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Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to permitting the employment of minors as referees, umpires or officials at youth sporting events
Purpose
This bill amends the labor law to include an exception to allow a minor twelve or thirteen years of age as a referee, umpire or official at a youth sporting event when attendance upon instruction is not required by educational law, and allows youth ages fourteen through seventeen to be employed as a referee umpire or official; without certificate of employment or permit, in order to allow more young people to get paid to perform this work, as many leagues are trying to cope with a significant shortage of youth referees.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 adds a new paragraph to Subdivision 2 of section 130 of the labor law to include an exception to allow a minor twelve or thirteen years of age as a referee, umpire or official at a youth sporting event when attendance upon instruction is not required by the education law. Likewise Section 2 amends paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 131 of the labor law adding an exception to work without a certificate or permit for fourteen and fifteen year olds, and Section 3 adds a similar exception for sixteen and seventeen year olds, amending subdivision 3 of section 132 of the labor law, allowing them to work without an employment certificate or permit. Section 4 amends subdivision 4 of section 142 of the labor law to add an exemption from the statute for fourteen and fifteen year olds employed as a referee, umpire or official at a youth sporting event. Furthermore, Section 5 amends subdivision 4 of section 143 of the labor law to include an exemption from statute application for sixteen and seventeen year olds who are working as a referee, umpire or official at a youth sporting event.
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Justification
The labor laws of New York state that no minor under the age of fourteen shall be employed in or in connection with any trade, business or service. Since its inception, however, numerous exceptions have been created to this to allow a minor of a specified age to be able to work before the age of fourteen. Exceptions have been allowed for a child performer and a model to be allotted work under the age of fourteen. Furthermore, exceptions have been added for a minor twelve to thirteen to be permitted to work on a family farm, family market stand, or as a bridge caddie, as well as even adding an exception for a minor eleven years of age to be permitted to be a newspaper carrier. All of these exceptions are allotted as long as they comply with either the arts and cultural affairs law or the education law work requirements for minors.
When exceptions have allowed children under the age of fourteen to be permitted to work in a certain field, the amendment has also provided provisions allowing youth ages fourteen through seventeen to be employed in that same field without certificate of employment or permit. Similar to that of the exclusion for a bridge caddie, this exception allowing twelve and thirteen year olds to be employed as a referee, umpire or official at a youth sporting event, accompany provisions allowing those ages fourteen through seventeen to do so without an employment certificate or permit.
Currently, many youth sport leagues are experiencing shortages in referees or umpires. For example, many youth hockey leagues are trying to cope with a significant shortage of youth referees. This legislation would allow more young people to enjoy earning money. BILL HISTORY : None.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This bill shall take effect immediately.
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