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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §702, as amended by PL 2001, c. 242, §3, is further
amended to read:

 
§702. Record of work hours of minors under 18 years of age

 
Every employer shall keep a time book or record for every
minor under 18 years of age employed in any occupation, except
the planting, cultivating or harvesting of field crops or other
agricultural employment not in direct contact with hazardous
machinery or hazardous substances, or household work, stating the
number of hours worked by each minor under 18 years of age on
each day of the week. The time book or record must identify the
minor and the employer and list a contact number for the
employer. The time book or record must be open at all reasonable
hours to the inspection of the director, a director's deputy or
any authorized agent of the bureau and a copy of the time book or
record must be sent on a monthly basis to the guidance office of
the secondary school attended by the minor in a format acceptable
to the secondary school. Any employer who fails to keep the
record required by this section or makes any false entry to the
record, or refuses to exhibit the time book or record or makes
any false statement to the director, a director's deputy or any
authorized agent of the bureau in reply to any question in
carrying out section 42-B and this section is liable for a
violation of this section and section 42-B.

 
Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §774, sub-§1, ¶¶B, D and F, as amended by PL 2003, c. 53,
§1, are further amended to read:

 
B. More than 20 35 hours in any week when the minor's
school is in session as long as the minor maintains an
overall grade average of at least a C or an equivalent grade
and has no average grade for any class below a C- or an
equivalent grade, except that the minor may work up to 8
hours on each day that an authorized school closure occurs
in that minor's school up to a total of 28 35 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 for the minor's school is less than 3 days or
during the first or last week of the school calendar,
regardless of how many days the minor's 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;

 
D. More than 4 5 hours in any day when the minor's school is
in session as long as the minor maintains an overall grade
average of at least a C or an equivalent grade and has


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