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| Public Act 096-1247 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning employment.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Child Labor Law is amended by changing | ||||
Sections 8 and 11 as follows:
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(820 ILCS 205/8) (from Ch. 48, par. 31.8)
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Sec. 8. Authority to issue employment certificates. | ||||
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, the City or | ||||
County
Superintendent of Schools, or their duly authorized | ||||
agents, are authorized
to issue an employment certificate for | ||||
any minor under sixteen (16) years
of age, said certificate | ||||
authorizing and permitting the appearance of such
minor in a | ||||
play or musical comedy with a professional traveling theatrical
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production on the stage of a duly licensed theatre wherein not | ||||
more than
two performances are given in any one day and not | ||||
more than eight
performances are given in any one week, or nine | ||||
when a holiday occurs
during the week, or in a musical recital | ||||
or concert: Provided, that such
minor is accompanied by his | ||||
parent or guardian or by a person in whose care
the parent or | ||||
guardian has placed the minor and whose connection with the
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performance or with the operation of the theatre in which the | ||||
minor is to
appear is limited to the care of such minor or of | ||||
minors appearing therein:
And provided further, that such minor | ||||
shall not appear on said stage or in
a musical recital or | ||
concert, attend rehearsals, or be present in
connection with | ||
such appearance or rehearsals, in the theatre where the
play or | ||
musical comedy is produced or in the place where the concert or
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recital is given, for more than a total of six (6) hours in any | ||
one day, or
on more than six (6) days in any one week, or for | ||
more than a total of
twenty-four (24) hours in any one week, or | ||
after the hour of 11
postmeridian; and provided further, no | ||
such minor shall be excused from
attending school except as | ||
authorized pursuant to Section 26-1 of the
School Code. | ||
Application for such certificate shall be made by the
manager | ||
of the theatre, or by the person in the district responsible | ||
for
the musical recital or concert, and by the parent or | ||
guardian of such minor
to the City or County Superintendent of | ||
Schools or his authorized agent at
least fourteen (14) days in | ||
advance of such appearance. The City or County
Superintendent | ||
of Schools or his agent may issue a permit if satisfied that
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adequate provision has been made for the educational | ||
instruction of such
minor, for safeguarding his health and for | ||
the proper moral supervision of
such minor, and that proper | ||
rest and dressing room facilities are provided
in the theatre | ||
for such minor.
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(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, the City or | ||
Regional
Superintendent of Schools, or their duly authorized | ||
agents, are authorized
to issue an employment certificate for | ||
any minor under 16 years of age,
such certificate authorizing | ||
and permitting the appearance of such minor as
a model or in a | ||
motion picture, radio or television production: Provided,
that | ||
no such minor shall be excused from attending school except as
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authorized pursuant to Section 26-1 of The School Code. The | ||
Department of
Labor shall promulgate rules and regulations to | ||
carry out the provisions of
this subsection. Such rules and | ||
regulations shall be designed to protect
the health and welfare | ||
of child models or actors and to insure that the
conditions | ||
under which minors are employed, used or exhibited will not
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impair their health, welfare, development or proper education.
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(c) In situations where a minor from another state seeks to | ||
obtain an Illinois employment certificate, the Department | ||
shall work with a City or Regional Superintendent of Schools, | ||
or the State Superintendent of Education, or his or her duly | ||
authorized agents, to issue the certificate. The | ||
Superintendent may waive the requirement in Section 12 of this | ||
Act that a minor submit his or her application in person, if | ||
the minor resides in another state. | ||
(Source: P.A. 84-436; 84-675.)
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(820 ILCS 205/11) (from Ch. 48, par. 31.11)
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Sec. 11. Employment certificate issuance; duration; | ||
revocation. | ||
(a) The employment certificate shall be issued by the City | ||
or County
Superintendent of Schools or by their duly authorized | ||
agents and shall be
valid for a period of one year. The person
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issuing these certificates shall have authority to administer | ||
the oaths
provided for herein, but no fee shall be charged. It | ||
shall be the duty of
the school board or local school | ||
authority, to designate a place or places
where certificates | ||
shall be issued and recorded, and physical examinations
made | ||
without fee, as hereinafter provided, and to establish and | ||
maintain
the necessary records and clerical services for | ||
carrying out the provisions
of this Act.
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The issuing officer shall notify the principal of the | ||
school attended by
the minor for whom an employment certificate | ||
for out of school work is
issued by him.
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The parent or legal guardian of a minor, or the principal | ||
of the school
attended by the minor for whom an employment
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certificate has been issued may ask for the revocation of the | ||
certificate
by petition to the Department of Labor in writing, | ||
stating the reasons he
believes that the employment is | ||
interfering with the best physical,
intellectual or moral | ||
development of the minor. The Department of Labor
shall | ||
thereupon revoke the employment certificate by notice in | ||
writing to
the employer of the minor.
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(b) In situations where a minor from another state seeks to | ||
obtain an Illinois employment certificate, the Department | ||
shall work with a City or Regional Superintendent of Schools, | ||
or the State Superintendent of Education, or his or her duly | ||
authorized agents, to issue the certificate. The | ||
Superintendent may waive the requirement in Section 12 of this | ||
Act that a minor submit his or her application in person, if | ||
the minor resides in another state. | ||
(Source: P.A. 88-365.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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