Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §774, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 131, §1, is further amended to read:
1. Minors under 18 years of age. A minor under 18 years of age, enrolled in school, may not be employed as follows:
A. More than 50 hours in any week when the minor's school is not in session;
B. More than 20 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;
C. More than 10 hours in any day when the minor's school is not in session;
D. More than 4 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;
E. More than 6 consecutive days;
F. After 10 p.m. on a day preceding a school 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
G. Before 7 a.m. on a school day on which the minor's school is in session or before 5 a.m. on a day that is not a school day any other day.
Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.
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