Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 300 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 300-7 - INSPECTION-CHILD LABOR REGULATIONS › Subject 300-7-1 - CHILD LABOR - MINORS IN ENTERTAINMENT › Rule 300-7-1-.02 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) As used in
				these Rules, the following terms shall be in effect:
(a)
Certification Number
: The
				Number issued by the Department to a specific entity indicating Department
				approval for a Minor to work in the entertainment industry or an Employing
				Unit's ability to hire a Minor.
(b)
Child Labor Coordinator:
An employee or contractor of the
				Employing Unit or an approved subcontractor of the Employing Unit's contractor
				at the Location who is responsible for the coordination of services and safety
				of the Minor during the time the Minor is at the Location.
(c)
Commissioner
: The
				Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Labor or the Commissioner's
				authorized designated representatives.
(d)
Department
: The Georgia
				Department of Labor and any authorized representatives thereof.
(e)
Employment
: An authorized
				association through performance or participation with or for any Employing Unit
				in a Production whether or not monetary remuneration is provided.
(f)
Employing Unit
: An
				entertainment industry employer who is an organization, or individual, using
				the services of any minor in: Motion pictures of any type (e.g. film,
				videotape, etc.), using any format (theatrical film, commercial, documentary,
				television program, internet etc.) by any medium (e.g. theater, television,
				videocassette, etc.); photography; recording; modeling; theatrical productions;
				publicity; rodeos; circuses; musical performances; and any other performances
				where minors perform to entertain the public. Employing Unit includes, but is
				not limited to, motion picture production company, theatrical group or
				association, electronic broadcasting company or photographic modeling agency,
				or casting company, whether or not incorporated.
(g)
Employing Unit
				Representative
: The designated representative of the Employing Unit who
				is responsible for providing all required information to the Department. Such
				individual shall be the primary contact person for the Employing Unit in all
				matters concerning the employment of Minors.
(h)
Employing Unit
				Certification
: The certification issued by the Department signifying
				approval of the application and granting the Employing Unit the ability to hire
				Minors to perform in Productions in the State.
(i)
Episodic Production
: A
				Production consisting of two or more episodes within a sixty (60) day period.
				Each episode is produced separately and shown to the public
				separately.
(j)
Exemption
				Certification
: A certification issued by the Department waiving certain
				Rule requirement(s) for an Employing Unit.
(k)
Incident:
An occurrence
				where a Minor suffers an injury to their health or well-being while at the
				Location.
(l)
Location
: The work site where the Minor is employed to perform in
				a Production. Location includes, but is not limited to, any facility
				established by the Employing Unit from which minors are at the disposal of, or
				subject to call by the Employing Unit to perform, whether or not physically
				located where that Production is occurring.
(m)
Location Time:
The total
				time the Minor is on the Location of the Employing Unit including, but not
				limited to, work time, meal time, tutoring time, break time, and any other time
				spent at the Location regardless of the reason.
(n)
Episodic Temporary
				Certification:
This Certification allows the Employing Unit whose
				Production is episodic to utilize more than ten (10) Minors for five (5) or
				less days in each Episodic Production.
(o)
Minor
: Anyone under the age
				of eighteen (18), unless documentation shows the individual is lawfully
				emancipated, an armed service member, or married.
(p)
Minor Certification
: This is
				the Certification and Certification Number issued by the Department to the
				registering Minor signifying approval of the application and granting the Minor
				the ability to perform in Productions.
(q)
Performance or Performing:
Participation by a Minor in a Production or exhibition that is available to the
				public or may be made available to the public.
(r)
Production
: A work to be
				presented including, but not limited to, stage, screen, television, internet,
				video tape, audio tape, open air, runway modeling, or in still photographs or
				phonographic recording of any kind. Production shall not include any play or
				production produced exclusively by a state approved school or produced by a
				recognized church organization.
(s)
Representative of the Minor
: The custodial parent or a court
				approved legal guardian.
(t)
Rules
: The Rules of the Georgia Department of Labor - Minors in
				Entertainment.
(u)
SBC
: Security Background Check for Studio Teachers and Child Labor
				Coordinators conducted by an Employing Unit annually in accordance with Rule
				 300-7-1-.04. All SBCs shall be
				considered valid for one (1) year from date of the background check is
				conducted.
(v)
School
				Night:
Any time after 6:00 P.M. the night before a school day.
(w)
State
: The State of
				Georgia.
(x)
Studio
: A
				facility, ordinarily consisting of rooms, buildings, or a collection of
				buildings, where a controlled environment is developed, equipped, and
				maintained to produce a Production. This includes both interior spaces, such as
				a sound stage, and exterior spaces, such as a backlot. Ordinarily a studio is
				used to produce multiple Productions, often simultaneously.
(y)
Studio Teacher
: A person
				certified as a teacher by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission or who
				possesses a valid teaching certification from another state or
				territory,
(z)
Temporary
				Certification
: Certification issued by the Department to an Employing
				Unit who is utilizing more than ten (10) Minors for five (5) or less days in a
				Production or Episodic Production.
(aa)
Work Time:
The total time
				that a Minor is participating in anything for the Employing Unit related to the
				Production at the Location, excluding meal time, tutoring and any breaks for
				rest and recreation.