Labor: youth employment; youth employment standards act; restore former provisions, and eliminate requirement for a work permit. Amends title & secs. 2, 5, 7, 10, 15 & 20 of 1978 PA 90 (MCL 409.102 et seq.); adds sec. 19a & repeals secs. 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 6, 8 & 9 of 1978 PA 90 (MCL 409.104a et seq.).

Minors under 16 may now work no more than 3 hours per day during weeks when school is in session (previously the limit was only a weekly average of 8 hours per day).

Minors under 16 may now work no more than 8 hours per day during weeks when school is not in session (a new daily cap that did not previously exist for non-school weeks).

The combined work-and-school hour limit during school weeks is restructured: a minor may work either up to 18 hours of work OR up to 40 combined hours of work and school, whichever applies (previously these were two separate independent limits).

A new weekly cap of 40 hours is added for non-school weeks (previously the limit was only 40 combined work-and-school hours).

A new limit of no more than 6 days of work in any 1 week is added for minors under 16.

A new provision requires schools to allow employers 30 days to correct technical errors in information provided under the student-not-in-good-standing notice process.

Section 19a, which exempted minors age 14 and older from restrictions on using power-driven lawn mowers or cutters in nonagricultural occupations, is deleted entirely.

Section 4 (MCL 409.104) is added to the list of repealed sections, expanding the scope of the bill's repeals.

Added a new definition for 'student not in good standing' to clarify that permits can be revoked if a student has attendance problems, failing grades, or disciplinary records.

Corrected text errors in Section 5 regarding the documentation required to prove a minor's age and fixed the renumbering of subsections.

Fixed formatting issues, including inconsistent capitalization in the title and corrected the numbering sequence in Section 10 regarding work hour limits.

Eliminates the requirement for employers to obtain and file work permits for minors under 18.

Establishes new definitions for key terms including 'Department,' 'Director,' 'Employer,' 'Issuing officer,' 'Minor,' 'Registration system,' and 'Rule.'

Outlines procedures for issuing, suspending, and revoking work permits based on factors like poor school attendance or legal violations.

Adds specific documentation requirements for proving a minor's age, such as birth certificates, driver's licenses, or school records.

The document structure was updated to include standard legislative website headers, navigation links, and a comprehensive list of other bills, while the original bill text was reformatted for readability.