If signed by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds -- who has expressed support for the measure -- the bill would allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work two additional hours per day when school is in session, from four to six hours.
If signed by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds – who has expressed support for the measure – the bill would allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work two additional hours per day when school is in session, from four to six hours. They would also be able to work until 9 p.m. during most of the year and until 11 p.m. from June 1 to Labor Day, two hours later than previously allowed. The bill would also allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work the same hours as an adult.
The proposed legislation would give authority to the directors of the education and workforce development departments to provide an exception to the work hours and some of the prohibited work activities, including demolition and roofing operations as well as operating certain power-driven machines, to teens 16 and older who are enrolled in a qualified work-based learning program.
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