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Ohio senator proposes letting 14- and 15-year-olds work until 9 p.m. year‑round with parental and school consent
Summary
Sponsor testimony for Senate Bill 50 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 would allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work until 9 p.m. year‑round if a parent or guardian and a school administrator sign the work permit; sponsors and committee members debated oversight, transportation and academic impacts during a first hearing.
Senator Schaffer told the Senate Workforce Development Committee that Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 and Senate Bill 50 would let 14‑ and 15‑year‑olds work until 9 p.m. year‑round provided a parent or guardian and a school administrator sign the student’s work permit.
The sponsor said the change would “encourage kids to further develop good working skills and help employers across Ohio with their staffing challenges.” He told the panel the bills do not increase total allowable working hours for 14‑ and 15‑year‑olds and that the permitted hours would be listed on the work permit.
According to the sponsor, federal and state rules currently…
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