Bill > HB5727

This bill, amending Michigan's Youth Employment Standards Act, aims to streamline youth employment by eliminating the requirement for minors to obtain a work permit, instead shifting the responsibility to employers to obtain proof of a minor's age, such as a birth certificate, driver's license, passport, or visa. It also revises the definition of a minor to mean someone under 18 years of age and updates regulations regarding when minors can work, including specific hour limits during school weeks and daily limits, while also introducing provisions for schools to be notified if a student is not in good academic or disciplinary standing. Furthermore, the bill clarifies that minors aged 16 and older can work in establishments selling alcohol only if alcohol sales are less than 50% of the total gross receipts, and it allows 14 and 15-year-olds to work in such establishments under similar conditions, but prohibits them from being in areas where alcohol is consumed. The bill also repeals several sections of the existing law, including those related to the registration system for work permits.