Bill > HB4030

This bill amends the Youth Employment Standards Act to expand the definition of "issuing officer" to include parents or legal guardians who are homeschooling their children. Specifically, the bill allows a parent or legal guardian of a minor being educated at home (under section 1561(3)(f) of the Revised School Code) to issue a work permit for that minor. The bill makes several technical changes to the existing law, such as modifying language around definitions of terms like "employer" and "issuing officer" and updating references to state laws. The changes aim to provide more flexibility for homeschooling families by allowing them to directly issue work permits for their children, which was previously only possible through school administrators. The bill maintains the existing definitions of other key terms like "minor" (a person under 18 years of age) and updates some formatting and citation references to align with current legislative standards.