The proposed legislation, General Assembly Raised Bill No. 437, mandates the Labor Commissioner to conduct a study on the employment restrictions for minors aged sixteen and seventeen. Specifically, the study will focus on positions that these minors are prohibited from holding under both state and federal law, as well as those restricted solely by state law. The findings and any legislative recommendations resulting from this study are required to be submitted to the relevant joint standing committee by January 1, 2027.
This bill introduces new legal language that establishes the requirement for the study, marked as Section 1 from passage New section. There are no deletions from current law in this bill, as indicated by the absence of any text marked for deletion. The overall purpose of the bill is to evaluate and potentially revise the existing employment limitations for minors, thereby ensuring that the regulations are appropriate and reflective of current labor market conditions.