Public Act 096-1247
 
HB6014 EnrolledLRB096 15715 RLC 30952 b

    AN ACT concerning employment.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Child Labor Law is amended by changing
Sections 8 and 11 as follows:
 
    (820 ILCS 205/8)  (from Ch. 48, par. 31.8)
    Sec. 8. Authority to issue employment certificates.
    (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, the City or
County Superintendent of Schools, or their duly authorized
agents, are authorized to issue an employment certificate for
any minor under sixteen (16) years of age, said certificate
authorizing and permitting the appearance of such minor in a
play or musical comedy with a professional traveling theatrical
production on the stage of a duly licensed theatre wherein not
more than two performances are given in any one day and not
more than eight performances are given in any one week, or nine
when a holiday occurs during the week, or in a musical recital
or concert: Provided, that such minor is accompanied by his
parent or guardian or by a person in whose care the parent or
guardian has placed the minor and whose connection with the
performance or with the operation of the theatre in which the
minor is to appear is limited to the care of such minor or of
minors appearing therein: And provided further, that such minor
shall not appear on said stage or in a musical recital or
concert, attend rehearsals, or be present in connection with
such appearance or rehearsals, in the theatre where the play or
musical comedy is produced or in the place where the concert or
recital is given, for more than a total of six (6) hours in any
one day, or on more than six (6) days in any one week, or for
more than a total of twenty-four (24) hours in any one week, or
after the hour of 11 postmeridian; and provided further, no
such minor shall be excused from attending school except as
authorized pursuant to Section 26-1 of the School Code.
Application for such certificate shall be made by the manager
of the theatre, or by the person in the district responsible
for the musical recital or concert, and by the parent or
guardian of such minor to the City or County Superintendent of
Schools or his authorized agent at least fourteen (14) days in
advance of such appearance. The City or County Superintendent
of Schools or his agent may issue a permit if satisfied that
adequate provision has been made for the educational
instruction of such minor, for safeguarding his health and for
the proper moral supervision of such minor, and that proper
rest and dressing room facilities are provided in the theatre
for such minor.
    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, the City or
Regional Superintendent of Schools, or their duly authorized
agents, are authorized to issue an employment certificate for
any minor under 16 years of age, such certificate authorizing
and permitting the appearance of such minor as a model or in a
motion picture, radio or television production: Provided, that
no such minor shall be excused from attending school except as
authorized pursuant to Section 26-1 of The School Code. The
Department of Labor shall promulgate rules and regulations to
carry out the provisions of this subsection. Such rules and
regulations shall be designed to protect the health and welfare
of child models or actors and to insure that the conditions
under which minors are employed, used or exhibited will not
impair their health, welfare, development or proper education.
    (c) In situations where a minor from another state seeks to
obtain an Illinois employment certificate, the Department
shall work with a City or Regional Superintendent of Schools,
or the State Superintendent of Education, or his or her duly
authorized agents, to issue the certificate. The
Superintendent may waive the requirement in Section 12 of this
Act that a minor submit his or her application in person, if
the minor resides in another state.
(Source: P.A. 84-436; 84-675.)
 
    (820 ILCS 205/11)  (from Ch. 48, par. 31.11)
    Sec. 11. Employment certificate issuance; duration;
revocation.
    (a) The employment certificate shall be issued by the City
or County Superintendent of Schools or by their duly authorized
agents and shall be valid for a period of one year. The person
issuing these certificates shall have authority to administer
the oaths provided for herein, but no fee shall be charged. It
shall be the duty of the school board or local school
authority, to designate a place or places where certificates
shall be issued and recorded, and physical examinations made
without fee, as hereinafter provided, and to establish and
maintain the necessary records and clerical services for
carrying out the provisions of this Act.
    The issuing officer shall notify the principal of the
school attended by the minor for whom an employment certificate
for out of school work is issued by him.
    The parent or legal guardian of a minor, or the principal
of the school attended by the minor for whom an employment
certificate has been issued may ask for the revocation of the
certificate by petition to the Department of Labor in writing,
stating the reasons he believes that the employment is
interfering with the best physical, intellectual or moral
development of the minor. The Department of Labor shall
thereupon revoke the employment certificate by notice in
writing to the employer of the minor.
    (b) In situations where a minor from another state seeks to
obtain an Illinois employment certificate, the Department
shall work with a City or Regional Superintendent of Schools,
or the State Superintendent of Education, or his or her duly
authorized agents, to issue the certificate. The
Superintendent may waive the requirement in Section 12 of this
Act that a minor submit his or her application in person, if
the minor resides in another state.
(Source: P.A. 88-365.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.