SP0149, LD 516, item 2, ‘An Act To Amend Maine Law Regarding Employment Practices for Certain Minors’

Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:

‘An Act To Amend Maine Law Regarding Employment Practices for Certain Minors’

Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:

‘Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §774, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2003, c. 53, §1, is further amended to read:

B. More than 20 24 hours in any week when the minor's school is in session , 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 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;

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

D. More than 4 6 hours in any day when the minor's school is in session, except that the minor may work up to 8 hours on the last scheduled day of the school week;

Sec. 3. 26 MRSA §774, sub-§1, ¶F, as amended by PL 2003, c. 53, §1, is further amended to read:

F. After 10 11 p.m. on a day preceding a day on which the minor's school is in session or after 12 midnight on a day that does not precede such a school day; or’

summary

This amendment extends the hours a student may work when school is in session. It extends the hours of work permitted per week from 20 to 24 and it extends the hours of work permitted per day from 4 to 6. The amendment removes language pertaining to authorized school closures and hours of employment. The amendment also changes the hour to which a student may work on a day preceding a scheduled school day from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m.

SP0149 LD 516	First Regular Session - 125th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number S-79, Sponsored by		LR 1089 Item 2
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