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                                  7484

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 6, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. GIBSON -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Labor

AN  ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to permitting the employment
  of minors as referees, umpires or officials at youth sporting events

  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  TWELVE  OR THIRTEEN YEARS OF AGE AS A REFEREE, UMPIRE OR
OFFICIAL AT A YOUTH SPORTING EVENT WHEN ATTENDANCE UPON  INSTRUCTION  IS
NOT REQUIRED BY THE EDUCATION LAW.
  S  2.  Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 131 of the labor law is
amended by adding a new subparagraph 7 to read as follows:
  (7) SERVICE AS A REFEREE, UMPIRE  OR  OFFICIAL  AT  A  YOUTH  SPORTING
EVENT.
  S  3.  Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 132 of the labor law is
amended by adding a new subparagraph 7 to read as follows:
  (7) SERVICE AS A REFEREE, UMPIRE  OR  OFFICIAL  AT  A  YOUTH  SPORTING
EVENT.
  S  4.  Subdivision  4  of  section 142 of the labor law, as amended by
chapter 35 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
  4. This section shall not apply to a newspaper carrier as  defined  in
section thirty-two hundred twenty-eight of the education law whose hours
of  work are governed by such section, a farm laborer, a child performer
whose employment is governed by section 35.01 of the arts  and  cultural
affairs  law  and  article  four-A  of this chapter, a child model whose
employment is governed by section 35.05 of the arts and cultural affairs
law, a bridge caddie at a bridge tournament, A REFEREE, UMPIRE OR  OFFI-
CIAL  AT  A  YOUTH SPORTING EVENT or a baby sitter as defined in section
one hundred thirty-one of this [chapter] ARTICLE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01182-01-1

              

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  S 5.  Subdivision 4 of section 143 of the labor  law,  as  amended  by
chapter 35 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
  4.  This  section shall not apply to a newspaper carrier as defined in
section thirty-two hundred twenty-eight of the education law whose hours
of work are governed by such section, a farm laborer, a child  performer
whose  employment  is governed by section 35.01 of the arts and cultural
affairs law and article four-A of this  chapter,  a  child  model  whose
employment is governed by section 35.05 of the arts and cultural affairs
law,  a bridge caddie at a bridge tournament, A REFEREE, UMPIRE OR OFFI-
CIAL AT A YOUTH SPORTING EVENT or a baby sitter as  defined  in  section
one hundred thirty-one of this [chapter] ARTICLE or a seventeen year old
minor employed as a counselor, junior counselor or counselor-in-training
at a camp for children during the months of June, July and August.
  S 6. This act shall take effect immediately.