Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 01, 2010 |
held for consideration in labor |
Jan 20, 2010 |
referred to labor |
Assembly Bill A9722
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CORWIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
James Bacalles
Nancy Calhoun
Ginny Fields
Joseph Giglio
multi-Sponsors
Thomas Alfano
William A. Barclay
Daniel Burling
Clifford Crouch
2009-A9722 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A9722 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9722 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to permitting a minor over eleven years of age to work as a referee for athletic games or competitions under certain circumstances PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: An act to amend Subdivision 2 of Section 130 of the labor law to allow a minor over eleven years of age, after completing. proper training, to act as a referee at athletic games, competitions and tournaments involving competitors who are eleven years of age or younger. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would amend § 130 the Labor Law, which prohibits employment of minors under the age of fourteen years, to include an additional exception. Currently, there are exceptions for minors under the age of fourteen that permit them to be employed under certain circumstances. This bill would add the following exception: A minor over eleven years of age who acts as a referee at an athletic game, competition or tournament, involving competitors who are eleven years of age or younger, hosted by an athletic association or organization that has trained and tested such minor in accordance with established safety standards, for a duration of twenty hours or less per week and during times when school is not in session. JUSTIFICATION: It is currently common practice for children aged
2009-A9722 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9722 I N A S S E M B L Y January 20, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CORWIN, BACALLES, CALHOUN, FIELDS, GIGLIO, TOWN- SEND -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, BURLING, CROUCH, GALEF, GORDON, KOON, MOLINARO, OAKS, QUINN, RABBITT, RAIA, THIELE, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to permitting a minor over eleven years of age to work as a referee for athletic games or compe- titions under certain circumstances THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 130 of the labor law is amended by adding a new paragraph i to read as follows: I. A MINOR OVER ELEVEN YEARS OF AGE AS A REFEREE AT AN ATHLETIC GAME, COMPETITION OR TOURNAMENT, INVOLVING COMPETITORS WHO ARE ELEVEN YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER, HOSTED BY AN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION THAT HAS TRAINED AND TESTED SUCH MINOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESTABLISHED SAFETY STANDARDS, FOR A DURATION OF TWENTY HOURS OR LESS PER WEEK AND DURING TIMES WHEN SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15108-02-9
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