What's happening
This bill allows student lifeguards in New York to work up to five hours before a school day with parental and school approval.
Why it matters
Addresses Lifeguard Shortages. By allowing qualified student lifeguards to work earlier hours before school, the bill could help fill staffing gaps at pools and beaches, especially during mornings when finding adult lifeguards can be difficult.
Emphasizes Academic Performance. Students must maintain satisfactory academic standing and provide a certificate from their school each marking period, ensuring that work does not negatively impact their education.
Requires Parental and School Oversight. Employing student lifeguards under this exception is only allowed with written parental (or guardian) consent and ongoing school approval, adding extra safeguards for student well-being.
Limits Scope to Certified Roles. The exception only applies to students serving as “qualified lifeguard or aquatic supervisory staff” as defined by state regulations, preventing this from being a broad exemption for any job before school.
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Expand Lifeguard Work Hours
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
2 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to labor
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.835
- Reported
- Reported referred to codes
- Referred to labor
- Referred to labor
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Expand Lifeguard Work Hours
In Senate Committee · Labor · Sponsor Andrew J. Lanza
Full text
1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗
STATE OF NEW YORK
6153
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 27, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to work hours for lifeguards
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 143 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 546 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
a. (i) More than four hours on any day preceding a school day, other than on a Sunday or holiday; (ii) except that students enrolled in a cooperative work experience program approved by the department of education may be employed for no more than six hours on any day preceding a school day, other than on a Sunday or holiday, if such hours of employment occur solely pursuant to such program. Any hours worked by students in such programs shall be included when calculating the number of hours worked for purposes of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph; and (iii) except that students may be employed for up to five hours on any day preceding a school day as a qualified lifeguard or aquatic supervisory staff as defined by part six of title ten of the New York state codes, rules and regulations, provided the employer receives and maintains both the written consent of the minor's parent or guardian and a certificate which shall be provided to the employer at the end of each marking period by the minor's school which shall assert that such minor is in satisfactory academic standing according to the standards in such school district; where such student maintains a passing grade as determined by the educational institution where the student is enrolled, has written permission from a parent or legal guardian and where such student meets any other educational standards or requirement set by the employer or hiring agency;
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00307-01-7
Reflowed for reading: line numbers and page breaks removed. Cite the official text.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.