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Committee hears bill to let 16- and 17-year-olds in CTE programs work the same weekly hours as college-track peers
Summary
The Labor & Workplace Standards Committee heard testimony on House Bill 11-21, which would allow 16- and 17-year-old students enrolled in approved career and technical education programs to work the same number of weekly hours permitted to students in bona fide college programs or running start.
House Bill 11-21 would change work-hour rules for 16- and 17-year-olds enrolled in approved career and technical education (CTE) programs, allowing those students to work the same number and frequency of hours during a school week that are currently permitted for students in bona fide college programs.
The staff briefing said the bill ‘‘extends an additional exemption for a minor enrolled in a career and technical education program when that work is performed for an employer approved by the program’’ and ‘‘effectively codifies current L&I rules authorizing this for minors in bona fide college programs like Running Start,’’…
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