An Act To Streamline the Work Permitting Process for Minors and To Conform Allowable Places That Minors May Work to Federal Law
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1698
Senate Amendment SA_A_S456 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT ".4" to H.P. 1222, L.D. 1698, Bill, "An Act To 
Streamline the Work Permitting Process for Minors and To Conform Allowable Places 
That Minors May Work to Federal Law" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §775 by striking out all of subsections 1 and 2 (page 1, 
lines 32 to 39 and page 2, lines 1 to 23 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'1. Work permit authority. A minor under 16 years of age may not be employed 
without a work permit signed by the superintendent of schools of the school 
administrative unit in which the minor resides and issued to the minor by the bureau. The 
superintendent of schools of the school administrative unit in which the minor resides 
shall certify to the bureau the minor's information and forward the application for a work 
permit to the bureau for its approval. The superintendent may designate a school official 
to sign a work permit certify the minor's infonnation and forward it to the bureau, and 
that official is directly responsible to the superintendent for this activity. When school is 
not in session, if a superintendent does not certify to the bureau the minor's information 
within 2 business days of the superintendent's receipt of the request, the minor may obtain 
a work permit directly from the bureau. 
2. Conditions for certification. The superintendent shall sign a permit certify and 
forward to the bureau the minor's information and application in the following 
circumstances: 
A. If the school is in session or the minor is attending summer school, the minor 
must be enrolled in school, not truant, not under suspension and passing a majority of 
courses during the current grading period. 
Upon request of the minor, the 
superintendent may waive the requirements for one grading period if, in the opinion 
of the superintendent, there are extenuating circumstances or if imposing the 
requirements would create an undue hardship for the minor; 
B. 
If school is not in session, the minor must furnish to the superintendent a 
certificate signed by the principal of the school last attended showing that the minor 
has satisfactorily completed kindergarten to grade 8 in the public schools or their 
equivalent. If the certificate can not be obtained, the superintendent shall examine 
the minor to detennine whether the minor meets these educational standards; 
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C. If the minor has been granted an exception to compulsory education under Title 
20-A, section 5001-A, subsection 2, the minor must only submit proof of age as 
provided in subsection 3; or 
D. If school is in session, the superintendent may have sigHed certify to the bureau 
the minor's information and forward the application for only one work permit for the 
minor at any given time. 
The superintendent may ffi.gR forward to the bureau 2 
applications for work permits for the minor for the summer vacation period.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §775 by striking out all of subsection 3-A (page 2, 
lines 34 to 42 and page 3, lines 1 and 2 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'3-A. Issuance of work permit. The director or the director's agent shall issue the 
work permit to the minor upon verification: 
A. Of the proper approval certification by the superintendent or other designated 
school official or, if the minor is seeking a permit directly from the bureau in 
accordance with subsection 1, of satisfactory evidence of the minor's age pursuant to 
subsection 3; and 
B. That the employment confonns with the provisions of this subchapter. 
The superintendent's office shall distribute the work pennit to the minor, unless the minor 
is seeking a permit directly from the bureau in accordance with subsection 1, in which 
case the bureau shall issue the work permit directly to the minor and provide a copy to the 
superintendent of schools of the school administrative unit in which the minor resides. 
The work permit is valid only for the employer and positions listed on the permit as 
issued by the bureau.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes the portions of the bill that allow a minor to obtain a work 
pennit directly from the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards when school is 
not in session and replaces them with language providing that, when school is not in 
session, if a school superintendent does not respond to a work pennit request within 2 
business days, the minor 1)'\ay obtain a ~p~i; 
directly from the bureau. 
SPONSORED BY: ~!6tl 
COUNTY: Lincoln 
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