Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §702, as amended by PL 2001, c. 242, §3, is further amended to read:

§702. Record of work hours of minors under 18 years of age

Every employer shall keep a time book or record for every minor under 18 years of age employed in any occupation, except the planting, cultivating or harvesting of field crops or other agricultural employment not in direct contact with hazardous machinery or hazardous substances, or household work, stating the number of hours worked by each minor under 18 years of age on each day of the week. The time book or record must identify the minor and the employer and list a contact number for the employer. The time book or record must be open at all reasonable hours to the inspection of the director, a director's deputy or any authorized agent of the bureau and a copy of the time book or record must be sent on a monthly basis to the guidance office of the secondary school attended by the minor in a format acceptable to the secondary school. Any employer who fails to keep the record required by this section or makes any false entry to the record, or refuses to exhibit the time book or record or makes any false statement to the director, a director's deputy or any authorized agent of the bureau in reply to any question in carrying out section 42-B and this section is liable for a violation of this section and section 42-B.

Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §774, sub-§1, ¶¶B, D and F, as amended by PL 2003, c. 53, §1, are further amended to read:

B. More than 20 35 hours in any week when the minor's school is in session as long as the minor maintains an overall grade average of at least a C or an equivalent grade and has no average grade for any class below a C- or an equivalent grade, except that the minor may work up to 8 hours on each day that an authorized school closure occurs in that minor's school up to a total of 28 35 hours in that week. In addition, the maximum weekly hours a minor may work is 50 hours during any week that the approved school calendar for the minor's school is less than 3 days or during the first or last week of the school calendar, regardless of how many days the minor's school is in session for the week. If requested, a school must provide verification of its closings to the minor's employer or the Department of Labor;

D. More than 4 5 hours in any day when the minor's school is in session as long as the minor maintains an overall grade average of at least a C or an equivalent grade and has