00                   CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 128(L&C)(efd add)                                                              
01 "An Act relating to the required approval of the commissioner of labor and workforce                                    
02 development for the employment of certain minors; and providing for an effective date."                                 
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 23.10.332 is amended to read:                                                                     
05            Sec. 23.10.332.  Authorization for children under 17 to work.  (a)  Except                               
06       for employment exempted under AS 23.10.330 and other employment specifically                                      
07       exempted by regulations adopted by the department, a minor under 17 years of age                                  
08       may not be employed or allowed to work without the written authorization of the                                   
09       commissioner unless authorized under AS 23.10.360 or under (c) of this section.                               
10            (b)  The department shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this                                  
11       section.                                                                                                          
12    * Sec. 2.  AS 23.10.332 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                            
13            (c)  An employer may employ a minor who is at least 14 years of age to                                       
14       perform a specific job consisting of listed duties without the written authorization of                           

01       the commissioner under (a) of this section if the employer has, in advance, secured the                           
02       approval of the commissioner for a minor to perform that job and the employer files                               
03       the written consent from the minor's parent or guardian described in (d) of this section.                         
04       The employer may not change any of the listed duties of a job to be performed by a                                
05       minor without prior approval of the commissioner.                                                                 
06            (d)  A written consent from a parent or guardian filed under (c) of this section                             
07                 (1)  is valid only for the job and listed duties specified on the consent;                              
08                 (2)  must be filed with the commissioner within seven calendar days                                     
09       after the minor begins working the job specified in the consent;                                                  
10                 (3)  is valid for the calendar year in which it is executed or, in the case                             
11       of a written consent executed in December, for that calendar year, the next calendar                              
12       year, or both, depending on the terms of the written consent;                                                     
13                 (4)  shall be on a form provided by the department; the department may                                  
14       use the same form that it uses to issue work permits under (a) of this section to secure                          
15       parental signatures under this subsection; and                                                                    
16                 (5)  must be signed by a parent or legal guardian of the minor.                                         
17    * Sec. 3.  AS 23.10.360(c) is amended to read:                                                                     
18            (c)  The department shall, after notice and hearing, adopt regulations                                       
19       authorizing the employment of minors under 18 years of age and exempting                                          
20       appropriate employers from the requirement to secure the commissioner's written                               
21       authorization under AS 23.10.332(a) [REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF                                                
22       AS 23.10.332].                                                                                                    
23    * Sec 4.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).