Bill > HB4762

This bill amends the Youth Employment Standards Act to expand employment opportunities for minors, primarily focusing on adding new provisions for youth employment in residential building construction. The bill maintains existing exemptions for youth employment in various settings like domestic work, family businesses, farming, and volunteer charitable construction, while introducing a new section that allows 16-year-olds to work in residential building construction under specific strict conditions. These conditions include holding a 10-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training certification, completing a state-approved career and technical education trades program, working under direct supervision of an experienced adult who also has OSHA certification, and limiting work on structures over 6 feet tall such as scaffolding, roofs, and ladders. The bill also retains the existing requirement that school-age minors can only work outside of school hours, unless they are part of a work-related educational program. The changes aim to provide structured, safe opportunities for youth to gain practical work experience in the construction trades while maintaining robust safety protections.