TALLAHASSEE – A Residence Republican has submitted a invoice that could lift constraints on the amount of several hours that 16-calendar year-outdated and 17-12 months-aged youths can function in Florida.
Rep. Linda Chaney filed the bill (HB 49) for thought in the course of the 2024 legislative session, which will start out in January.
The bill would delete portion of state law that claims minors who are age 16 or 17 cannot operate before 6:30 a.m. or right after 11 p.m. or for a lot more than eight hrs when college is scheduled the next working day. The regulation also bars 16-12 months-olds and 17-12 months-olds from functioning far more than 30 hrs a 7 days when college is in session.
“Minors 16 and 17 years of age may possibly be utilized, permitted, or experienced to operate the exact same selection of hrs as a person who is 18 many years of age or more mature,” in accordance to the monthly bill.
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