SB 50: Regards age and schooling certificates, minor work hours - Ohio

As Passed by the House → As Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill transitions from a House-passed draft to an enrolled version ready for the Governor's signature, adding standard legislative formatting and signatures. The substantive policy content regarding child labor laws remains unchanged between the two versions, with no modifications to age requirements, work hour limits, or certificate procedures.

TECHNICAL

Added standard enrolled bill formatting including General Assembly designation, act title, and signature lines for Speaker, President, Governor, and Secretary of State.

Removed page numbers and draft markings from the House version to create clean enrolled text.

Reorganized section numbering and formatting from draft style to final enrolled format while maintaining identical policy language.

As Passed by the Senate → As Passed by the House · 5 edits · Nov 5, 2025

MODERATE

The House version of SB 50 reorganized the bill's formatting and added new provisions requiring a minor work hour notification form signed by parents or guardians. The House version also added specific work hour restrictions for minors aged 16-17 and clarified the validity periods for physical fitness certificates. These changes aim to provide clearer guidance on when minors can work and ensure parents are informed about work hour limits.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include specific work hour restrictions for minors aged 16-17 who are required to attend school, which were not explicitly detailed in the Senate version.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for a minor work hour notification form that must be signed by the parent or legal guardian, acknowledging receipt of work hour information.

Added specific work hour restrictions for minors aged 16-17, including earlier start time restrictions on school days and later end time restrictions on nights before school days.

Modified physical fitness certificate validity rules to distinguish between regular certificates (valid while employed in similar job duties) and limited certificates (valid for one year).

DEFINITION

Added definition clarifying that 'school' refers to either the school a child actually attends or a school they are required to attend under Chapter 3321.

TECHNICAL

Removed page numbers and line numbers that were present in the Senate version but are not substantive policy changes.

As Introduced → As Passed by the Senate · 6 edits · Apr 9, 2025

MODERATE

This bill amended Ohio's child labor laws to update age and schooling certificate requirements for minors under sixteen, adding new documentation standards including medical certification options for age verification when traditional records are unavailable. The changes also expanded work hour restrictions for minors sixteen and seventeen years old during school sessions and introduced a standardized minor work hour notification form. These modifications strengthen protections for child workers while providing clearer administrative procedures for schools and employers.

Scope change

The bill expanded applicability to include minors sixteen and seventeen years old in additional work hour restrictions during school sessions, and added requirements for out-of-state residents to file the same documentation as in-state children.

REQUIREMENT

Added a minor work hour notification form that must be signed by parents or legal guardians to acknowledge receipt of information about minor work hour limits.

Created new medical certification process allowing physicians, physician assistants, clinical nurse specialists, or certified nurse practitioners to verify age when traditional birth records cannot be obtained.

Added work hour restrictions for sixteen and seventeen year olds during school sessions, limiting employment before 7 a.m. on school days and after 11 p.m. on nights preceding school days.

Required out-of-state resident minors to file the same age and schooling documentation as in-state children, with the superintendent evaluating information using the same standards.

Changed physical fitness certificate validity rules, allowing limited certificates to be valid for one year instead of remaining valid while job duties remain similar.

TECHNICAL

Removed line number annotations and formatting markers from the original bill text.

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