CHAPTER 131
H.P. 901 - L.D. 1244
An Act to Clarify Part-time School Week for the Purpose of Enforcing Child Labor Laws in the State
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §774, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 1993, c. 434, §3, is further amended to read:
B. More than 20 hours in any week when school is in session, except that the minor may work up to 8 hours on each day that an authorized school closure occurs up to a total of 28 hours in that week. In addition, the maximum weekly hours a minor may work is 50 hours during any week that the approved school calendar is less than 3 days or during the first or last week of the school calendar, regardless of how many days school is in session for the week. If requested, a school must provide verification of its closings to the minor's employer or the Department of Labor;
Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §774, sub-§6 is enacted to read:
6. In session. School is considered in session if the students are required to be in attendance by the school board pursuant to Title 20-A, chapter 211.
See title page for effective date.
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