Senate Study Bill 1085 - Introduced SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BILL) A BILL FOR An Act providing for exceptions to the state child labor law. 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 2 TLSB 1313DP (3) 88 je/rn
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 92.17, Code 2019, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsections: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 6. A child from willfully volunteering 3 as defined by 29 C.F.R. §553.101 for a charitable or public 4 purpose. 5 NEW SUBSECTION . 7. A child twelve years of age or older 6 from being employed by a charitable organization or unit of 7 state or local government as a referee for a sport program 8 sponsored by that charitable organization or unit of state or 9 local government or by an organization of referees sponsored 10 by an organization recognized by the United States olympic 11 committee under 36 U.S.C. §220522. 12 NEW SUBSECTION . 8. A child under age sixteen from serving 13 in the Iowa summer youth corps program in accordance with 14 section 15H.5 or a child over fourteen years of age from 15 serving in any other recognized program of the Iowa national 16 service corps program in accordance with section 15H.9. 17 EXPLANATION 18 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 19 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 20 This bill establishes new exceptions to Code chapter 92, the 21 state child labor law. The bill provides that Code chapter 22 92 does not prohibit a child from willfully volunteering as 23 defined by federal regulation for a charitable or public 24 purpose. The bill provides that Code chapter 92 does not 25 prohibit a child 12 years of age or older from being employed 26 by a charitable organization or unit of state or local 27 government as a referee for a sport program sponsored by that 28 charitable organization or unit of state or local government 29 or by an organization of referees sponsored by an organization 30 recognized by the United States olympic committee under federal 31 law. The bill also provides that Code chapter 92 does not 32 prohibit a child under age 16 from serving in the Iowa summer 33 youth corps program or a child over 14 years of age from 34 serving in any other recognized program of the Iowa national 35 -1- LSB 1313DP (3) 88 je/rn 1/ 2
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ service corps program. 1 -2- LSB 1313DP (3) 88 je/rn 2/ 2