Bill > A5588

Introduced Session

This bill revises the child labor laws concerning the employment of a minor in a theatrical production. Specifically, the bill revises the hours in which a minor may work each day on a production so that a minor: (1) between six and under nine years old may work up to six hours in a day, with time on set not exceeding eight hours in a day; (2) between nine and under 16 years old may work up to seven hours in a day, with time on set not exceeding nine hours in a day; and (3) between 16 years old and under 18 years old may work on set for up to 8 hours a day, with time on set not exceeding 10 hours in a day. The bill further provides that on a day not preceding a school day, a minor may work between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. The bill creates a registration system independent of the system for other working minors that allows one account to be shared by a parent or guardian and a minor and allows a parent or guardian to apply for a multi-employer or multi-production permit that will be valid for one year. An employer for a theatrical production may still apply for a single production permit on behalf of a minor, with the consent of a parent or guardian. The bill changes the schooling requirements for a minor in a theatrical production to require that the employer provide a tutor for the minor who will provide schooling to the minor for three hours per day on a day of employment. The bill provides that additional schooling may be permitted under certain circumstances that may count toward the three-hour daily schooling requirement. This bill is modeled after child theatrical labor requirements in California and New York, as well as guidelines established by the Screen Actors Guild.

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Margie Donlon (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee (on 05/05/2025)

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