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Sponsor Testimony on Senate Concurrent Resolution 2 — Tim Schaffer, House Commerce and Labor Committee

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Sponsor testimony on Senate Concurrent Resolution 2 from Tim Schaffer, State Senator for the 20th District, dated Tuesday, March 28, 2023, to the House Commerce and Labor Committee. The testimony says the resolution would urge Congress to expand the hours that 14 and 15 year olds can work until 9 PM year round as long as they have parental consent, and that it works in conjunction with Senate Bill 30. It describes current limits as no more than 3 hours a day during school session and no more than 18 hours per week while school is in session. It cites the United States Department of Labor for the statement that thirteen states currently allow youth under the age of 16 to work until at least 9 p.m. year round.

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                    Ohio Senate             Committees:
                    Senate Building         Agriculture & Natural Resources, Chair
                    Room 137, First Floor   Insurance
                    Columbus, Ohio 43215    Rules and Reference
                    (614) 466-8076          Transportation
                    sd20@ohiosenate.gov     Ways and Means

Tim Schaffer
 State Senator
  20th District

                 House Commerce and Labor Committee
          Senate Concurrent Resolution 2 — Sponsor Testimony
                       Tuesday March 28th, 2023

Chairman Johnson, Vice Chairwoman Manchester, Ranking Member
McNally, and members of the House Commerce and Labor Committee,
thank you for the opportunity to present sponsor testimony on Senate
Concurrent Resolution 2.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 2 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 my
Senate Bill 30, which would make this same change in Ohio, and ensure no
problems between our state’s code and the federal Fair Labor Standards
Act.

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 local chamber of commerce proposed that we
permit these 14 and 15 year olds to work until 9 PM year round as long as
their parents’ consent.

Let’s be clear . . . this resolution and Senate Bill 30 reinforce the guardrails
protecting 14 and 15 year-olds that are already in code. Ohio law says 14
and 15 year-olds may not work between 9:00 pm and 7:00 am, and no
more than 3 hours a day during school session. Additionally, 14 and 15
year-olds cannot work more than 18 hours per week while school is in
session. The parent or guardian and school must also sign off on the work
permit before a 14 and 15 year old starts employment. These guardrails do
not change under Senate Concurrent Resolution 2 or Senate Bill 30.
According to the United States Department of Labor, thirteen states
currently allow youth under the age of 16 to work until at least 9 p.m. year
round for most non-farm employment opportunities.

Additionally, in a moment I will speak on how this change would impact the
State of Ohio through Senate Bill 30.

Thank you once again Chairman Johnson 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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