2319-S2 AMH SCHO H4242.1

2319-S2 AMH SCHO H4242.1

2SHB 2319 - H AMD 1112 WITHDRAWN 2-21-94

By Representative Schoesler

On page 53, after line 20, insert the following:

"Sec. 309. RCW 49.12.121 and 1993 c 294 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The department may at any time inquire into wages, hours, and conditions of labor of minors employed in any trade, business, or occupation in the state of Washington and may adopt special rules for the protection of the safety, health, and welfare of minor employees. However, the rules may not limit the hours per day or per week, or other specified work period, that may be worked by minors who are emancipated by court order.

(2) The department shall issue work permits to employers for the employment of minors, after being assured the proposed employment of a minor meets the standards for the health, safety, and welfare of minors as set forth in the rules adopted by the department. No minor person shall be employed in any occupation, trade, or industry subject to this 1973 amendatory act, unless a work permit has been properly issued, with the consent of the parent, guardian, or other person having legal custody of the minor and with the approval of the school which such minor may then be attending. However, the consent of a parent, guardian, or other person, or the approval of the school which the minor may then be attending, is unnecessary if the minor is emancipated by court order.

(3) The department may not limit the hours per day or per week, or other specified work period, that may be worked by minors during school vacations. The department shall, during school weeks, allow an increase in the hours per day or per week, or other specified work period, that may be worked by minors during school weeks in relationship to the reduced number of mandatory school attendance days in a week.

(4) The minimum wage for minors shall be as prescribed in RCW 49.46.020."

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

EFFECT: Allows minors to work unlimited hours during school vacation periods and allows an increase in the hours worked during school weeks based on the reduction in mandatory school attendance days.