Revision: Dec. 14, 2015, midnight
\t \t\tHB 1301 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
\t16-2323
\t06/05
HOUSE BILL\t1301
AN ACT\trelative to the issuance of youth employment certificates.
SPONSORS:\tRep. Hill, Merr. 3; Rep. Jones, Straf. 24; Rep. Potucek, Rock. 6; Rep. McLean, Hills. 15; Rep. J. Ward, Rock. 19; Rep. L. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. Lachance, Hills. 8; Rep. H. French, Merr. 2; Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2
COMMITTEE:\tLabor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill permits parents or legal guardians to issue youth employment certificates.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t16-2323
\t06/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to the issuance of youth employment certificates.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 Youth Employment Law; Certificates. Amend RSA 276-A:5, I through IV to read as follows:
\t\tI. Certificates shall be issued by [principals of schools or persons authorized by them] a parent or legal guardian only after the determination of a satisfactory level of academic performance by the student, except that responsibility for supervision and coordination with the department in matters pertaining to this chapter shall rest upon superintendents of schools. If a student does not continue to meet a satisfactory level of academic performance after the issuance of the certificate, the [principals of schools or persons authorized by them] parent or legal guardian may revoke the certificate at his or her discretion. In the event [principals of schools or their designees] a parent or legal guardian revokes a certificate, notification of the revocation shall be made to the [parent or legal guardian, the] employer of the student and the department of labor within 48 hours. Upon receiving the notice of revocation, the department of labor shall investigate the compliance of the revocation within 90 days.
\t\tII. Certificates shall in all cases [include a signature line for the parent or legal guardian of the youth and shall] show proof of (1) age and (2) adequate health.
\t\tIII. Certificates shall not be issued unless age and adequacy of health have first been verified except as in paragraph I of this section.
\t\tIV. Certificates shall not be issued except during vacations [or as a result of written parental protest,] if employment is deemed to interfere seriously with school work.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.