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                                   4868
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2021
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 Introduced  by M. of A. GOODELL, DiPIETRO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. MORINELLO, WALSH -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Labor
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the labor law, in relation to authorizing minors four-
   teen years of age or older, working as part of a  religious  community
   of  which  they  are  a member, to be employed in or assist in certain
   activities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  131  of the labor law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO PROHIBIT THE  EMPLOYMENT
 OF  OR  ASSISTANCE IN EMPLOYMENT BY A MINOR FOURTEEN OR FIFTEEN YEARS OF
 AGE WHO IS THE MEMBER OF A RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY AS PROVIDED IN  PARAGRAPH
 C OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE OF THIS ARTI-
 CLE.
   §  2. Section 132 of the labor law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
 sion 6 to read as follows:
   6. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO PROHIBIT THE  EMPLOYMENT
 OF  OR ASSISTANCE IN EMPLOYMENT BY A MINOR SIXTEEN OR SEVENTEEN YEARS OF
 AGE WHO IS THE MEMBER OF A RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY AS PROVIDED IN  PARAGRAPH
 C OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE OF THIS ARTI-
 CLE.
   §  3.  Subdivision  3  of  section  133 of the labor law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph c to read as follows:
   C. THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL  NOT  APPLY
 TO ANY MINOR FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, WHEN SUCH MINOR IS EMPLOYED
 BY  OR ASSISTS IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF A RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY, OF WHICH SUCH
 MINOR IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AT  ALL  TIMES  WHILE
 SUCH A MINOR IS ENGAGED OR ASSISTING IN OTHERWISE PROHIBITED EMPLOYMENT,
 HE  OR  SHE SHALL BE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A PERSON EIGHTEEN YEARS OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD08977-01-1

 A. 4868                             2
 
 AGE OR OLDER WHO IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE SAME RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY  AS
 THE  SUPERVISED  MINOR.    AN AFFIDAVIT SIGNED BY THE PARENT, PARENTS OR
 GUARDIAN OF SUCH A MINOR, STATING THAT SUCH PARENT, PARENTS OR  GUARDIAN
 HOLD THE GENUINE AND SINCERE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OF THE RELIGIOUS COMMUNI-
 TY  AND  THAT  THE MINOR IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF SUCH RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY
 SHALL CONSTITUTE PROOF THAT SUCH MINOR MAY BE SO EMPLOYED OR  ASSIST  IN
 SUCH  EMPLOYMENT.  THE PARENT, PARENTS OR GUARDIAN SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED
 TO SPECIFY OR ELABORATE ON THE NATURE, GENUINENESS OR SINCERITY  OF  THE
 RELIGIOUS BELIEF OR BE SUBJECT TO ANY FURTHER INQUIRY.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.