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Senate committee approves bill to remove state work‑permit requirement for 14–15 year olds amid heated debate
Summary
The committee passed House Bill 1410 to strike the state work‑permit filing requirement for 14– and 15‑year‑olds. Supporters called the form redundant paperwork; child‑advocacy and immigrant‑rights witnesses warned it removes parental notification and a paper trail useful for prosecuting illegal child‑labor and trafficking cases.
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee voted to pass House Bill 1410, which eliminates the state’s employment certificate requirement for 14– and 15‑year‑old workers.
Representative Rebecca Burks, who introduced the bill, described the current work‑permit as paperwork that creates a barrier to employment and argued the Division of Labor does not use the form for proactive enforcement; she said removing it would restore decision‑making power to…
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