for fire suppression with a pressure

2

greater than 150 psi, any air hose with a pressure

3

greater than 100 psi and any hydraulic hose used for

4

rescue tools with a pressure greater than 1,000 psi.

5

(ii)  Ascend ladders except during training

6

activities.

7

(c)  Other prohibited activities.--The department may

8

prohibit other activities that it deems hazardous to the health

9

of minors through regulation.

10

(d)  Other provisions.--

11

(1)  Except as set forth under this subsection, this

12

section does not supersede any other provision of this act or

13

any regulation promulgated under this act.

14

(2)  A minor may continue serving in answer to a fire

15

call until excused by the individual acting as chief of the

16

fire company if the minor:

17

(i)  is 16 years of age or older;

18

(ii)  is a member of a volunteer fire company; and

19

(iii)  answers a fire call while lawfully employed.

20

(3)  An individual who is 14 or 15 years of age may

21

engage in training or firefighting activities permitted under

22

this section until 10 p.m. before a school day if the minor:

23

(i)  is a member of a volunteer fire company; and

24

(ii)  has the written consent of the minor's parent

25

or legal guardian.

26

Section 8.  Duties of employer.

27

(a)  Work permits and parental authorization.--

28

(1)  Unless a minor has the items listed in paragraph

29

(2), a minor may not be employed or permitted to work:

30

(i)  in, about or in connection with an

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establishment; or

2

(ii)  in an occupation.

3

(2)  To be employed, a minor must have all of the

4

following:

5

(i)  A work permit.

6

(ii)  A For individuals who are under 16 years of

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7

age, a written statement by the minor's parent or legal

8

guardian acknowledging understanding of the duties and

9

hours of employment and granting permission to work

10

subject to the provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904 (relating

11

to unsworn falsification to authorities).

12

(3)  Before employing a minor, an employer shall do all

13

of the following:

14

(i)  Verify the work permit under paragraph (2)(i).

15

(ii)  Receive the verified statement under paragraph

16

(2)(ii).

17

(4)  An individual who is more than 16 years of age

18

employed in the distribution, sale, exposing or offering for

19

sale of any newspaper, or any minor who can demonstrate that

20

he is working independently of the newspaper publisher in

21

this work, shall not be required to procure a work permit.

22

(b)  Notification.--The employer shall notify the issuing

23

officer in writing of the employment of a minor and shall detail

24

the normal duties and hours of employment within five days after

25

the beginning of employment and shall include the age and permit

26

number of the minor. On termination of employment of a minor,

27

the employer shall notify the issuing official officer within

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28

five days of the final day of employment that the minor no

29

longer is employed by the employer.

30

(c)  Posting requirement.--An employer shall post a printed

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abstract of the sections of this act relating to the hours of

2

labor in a conspicuous place in the establishment. 

3

(d)  Records.--An employer shall maintain the following

4

records at the workplace:

5

(1)  A list of all the minors employed in the

6

establishment.

7

(2)  A schedule of the hours of labor of the minors

8

listed in subparagraph (ii). The schedule of hours of labor

9

shall contain:

10

(i)  the maximum number of hours each minor is

11

required or permitted to work on each day of the week;

12

(ii)  the weekly total for each minor; and

13

(iii)  the daily hours for commencing and stopping

14

work and for time allowed for meals.

15

(3)  For each minor, the employer shall keep a copy of

16

the work permit, the original verified permission statement

17

required in subsection (a) and a copy of the letter sent to

18

the issuing official officer announcing the employment of the

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minor.

20

(4)  An employer shall maintain records for employed

21

minors in compliance with the recordkeeping requirements of

22

the act of January 17, 1968 (P.L.11, No.5), known as The

23

Minimum Wage Act of 1968, and shall maintain accurate records

24

of the actual days, hours and times of day the minors worked,

25

including breaks.

26

(5)  An employer shall provide an enforcement officer

27

with access to records kept under this subsection at all

28

reasonable times.

29

Section 9.  Work permit.

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(a)  Form and content.--

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(1)  A work permit shall be issued on a wallet-sized form

2

prescribed by the department. The work permit shall contain

3

the following information related to the minor:

4

(i)  Name.

5

(ii)  Sex.

6

(iii)  Date and place of birth.

7

(iv)  Place of residence.

8

(v)  Color of hair and eyes.

9

(vi)  Any physical work restrictions.

10

(2)  The work permit shall certify that:

11

(i)  the holder has personally appeared before the

12

issuing officer and has been examined;

13

(ii)  all papers required by law have been examined,

14

approved and filed; and

15

(iii)  all conditions and requirements for issuing a

16

permit have been fulfilled.

17

(3)  The work permit shall be signed in the presence of

18

the issuing officer by the minor.

19

(4)  The work permit shall bear a number, the date of

20

issuance and the signature of the issuing officer.

21

(b)  Application.--

22

(1)  Documentation shall be as follows:

23

(i)  Except as set forth under subparagraph (ii), the

24

application for a work permit must be verified as

25

follows:

26

(A)  The applicant's parent or legal guardian

27

must sign the application.

28

(B)  In lieu of a signature under clause (A), the

29

applicant may execute a statement before a notary

30

public or other person authorized to administer oaths

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attesting to the accuracy of the facts set forth in

2

the application on a form prescribed by the

3

department. The statement shall be attached to the

4

application.

5

(ii)  Subparagraph (i) does not apply if the

6

applicant can demonstrate official proof of high school

7

graduation.

8

(iii)  The issuing officer shall not issue a work

9

permit until the issuing officer has received, examined,

10

approved and filed the following papers which verify the

11

applicant's age:

12

(A)  If proof of age is an official document or

13

record of the Commonwealth or government of another

14

state or governmental subdivision of another state,

15

it need not be filed if the issuing officer records

16

the information necessary to enable the document or

17

record to be located at the place where it is filed.

18

If proof of age is other than an official document or

19

record of the Commonwealth or government of another

20

state or governmental subdivision of another state,

21

the following is the order of preference for

22

acceptable proof under this clause:

23

(I)  An attested transcript of the birth

24

certificate, filed according to law with a

25

register of vital statistics or other officer

26

charged with the duty of recording births.

27

(II)  A certified baptismal certificate or

28

transcript of the record of baptism showing the

29

date of birth.

30

(III)  A passport showing the age of the

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minor.

2

(IV)  Any certified documentary record of age

3

other than a school record or an affidavit of

4

age, which appears to the satisfaction of the

5

issuing officer to be sufficient evidence of age.

6

(V)  The signed statement of a physician,

7

physician's assistant or nurse practitioner,

8

approved by the board of school directors,

9

stating that, after examination, it is the

10

opinion of the individual signing the statement

11

that the applicant has attained the age required

12

by law for the occupation in which the applicant

13

expects to engage. The statement must be

14

accompanied by an affidavit signed by the

15

applicant's parent or legal guardian or, if there

16

is no parent or legal guardian, by the

17

applicant's next friend and certifying to the

18

name, date and place of birth of the applicant

19

and that the individual signing the statement is

20

unable to produce any of the proofs of age

21

specified in subclauses (I), (II), (III) and

22

(IV).

23

(B)  (Reserved).

24

(2)  Examination shall be as follows:

25

(i)  Except as set forth under subparagraph (ii), a

26

work permit shall not be issued until the applicant has

27

personally appeared before and has been examined by the

28

issuing officer.

29

(ii)  Subparagraph (i) does not apply if the

30

applicant can demonstrate official proof of high school

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graduation.

2

(c)  Issuance.--If all application requirements are met, a

3

work permit shall be issued by an issuing officer unless it is

4

the issuing officer's judgment that the applicant cannot

5

maintain adequate academic achievement if permitted to work

6

during the school year.

7

(d)  Revocation.--An issuing officer may revoke a work permit

8

if it is the issuing officer's judgment that the applicant

9

cannot maintain adequate academic achievement if permitted to

10

work during the school year.

11

(e)  Cooperation.--The issuing officer shall cooperate with

12

an enforcement officer with investigation and enforcement of

13

this act.

14

Section 10.  Administration.

15

(a)  Duties of department.--The department has the following

16

powers and duties:

17

(1)  Prescribe the forms necessary to implement this act.

18

(2)  Promulgate regulations to administer this act. 

19

(3)  Provide copies of this act and blank forms for

20

compliance with its provisions to employers and prospective

21

employers and place these documents on its Internet website.

22

(b)  Subpoenas and inspections.--

23

(1)  The secretary or a designee has investigatory

24

subpoena power and may issue a subpoena upon application of

25

an attorney of the Office of General Counsel assigned to the

26

department. Application may be made to the Commonwealth Court

27

to enforce a subpoena. Nothing in this section shall be

28

construed to excuse a person from producing documents and

29

records as requested by the department under any other

30

provision of law.

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(2)  The department is authorized to obtain information

2

to investigate alleged violations or to determine compliance

3

with this act. This includes entering and inspecting an

4

establishment, including where a performance is being held,

5

at any reasonable time to ascertain the working conditions,

6

interviewing workers and inspecting and obtaining copies of

7

any records, documents or information in any medium that in

8

any way relates to employment of minors or activities

9

governed under this act.

10

(c)  Duties of Department of Education.--The Department of

11

Education shall supply and distribute to school districts all

12

forms necessary for the enforcement of this act.

13

(d)  Duties of school districts.--School districts shall

14

administer applications and issuance of work permits under

15

section 9 and shall notify the department of alleged violations

16

of this act. 

17

(e)  Suspected violations of age requirements.--

18

(1)  If an enforcement officer has reason to believe that

19

an individual working without a work permit is a minor or

20

that a minor with a work permit is working in violation of

21

the age restrictions set forth under this act, the officer

22

may demand that the person employing the individual within

23

ten days:

24

(i)  furnish to the officer proof of age; or

25

(ii)  cease to employ or permit the individual to

26

work.

27

(2)  Proof of a demand under paragraph (1) and of failure

28

to comply with paragraph (1)(i) constitutes prima facie

29

evidence of the illegal employment of a minor.

30

(3)  Compliance with this subsection does not relieve a

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person from liability under section 11.

2

Section 11.  Penalties.

3

(a)  Violations.--

4

(1)  A person may not do any of the following:

5

(i)  Violate this act.

6

(ii)  Interfere with the functions of an enforcement

7

officer.

8

(iii)  Compel or permit a minor to violate this act.

9

(iv)  Fail to provide records under sections 8(d) or

10

10(b).

11

(v)  Falsify records under this act.

12

(vi)  Violate the terms of any permit issued under

13

section 5.

14

(b)  Criminal penalties.--

15

(1)  Except as set forth under paragraph (2), a person

16

that violates subsection (a) commits a summary offense and

17

shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $500

18

for each violation.

19

(2)  A person that, after being sentenced under paragraph

20

(1), violates subsection (a) commits a summary offense and

21

shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $1,500

22

for each violation or to imprisonment for not more than ten

23

days, or both.

24

(c)  Administrative penalties.--

25

(1)  Except as set forth under subsection (d), the

26

department may impose an administrative penalty of not more

27

than $5,000 for each violation of subsection (a).

28

(2)  The department may order a person to take a

29

corrective action which the department deems necessary to

30

address a violation of this act.

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(3)  This subsection is subject to 2 Pa.C.S. Chs. 5

2

Subch. A (relating to practice and procedure of Commonwealth

3

agencies) and 7 Subch. A (relating to judicial review of

4

Commonwealth agency action).

5

(4)  The department may not impose a penalty under this

6

subsection if a person has been sentenced under subsection

7

(b) for an offense arising out of the same conduct which

8

would give rise to a penalty under this subsection.

9

(d)  Multiple prosecution.--Imposition of a criminal, civil

10

or administrative penalty under the Fair Labor Standards Act

11

shall bar prosecution under subsection (a) and imposition of a

12

criminal penalty under subsection (b) or an administrative

13

penalty under subsection (c) if the same conduct constitutes the

14

basis of the Federal action and the basis of the prosecution

15

under subsection (a) or the administrative penalty under

16

subsection (b).

17

Section 12.  Employment of minors in student-learner and

18

apprenticeship programs.

19

A minor may be employed in a work experience and career

20

exploration program, an apprenticeship program and a school-to-

21

work program to the extent permitted by regulations promulgated

22

under this act and not prohibited by the Fair Labor Standards

23

Act.

24

Section 13.  Exclusions.

25

(a)  Domestic service.--This act shall not apply to

26

employment of a minor in domestic service in or about the

27

private home of a parent or guardian, to baby-sitting and to

28

performance of minor chores in or about a private home of the

29

employer. Minor chores shall:

30

(1)  Include lawn care, snow shoveling and residential

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chores performed by minors on a casual or infrequent basis.

2

(2)  Exclude activities otherwise prohibited by the

3

department in regulations promulgated under this act and

4

activities or occupations designated as hazardous and

5

otherwise prohibited under the Fair Labor Standards Act and

6

regulations promulgated under that act.

7

(b)  Agricultural employment.--Agricultural employment which

8

is exempt from coverage of the child labor provisions of the

9

Fair Labor Standards Act shall be exempt from coverage of this

10

act.

11

Section 14.  Newspaper delivery.

12

(a)  Delivery.--A minor engaged in newspaper delivery may be

13

employed for seven consecutive days in a week.

14

(b)  Delivery and sale.--Individuals who are at least 11

15

years of age may be employed in the delivery and street sale of

16

newspapers after 5 a.m. and before 8 p.m., except that during

17

the school vacation period a minor shall be permitted to be

18

employed until 9 p.m. This paragraph does not apply to the

19

hauling of newspapers to drop centers or distribution centers or

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other related activities, newsstands or distribution centers.

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(c)  Work permit.--An individual who is more than 16 years of

22

age employed in the distribution, sale, offering for sale of any

23

newspaper, or any minor who can demonstrate that he is working

24

independently of the newspaper publisher, shall not be required

25

to procure a work permit.

26

Section 29.  Repeal.

27

This act and the rules and regulations adopted under this act

28

shall repeal the act of May 13, 1915 (P.L.286, No.177), known as

29

the Child Labor Law, and replace all parts of acts that are

30

inconsistent with this act. Until modified or deleted by the

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department, the current regulations on the child labor law shall

2

be the regulations of the department.

3

Section 30.  Effective date.

4

This act shall take effect in 60 90 days.

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