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1 | | sale, including the assembling of component parts into a |
2 | | finished product. |
3 | | Section 15. Manufacturing mentorship. |
4 | | (a) An employer may employ a minor who is 16 or 17 years of |
5 | | age in a manufacturing occupation on a temporary basis. An |
6 | | employer employing a minor under this Act shall do all of the |
7 | | following: |
8 | | (1) determine the duration of the minor's employment; |
9 | | (2) assign the minor a mentor to provide direct and |
10 | | close supervision while the minor is engaged in any |
11 | | workplace activity; |
12 | | (3) provide the minor with the training described in |
13 | | subsection (b); |
14 | | (4) encourage the minor to participate in a career and |
15 | | technical education program approved by the State Board of |
16 | | Education if the minor is not participating in a career |
17 | | and technical education program when the minor begins |
18 | | employment; and |
19 | | (5) comply with all applicable State and federal laws |
20 | | and regulations relating to the employment of minors. |
21 | | (b) An employer employing a minor who is 16 or 17 years of |
22 | | age in a manufacturing occupation under this Act shall provide |
23 | | the minor with training that includes all of the following: |
24 | | (1) a 10-hour course in general industry safety and |
25 | | health hazard recognition and prevention approved by the |
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1 | | Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the |
2 | | United States Department of Labor; |
3 | | (2) instructions on how to operate the specific tools |
4 | | the minor will use during the minor's employment; |
5 | | (3) the general safety and health hazards to which the |
6 | | minor may be exposed at the minor's workplace; |
7 | | (4) the value of commitment to safety and safety |
8 | | management; and |
9 | | (5) information on the employer's drug testing policy. |
10 | | (c) For purposes of this Section, a minor may participate |
11 | | in a 30-hour course in general industry safety and health |
12 | | hazard recognition and prevention approved by the Occupational |
13 | | Safety and Health Administration of the United States |
14 | | Department of Labor if the minor has already successfully |
15 | | completed a 10-hour course. |
16 | | (d) The employer shall pay any costs associated with |
17 | | providing the training required by paragraph (1) of subsection |
18 | | (b) or permitted under paragraph (2) of subsection (b). |
19 | | (e) An employer is not required to provide the training |
20 | | described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) if the |
21 | | minor presents proof of completing the training during the |
22 | | 6-month period immediately before beginning employment with |
23 | | the employer. |
24 | | (f) Employers of a minor who is 16 or 17 years of age and |
25 | | who is employed under this Act shall not allow such minor to
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26 | | operate tools that are not exempt from federal child labor |
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1 | | laws during the minor's employment in a manufacturing |
2 | | occupation. No employer shall allow minors to use any tools |
3 | | that are prohibited by the manual issued by the Wage and Hour |
4 | | Division of the United States Department of Labor titled |
5 | | "Field Operations Handbook" or its successor. Nothing in this |
6 | | Act shall prevent the use of a tool if orders issued pursuant |
7 | | to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 specifically permit |
8 | | minors of that age to operate the tool.
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9 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
10 | | 2024.".
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