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Senate Concurrent Resolution 14 — Sponsor Testimony, Ohio Senate

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This is sponsor testimony on Senate Concurrent Resolution 14 by State Senator Tim Schaffer, 20th District, to the House Commerce and Labor Committee, dated Tuesday, April 5, 2022. The testimony says the resolution would urge Congress to expand hours that 14 and 15 year olds can work until 9 PM year round as long as they have parental consent. It states that the resolution works in conjunction with Senate Bill 251, which would make the same change in Ohio. The testimony says Ohio law bars children from working between 9:00 pm and 7:00 am and says these guardrails do not change under Senate Concurrent Resolution 14 or Senate Bill 251. It names the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Ohio NFIB and the Ohio Restaurant Association as supporting Senate Bill 251.

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                         House Commerce and Labor Committee
                  Senate Concurrent Resolution 14— Sponsor Testimony
                                 Tuesday April 5, 2022

Chairman Stein, Vice Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Lepore-Hagan, and
members of the House Commerce and Labor Committee, thank you for the
opportunity to present sponsor testimony on Senate Concurrent Resolution 14.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 14 would urge Congress to expand hours that 14
and 15 year olds can work until 9 PM year round as long as they have parental
consent. Doing so will help employers across Ohio and our country with their
staffing problems and encourage kids to further develop their good working skills.

This resolution also works in conjunction with Senator Maharath and my Senate
Bill 251, which would make this same change in Ohio, and ensure there are no
conflicts between Ohio’s code and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

Let’s be clear . . . this resolution and Senate Bill 251 reinforce the guardrails
protecting children already in code. Ohio law says children may not work
between 9:00 pm and 7:00 am, and no more than 3 hours a day during school
session. Additionally, a child cannot work more than 18 hours per week while
school is in session. These guardrails do not change under Senate Concurrent
Resolution 14 or Senate Bill 251.

Currently, federal and state law prohibit 14-15 year olds to be employed past 9
PM during the summer, and past 7 PM during the school year. In order to help our
small businesses that struggle to find adequate staffing during the pandemic, a
member of the Pickerington Chamber of Commerce proposed that we permit
these minors to work until 9 PM year round as long as their parents’ consent.
This resolution states clearly that if a minor wishes to work until 9 PM during the
school year, the minor must have the approval to do so from their parent or legal
guardian.

Additionally, I have already spoken on how this change would impact the State of
Ohio through Senate Bill 251, which also has the support of the Ohio Chamber of
Commerce, Ohio NFIB, and the Ohio Restaurant Association.

Thank you once again Chairman Stein and members of the committee for the
opportunity to present this legislation to you today. I will be glad to answer any
questions at this time.

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