Employment: minors.

Existing law regulates the employment of minors in the entertainment industry and requires the written consent of the Labor Commissioner for a minor under the age of 16 to take part in certain types of employment. This bill would establish a program to be administered by the Labor Commissioner that would enable a minor's parent or guardian, prior to the first employment of a minor performer and under specified conditions, to obtain a temporary permit for the employment of a minor. This bill would also create the Entertainment Work Permit Fund into which would be deposited an application fee, set by the Labor Commissioner, that would be required for the issuance of a temporary permit. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the proceeds from this fund would be used to pay the costs of administering the temporary minor's entertainment work permit program. This bill would also authorize the Labor Commissioner, on a one-time basis, to borrow and repay up to $250,000 from the Labor Enforcement and Compliance Fund to the Entertainment Work Permit Fund to pay for startup costs incurred in the creation of the program.