| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §774, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 544, §5, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | B. More than 18 hours in any week when school is in | | session, except that the minor may work up to 8 hours on | | each day that an authorized school closure occurs up to a | | total of 24 hours in that week.__In addition, the maximum | | weekly hours such a minor may work is 40 hours during any | | week that the approved school calendar is less than 3 days.__ | | If requested, a school must provide verification of its | | closings to the minor's employer or the Department of Labor; |
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| | | This bill allows students to exceed 18 hours of work per week | | during scheduled vacations. |
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