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A bill for an act relating to youth employment and providing penalties.

A bill for an act relating to youth employment and providing penalties.

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DONAHUE, TOWNSEND, DOTZLER, BENNETT, ZIMMER, WINCKLER, WEINER, PETERSEN, CELSI, TRONE GARRIOTT, STAED and QUIRMBACH
Last action
2025-02-24
Official status
Subcommittee: Driscoll, Donahue, and Taylor. S.J. 342 .
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A bill for an act relating to youth employment and providing penalties.

A bill for an act relating to youth employment and providing penalties.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-02-24 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Driscoll, Donahue, and Taylor. S.J. 342 .

  2. 2025-02-19 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Workforce. S.J. 312 .

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A bill for an act relating to youth employment and providing penalties.

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Senate

File

381

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

381

BY

DONAHUE

,

TOWNSEND

,

DOTZLER

,

BENNETT

,

ZIMMER

,

WINCKLER

,

WEINER

,

PETERSEN

,

CELSI

,

TRONE

GARRIOTT

,

STAED

,

and

QUIRMBACH

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

youth

employment

and

providing

penalties.

1

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

92.1

Definition.

1

As

used

in

this

chapter,

unless

the

context

otherwise

2

requires,

“director”

means

the

director

of

the

department

of

3

inspections,

appeals,

and

licensing.

4

Sec.

2.

NEW

SECTION

.

92.2

Under

fourteen

——

work

5

prohibited.

6

No

person

under

fourteen

years

of

age

shall

be

employed

7

or

permitted

to

work

with

or

without

compensation

in

any

8

occupation.

9

Sec.

3.

NEW

SECTION

.

92.3

Under

sixteen

——

permitted

10

occupations.

11

No

person

under

sixteen

years

of

age

shall

be

employed

12

or

permitted

to

work

with

or

without

compensation

in

any

13

occupation

during

regular

school

hours,

except:

14

1.

Those

persons

legally

out

of

school,

if

such

status

is

15

verified

by

the

submission

of

written

proof

to

the

director.

16

2.

Those

persons

working

in

a

supervised

school-work

17

program.

18

3.

Those

persons

between

the

ages

of

fourteen

and

sixteen

19

enrolled

in

school

on

a

part-time

basis

and

who

are

required

to

20

work

as

a

part

of

their

school

training.

21

Sec.

4.

NEW

SECTION

.

92.4

Fourteen

and

fifteen

——

permitted

22

occupations.

23

Persons

fourteen

and

fifteen

years

of

age

may

be

employed

or

24

permitted

to

work

in

the

following

occupations:

25

1.

Retail,

food

service,

and

gasoline

service

26

establishments.

27

2.

Office

and

clerical

work,

including

operation

of

office

28

machines.

29

3.

Cashiering,

selling,

modeling,

art

work,

work

in

30

advertising

departments,

window

trimming,

and

comparative

31

shopping.

32

4.

Price

marking

and

tagging

by

hand

or

by

machine,

33

assembling

orders,

packing,

and

shelving.

34

5.

Bagging

and

carrying

out

customers’

orders.

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6.

Errand

and

delivery

work

by

foot,

bicycle,

and

public

1

transportation.

2

7.

Cleanup

work,

including

the

use

of

vacuum

cleaners

and

3

floor

waxers,

and

maintenance

of

grounds.

4

8.

Kitchen

work

and

other

work

involved

in

preparing

and

5

serving

food

and

beverages,

including

the

operation

of

machines

6

and

devices

used

in

the

performance

of

such

work,

including

7

but

not

limited

to

dishwashers,

toasters,

dumbwaiters,

popcorn

8

poppers,

milk

shake

blenders,

and

coffee

grinders.

9

9.

a.

Work

in

connection

with

motor

vehicles

and

trucks

if

10

confined

to

the

following:

11

(1)

Dispensing

gasoline

and

oil.

12

(2)

Courtesy

service.

13

(3)

Car

cleaning,

washing,

and

polishing.

14

b.

Nothing

in

this

subsection

shall

be

construed

to

include

15

work

involving

the

use

of

pits,

racks,

or

lifting

apparatus

or

16

involving

the

inflation

of

any

tire

mounted

on

a

rim

equipped

17

with

a

removable

retaining

ring.

18

10.

Cleaning

vegetables

and

fruits,

and

wrapping,

sealing,

19

labeling,

weighing,

pricing,

and

stocking

goods

when

performed

20

in

areas

physically

separate

from

areas

where

meat

is

prepared,

21

for

sale

and

outside

freezers

or

meat

coolers.

22

11.

Other

work

approved

by

the

rules

adopted

pursuant

to

23

chapter

17A

by

the

director.

24

Sec.

5.

NEW

SECTION

.

92.5

Fourteen

and

fifteen

——

25

occupations

not

permitted.

26

1.

Persons

fourteen

and

fifteen

years

of

age

may

not

be

27

employed

in:

28

a.

Any

manufacturing

occupation.

29

b.

Any

mining

occupation.

30

c.

Processing

occupations,

except

in

a

retail,

food

service,

31

or

gasoline

service

establishment

in

those

specific

occupations

32

expressly

permitted

under

the

provisions

of

section

92.4.

33

d.

Occupations

requiring

the

performance

of

any

duties

34

in

workrooms

or

work

places

where

goods

are

manufactured,

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mined,

or

otherwise

processed,

except

to

the

extent

expressly

1

permitted

in

retail,

food

service,

or

gasoline

service

2

establishments

under

the

provisions

of

section

92.4.

3

e.

Public

messenger

service.

4

f.

Operation

or

tending

of

hoisting

apparatus

or

of

any

5

power-driven

machinery,

other

than

office

machines

and

machines

6

in

retail,

food

service,

and

gasoline

service

establishments

7

that

are

specified

in

section

92.4

as

machines

that

such

minors

8

may

operate

in

such

establishments.

9

g.

Occupations

prohibited

by

rules

adopted

pursuant

to

10

chapter

17A

by

the

director.

11

h.

Occupations

in

connection

with

the

following,

except

12

office

or

sales

work

in

connection

with

these

occupations,

not

13

performed

on

transportation

media

or

at

the

actual

construction

14

site:

15

(1)

Transportation

of

persons

or

property

by

rail,

highway,

16

air,

on

water,

pipeline,

or

other

means.

17

(2)

Warehousing

and

storage.

18

(3)

Communications

and

public

utilities.

19

(4)

Construction,

including

repair.

20

i.

Any

of

the

following

occupations

in

a

retail,

food

21

service,

or

gasoline

service

establishment:

22

(1)

Work

performed

in

or

about

boiler

or

engine

rooms.

23

(2)

Work

in

connection

with

maintenance

or

repair

of

the

24

establishment,

machines,

or

equipment.

25

(3)

Outside

window

washing

that

involves

working

from

26

window

sills,

and

all

work

requiring

the

use

of

ladders,

27

scaffolds,

or

their

substitutes.

28

(4)

Cooking,

except

at

soda

fountains,

lunch

counters,

29

snack

bars,

or

cafeteria

serving

counters,

and

baking.

30

(5)

Occupations

that

involve

operating,

setting

up,

31

adjusting,

cleaning,

oiling,

or

repairing

power-driven

32

food

slicers

and

grinders,

food

choppers

and

cutters,

and

33

bakery-type

mixers.

34

(6)

Work

in

freezers

and

meat

coolers

and

all

work

in

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preparation

of

meats

for

sale,

except

wrapping,

sealing,

1

labeling,

weighing,

pricing,

and

stocking

when

performed

in

2

other

areas.

3

(7)

Loading

and

unloading

goods

to

and

from

trucks,

railroad

4

cars,

or

conveyors.

5

(8)

All

occupations

in

warehouses

except

office

and

6

clerical

work.

7

j.

Laundering,

except

for

the

use

of

a

washing

machine

8

that

has

a

capacity

of

less

than

ten

cubic

feet

and

that

is

9

designed

to

reach

an

internal

temperature

that

does

not

exceed

10

212

degrees

Fahrenheit.

11

2.

Nothing

in

this

section

shall

be

construed

as

prohibiting

12

office,

errand,

or

packaging

work

when

done

away

from

moving

13

machinery.

14

Sec.

6.

NEW

SECTION

.

92.6

Under

sixteen

——

hours

permitted.

15

A

person

under

sixteen

years

of

age

shall

not

be

employed

16

with

or

without

compensation

before

the

hour

of

7:00

a.m.

or

17

after

7:00

p.m.,

except

during

the

period

from

June

1

through

18

Labor

Day

when

the

hours

may

be

extended

to

9:00

p.m.

If

such

19

person

is

employed

for

a

period

of

five

hours

or

more

each

20

day,

an

intermission

of

not

less

than

thirty

minutes

shall

be

21

given.

Such

a

person

shall

not

be

employed

for

more

than

eight

22

hours

in

one

day,

exclusive

of

intermission,

and

shall

not

be

23

employed

for

more

than

forty

hours

in

one

week.

The

hours

of

24

work

of

persons

under

sixteen

years

of

age

employed

outside

25

school

hours

shall

not

exceed

four

in

one

day

or

twenty-eight

26

in

one

week

while

school

is

in

session.

27

Sec.

7.

NEW

SECTION

.

92.7

Under

eighteen

——

prohibited

28

occupations.

29

No

person

under

eighteen

years

of

age

shall

be

employed

or

30

permitted

to

work

with

or

without

compensation

at

any

of

the

31

following

occupations

or

business

establishments:

32

1.

Occupations

in

or

about

plants

or

establishments

33

manufacturing

or

storing

explosives

or

articles

containing

34

explosive

components.

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2.

Occupations

of

motor

vehicle

driver

and

helper.

1

3.

Logging

occupations

and

occupations

in

the

operation

of

2

any

sawmill,

lath

mill,

shingle

mill,

or

cooperage-stock

mill.

3

4.

Occupations

involved

in

the

operation

of

power-driven

4

woodworking

machines.

5

5.

Occupations

involving

exposure

to

radioactive

substances

6

and

to

ionizing

radiations.

7

6.

Occupations

involved

in

the

operation

of

elevators

and

8

other

power-driven

hoisting

apparatus.

9

7.

Occupations

involved

in

the

operation

of

power-driven

10

metal

forming,

punching,

and

shearing

machines.

11

8.

Occupations

in

connection

with

mining.

12

9.

Occupations

in

or

about

slaughtering

and

meat

packing

13

establishments

and

rendering

plants.

14

10.

Occupations

involved

in

the

operation

of

certain

15

power-driven

bakery

machines.

Except

as

otherwise

provided

16

in

this

subsection,

this

subsection

does

not

apply

to

the

17

operation

of

pizza

dough

rollers

that

are

a

type

of

dough

18

sheeter

that

have

been

constructed

with

safeguards

contained

in

19

the

basic

design

so

as

to

prevent

fingers,

hands,

or

clothing

20

from

being

caught

in

the

in-running

point

of

the

rollers,

21

that

have

gears

that

are

completely

enclosed,

and

that

have

22

microswitches

that

disengage

the

machinery

if

the

backs

or

23

sides

of

the

rollers

are

removed,

only

when

all

the

safeguards

24

detailed

in

this

subsection

are

present

on

the

machinery,

are

25

operational,

and

have

not

been

overridden.

However,

this

26

subsection

does

apply

to

the

setting

up,

adjusting,

repairing,

27

oiling,

or

cleaning

of

pizza

dough

rollers

as

described

in

this

28

subsection.

29

11.

Occupations

involved

in

the

operation

of

certain

30

power-driven

paper

products

machines.

31

12.

Occupations

involved

in

the

manufacture

of

brick,

tile,

32

and

related

products.

33

13.

Occupations

involved

in

the

operation

of

circular

saws,

34

band

saws,

and

guillotine

shears.

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14.

Occupations

involved

in

wrecking,

demolition,

and

1

shipbreaking

operations.

2

15.

Occupations

involved

in

roofing

operations.

3

16.

Excavation

occupations.

4

17.

In

or

about

foundries;

provided

that

office,

shipping,

5

and

assembly

area

employment

shall

not

be

prohibited

by

this

6

chapter.

7

18.

Occupations

involving

the

operation

of

dry

cleaning

or

8

dyeing

machinery.

9

19.

Occupations

involving

exposure

to

lead

fumes

or

its

10

compounds,

or

to

dangerous

or

poisonous

dyes

or

chemicals.

11

20.

Occupations

involving

the

transmission,

distribution,

12

or

delivery

of

goods

or

messages

between

the

hours

of

10:00

13

p.m.

and

5:00

a.m.

14

21.

Occupations

in

establishments

where

nude

or

topless

15

dancing

is

performed.

16

22.

Occupations

prohibited

by

rules

adopted

pursuant

to

17

chapter

17A

by

the

director.

18

Sec.

8.

NEW

SECTION

.

92.8

Instruction

and

training

19

permitted.

20

The

provisions

of

sections

92.7

and

92.9

shall

not

21

apply

to

pupils

working

under

an

instructor

in

a

career

and

22

technical

education

department

in

a

school

district

or

under

23

an

instructor

in

a

career

and

technical

education

classroom

24

or

laboratory,

or

industrial

plant,

or

in

a

course

of

career

25

and

technical

education

approved

by

the

state

board

for

career

26

and

technical

education,

or

to

apprentices

provided

they

are

27

employed

under

all

of

the

following

conditions:

28

1.

The

apprentice

is

employed

in

a

craft

recognized

as

an

29

apprenticeable

trade.

30

2.

The

work

of

the

apprentice

in

the

occupations

declared

31

particularly

hazardous

is

incidental

to

the

apprentice’s

32

training.

33

3.

The

work

is

intermittent

and

for

short

periods

of

34

time

and

is

under

the

direct

and

close

supervision

of

a

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journeyperson

as

a

necessary

part

of

apprentice

training.

1

4.

The

apprentice

is

registered

by

the

office

of

2

apprenticeship

of

the

United

States

department

of

labor

as

3

employed

in

accordance

with

the

standards

established

by

that

4

department.

5

Sec.

9.

NEW

SECTION

.

92.9

Permit

on

file.

6

1.

A

person

under

sixteen

years

of

age

shall

not

be

employed

7

or

permitted

to

work

with

or

without

compensation

unless

the

8

person,

firm,

or

corporation

employing

such

person

receives

9

and

keeps

on

file

accessible

to

any

officer

charged

with

the

10

enforcement

of

this

chapter,

a

work

permit

issued

as

provided

11

in

this

chapter,

and

keeps

a

complete

list

of

the

names

and

12

ages

of

all

such

persons

under

sixteen

years

of

age

employed.

13

2.

Certificates

of

age

shall

be

issued

for

persons

sixteen

14

and

seventeen

years

of

age

and

for

all

other

persons

eighteen

15

and

over

upon

request

of

the

person’s

prospective

employer.

16

Sec.

10.

NEW

SECTION

.

92.10

Issuance

of

work

permits.

17

A

work

permit

shall

be

issued

only

by

the

director

upon

18

the

application

of

the

parent,

guardian,

or

custodian

of

the

19

child

desiring

such

permit.

The

application

shall

include

the

20

following:

21

1.

A

statement

from

the

person,

firm,

or

corporation

into

22

whose

service

the

child

under

sixteen

years

of

age

is

about

to

23

enter,

promising

to

give

such

child

employment

and

describing

24

the

industry

in

which

the

work

will

be

performed.

25

2.

Evidence

of

age

showing

that

the

child

is

fourteen

years

26

old,

or

more,

which

shall

consist

of

one

of

the

following

27

proofs

required

in

the

order

herein

designated:

28

a.

A

certified

copy

of

the

birth

certificate

filed

according

29

to

law

with

a

registrar

of

vital

statistics

or

other

officer

30

charged

with

the

duty

of

recording

births.

31

b.

A

passport

or

a

certified

copy

of

a

certificate

of

32

baptism

showing

the

date

and

place

of

birth

and

the

place

of

33

baptism

of

such

child.

34

c.

An

instruction

permit

issued

under

section

321.180B,

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subsection

1.

1

d.

For

cases

for

which

the

proofs

designated

in

paragraphs

2

“a”

,

“b”

,

and

“c”

are

not

obtainable,

documentation

issued

3

by

the

federal

government

that

is

deemed

by

the

director

to

4

be

sufficient

evidence

of

age,

or

an

affidavit

signed

by

a

5

licensed

physician

certifying

that

in

the

physician’s

opinion

6

the

applicant

for

the

work

permit

is

fourteen

years

of

age

or

7

more.

8

Sec.

11.

NEW

SECTION

.

92.11

Optional

refusal

of

permit.

9

The

director

may

refuse

to

grant

a

permit

if,

in

the

10

director’s

judgment,

the

best

interests

of

the

minor

would

be

11

served

by

such

refusal

and

the

director

shall

keep

a

record

of

12

such

refusals,

and

the

reasons

therefor.

13

Sec.

12.

NEW

SECTION

.

92.12

Contents

of

work

permit.

14

Every

work

permit

shall

state

the

date

of

issuance,

name,

15

sex,

the

date

and

place

of

birth,

the

residence

of

the

child

16

in

whose

name

it

is

issued,

the

proof

of

age,

the

school

grade

17

completed,

the

name

and

location

of

the

establishment

where

18

the

child

is

to

be

employed,

the

industry,

and

that

the

papers

19

required

for

its

issuance

have

been

duly

examined,

approved,

20

and

filed.

21

Sec.

13.

NEW

SECTION

.

92.13

Application

to

director.

22

An

application

for

a

work

permit

pursuant

to

section

92.10

23

shall

be

submitted

to

the

office

of

the

director

within

three

24

days

after

the

child

begins

work.

25

Sec.

14.

NEW

SECTION

.

92.14

Forms

for

permits

formulated.

26

The

proper

forms

for

the

application

for

a

work

permit,

27

the

work

permit,

the

certificate

of

age,

and

the

physician’s

28

certificate

shall

be

formulated

by

the

director.

29

Sec.

15.

NEW

SECTION

.

92.15

Exceptions.

30

Nothing

in

this

chapter

shall

be

construed

to

prohibit:

31

1.

A

child

from

working

in

or

around

any

home

before

or

32

after

school

hours

or

during

vacation

periods,

provided

such

33

work

is

not

related

to

or

part

of

the

business,

trade,

or

34

profession

of

the

employer.

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2.

Work

in

the

production

of

seed,

limited

to

removal

of

1

off-type

plants,

corn

tassels,

and

hand-pollinating

during

the

2

months

of

June,

July,

and

August

by

persons

fourteen

years

of

3

age

or

over,

and

part-time

work

in

agriculture.

4

3.

A

child

from

working

in

any

occupation

or

business

5

operated

by

the

child’s

parents.

For

the

purposes

of

this

6

subsection,

“child”

and

“parents”

include

a

foster

child

and

the

7

child’s

foster

parents

who

are

licensed

by

the

department

of

8

health

and

human

services.

9

4.

A

child

under

sixteen

years

of

age

from

being

employed

or

10

permitted

to

work,

with

or

without

compensation,

as

a

model,

11

for

a

period

of

up

to

three

hours

in

any

day

between

the

hours

12

of

7:00

a.m.

and

10:00

p.m.,

not

exceeding

twelve

hours

in

any

13

month,

if

the

written

permission

of

the

parent,

guardian,

or

14

custodian

of

the

child

is

obtained

prior

to

the

commencement

15

of

the

modeling.

However,

if

the

child

is

of

school

age

this

16

exception

allows

modeling

work

only

outside

of

school

hours

17

during

the

regular

school

year

and

does

not

allow

modeling

18

work

during

the

summer

term

if

the

child

is

enrolled

in

19

summer

school.

This

subsection

does

not

allow

modeling

for

an

20

unlawful

purpose

or

modeling

that

would

violate

any

other

law.

21

5.

A

juvenile

court

from

ordering

a

child

at

least

twelve

22

years

old

to

complete

a

work

assignment

of

value

to

the

state

23

or

to

the

public

or

to

the

victim

of

a

crime

committed

by

24

the

child,

in

accordance

with

section

232.52,

subsection

2,

25

paragraph

“a”

.

26

6.

A

child

from

willfully

volunteering

as

defined

by

29

27

C.F.R.

§553.101

for

a

charitable

or

public

purpose.

Section

28

92.7

applies

to

volunteering

by

a

child

pursuant

to

this

29

subsection.

30

7.

A

child

twelve

years

of

age

or

older

from

being

employed

31

by

a

charitable

organization

or

unit

of

state

or

local

32

government

as

a

referee

for

a

sport

program

sponsored

by

that

33

charitable

organization

or

unit

of

state

or

local

government

34

or

by

an

organization

of

referees

sponsored

by

an

organization

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recognized

by

the

United

States

olympic

committee

under

36

1

U.S.C.

§220522.

Section

92.7

applies

to

employment

of

a

child

2

pursuant

to

this

subsection.

3

8.

A

child

under

age

sixteen

from

serving

in

the

Iowa

4

summer

youth

corps

program

in

accordance

with

section

15H.5

or

5

a

child

over

fourteen

years

of

age

from

serving

in

any

other

6

recognized

program

of

the

Iowa

national

service

corps

program

7

in

accordance

with

section

15H.9.

Section

92.7

applies

to

8

service

by

a

child

pursuant

to

this

subsection.

9

Sec.

16.

NEW

SECTION

.

92.16

Violations.

10

1.

No

parent,

guardian,

or

other

person,

having

under

the

11

parent’s,

guardian’s,

or

other

person’s

control

any

person

12

under

eighteen

years

of

age,

shall

negligently

permit

said

13

person

to

work

or

be

employed

in

violation

of

the

provisions

of

14

this

chapter.

15

2.

No

person

shall

negligently

make,

certify

to,

or

cause

16

to

be

made

or

certified

any

statement,

certificate,

or

other

17

paper

for

the

purpose

of

procuring

the

employment

of

any

person

18

in

violation

of

this

chapter.

19

3.

No

person

shall

make,

file,

execute,

or

deliver

any

20

statement,

certificate,

or

other

paper

containing

false

21

statements

for

the

purpose

of

procuring

employment

of

any

22

person

in

violation

of

this

chapter.

23

4.

No

person,

firm,

or

corporation,

or

any

agent

thereof,

24

shall

negligently

conceal

or

permit

a

person

to

be

employed

in

25

violation

of

this

chapter.

26

5.

No

person,

firm,

or

corporation

shall

refuse

to

allow

any

27

authorized

persons

to

inspect

the

place

of

business

or

provide

28

information

necessary

to

the

enforcement

of

this

chapter.

29

6.

A

person

determined

to

be

a

sexually

violent

predator

30

pursuant

to

section

229A.7,

a

person

required

to

register

as

a

31

sex

offender

under

chapter

692A,

or

a

person

determined

to

be

32

a

sexually

violent

predator

or

required

to

register

as

a

sex

33

offender

pursuant

to

similar

laws

of

another

state

shall

not

34

employ

a

person

under

eighteen

years

of

age

in

this

state.

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Sec.

17.

NEW

SECTION

.

92.17

Penalty.

1

1.

Any

person

who

furnishes

or

sells

to

any

minor

child

any

2

article

of

any

description

that

the

person

knows

or

should

have

3

known

the

minor

intends

to

sell

in

violation

of

the

provisions

4

of

this

chapter

shall

be

guilty

of

a

serious

misdemeanor.

5

2.

Any

other

violation

of

this

chapter

for

which

a

penalty

6

is

not

specifically

provided

constitutes

a

serious

misdemeanor.

7

3.

Every

day

during

which

any

violation

of

this

chapter

8

continues

constitutes

a

separate

and

distinct

offense,

and

the

9

employment

of

any

person

in

violation

of

this

chapter,

with

10

respect

to

each

person

so

employed,

constitutes

a

separate

and

11

distinct

offense.

12

Sec.

18.

NEW

SECTION

.

92.18

Rules

and

orders

of

director.

13

1.

The

director

may

adopt

rules

pursuant

to

chapter

17A

14

to

more

specifically

define

the

occupations

and

equipment

15

permitted

or

prohibited

in

this

chapter,

to

determine

16

occupations

for

which

work

permits

are

required,

and

to

17

issue

general

and

special

orders

prohibiting

or

allowing

the

18

employment

of

persons

under

eighteen

years

of

age

in

any

place

19

of

employment

defined

in

this

chapter

as

hazardous

to

the

20

health,

safety,

and

welfare

of

the

persons.

21

2.

The

director

shall

adopt

rules

pursuant

to

chapter

17A

22

specifically

defining

the

civil

penalty

amount

to

be

assessed

23

for

violations

of

this

chapter.

24

Sec.

19.

NEW

SECTION

.

92.19

Director

to

enforce

——

civil

25

penalty

——

judicial

review.

26

1.

The

director

shall

enforce

this

chapter.

An

employer

27

who

violates

this

chapter

or

the

rules

adopted

pursuant

to

this

28

chapter

is

subject

to

a

civil

penalty

of

not

more

than

ten

29

thousand

dollars

for

each

violation.

30

2.

The

director

shall

notify

the

employer

of

a

proposed

31

civil

penalty

by

service

in

the

same

manner

as

an

original

32

notice

or

by

certified

mail.

If,

within

fifteen

working

days

33

from

the

receipt

of

the

notice,

the

employer

fails

to

file

34

a

notice

of

contest

in

accordance

with

rules

adopted

by

the

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director

pursuant

to

chapter

17A,

the

penalty,

as

proposed,

1

shall

be

deemed

final

agency

action

for

purposes

of

judicial

2

review.

3

3.

The

director

shall

notify

the

department

of

revenue

4

upon

final

agency

action

regarding

the

assessment

of

a

penalty

5

against

an

employer.

Interest

shall

be

calculated

from

the

6

date

of

final

agency

action.

7

4.

Judicial

review

of

final

agency

action

pursuant

to

this

8

section

may

be

sought

in

accordance

with

the

terms

of

section

9

17A.19.

If

no

petition

for

judicial

review

is

filed

within

10

sixty

days

after

service

of

the

final

agency

action

of

the

11

director,

the

director’s

findings

of

fact

and

final

agency

12

action

shall

be

conclusive

in

connection

with

any

petition

for

13

enforcement

that

is

filed

by

the

director

after

the

expiration

14

of

the

sixty-day

period.

In

any

such

case,

the

clerk

of

court,

15

unless

otherwise

ordered

by

the

court,

shall

forthwith

enter

16

a

decree

enforcing

the

final

agency

action

and

shall

transmit

17

a

copy

of

the

decree

to

the

director

and

the

employer

named

in

18

the

petition.

19

5.

Any

penalties

recovered

pursuant

to

this

section

shall

be

20

remitted

by

the

director

to

the

treasurer

of

state

for

deposit

21

in

the

general

fund

of

the

state.

22

6.

Mayors

and

police

officers,

sheriffs,

school

23

superintendents,

and

school

truancy

and

attendance

officers,

24

within

their

several

jurisdictions,

shall

cooperate

in

the

25

enforcement

of

this

chapter

and

furnish

the

director

and

the

26

director’s

designees

with

all

information

coming

to

their

27

knowledge

regarding

violations

of

this

chapter.

All

such

28

officers

and

any

person

authorized

in

writing

by

a

court

of

29

record

shall

have

the

authority

to

enter,

for

the

purpose

of

30

investigation,

any

of

the

establishments

and

places

mentioned

31

in

this

chapter

and

to

freely

question

any

person

therein

as

to

32

any

violations

of

this

chapter.

33

7.

County

attorneys

shall

investigate

all

complaints

made

34

to

them

of

violations

of

this

chapter,

and

prosecute

all

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cases

of

violation

within

their

respective

counties.

1

Sec.

20.

NEW

SECTION

.

92.20

Group

insurance.

2

Anyone

under

the

age

of

eighteen

and

subject

to

this

3

chapter

employed

in

the

occupations

of

selling

or

delivering

4

the

product

or

service

of

another

and

who

is

designated

in

5

such

capacity

as

an

independent

contractor

shall

be

provided

6

participation,

if

the

person

under

the

age

of

eighteen

7

desires

it

at

group

rate

cost,

in

group

insurance

for

medical,

8

hospital,

nursing,

and

doctor

expenses

incurred

as

a

result

of

9

injuries

sustained

arising

out

of

and

in

the

course

of

selling

10

or

delivering

such

product

or

service

by

the

person,

firm,

or

11

corporation

whose

product

or

service

is

so

delivered.

12

Sec.

21.

Section

123.49,

subsection

2,

paragraph

f,

Code

13

2025,

is

amended

by

striking

the

paragraph

and

inserting

in

14

lieu

thereof

the

following:

15

f.

Employ

a

person

under

eighteen

years

of

age

in

the

16

sale

or

serving

of

alcoholic

beverages

for

consumption

on

the

17

premises

where

sold.

18

Sec.

22.

Section

331.653,

subsection

10,

Code

2025,

is

19

amended

to

read

as

follows:

20

10.

Cooperate

with

the

department

of

inspections,

appeals,

21

and

licensing

in

the

enforcement

of

child

labor

laws

as

22

provided

in

section

92.22

92.19

.

23

Sec.

23.

Section

331.756,

subsection

17,

Code

2025,

is

24

amended

to

read

as

follows:

25

17.

Investigate

complaints

and

prosecute

violations

of

26

child

labor

laws

as

provided

in

section

92.22

92.19

.

27

Sec.

24.

REPEAL.

Chapter

92,

Code

2025,

is

repealed.

28

EXPLANATION

29

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

30

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

31

This

bill

relates

to

youth

employment.

The

bill

generally

32

strikes

statutory

changes

made

by

2023

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

33

542,

and

restores

statutory

language

in

effect

prior

to

the

34

enactment

of

2023

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

542.

The

elimination

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of

the

work

categories

of

street

occupations

and

migratory

1

labor,

a

prohibition

on

persons

under

18

years

of

age

working

2

in

occupations

in

establishments

where

nude

or

topless

dancing

3

is

performed,

and

a

prohibition

on

sexually

violent

predators

4

or

sex

offenders

employing

persons

under

18

years

of

age,

5

enacted

by

2023

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

542,

are

retained.

6

The

bill

requires

a

permit

for

a

person

under

18

years

of

age

7

to

work

in

most

circumstances

and

provides

procedures

relating

8

to

such

work

and

such

permits

under

Code

chapter

92,

the

state

9

child

labor

law.

The

bill

modifies

permitted

and

prohibited

10

work

that

can

be

performed

by

minors

at

various

age

levels,

as

11

well

as

hours

in

which

permitted

work

can

be

performed.

12

The

bill

strikes

language

providing

for

waiver

of

civil

13

penalties

under

Code

chapter

92

and

a

grace

period

before

such

14

penalties

can

be

imposed.

The

bill

strikes

exceptions

to

and

15

limitations

on

the

applicability

of

certain

provisions

of

Code

16

chapter

92

for

certain

work-based

learning

programs.

The

17

bill

strikes

an

exceptions

to

Code

chapter

92

for

performing

18

in

motion

pictures,

theatrical

productions,

or

musical

19

performances

and

modifies

an

exception

for

modeling.

The

bill

20

strikes

limitations

on

civil

liability

for

businesses

for

21

injury,

sickness,

or

death

resulting

from

student

participation

22

in

work-based

learning

programs.

23

The

bill

provides

penalties

for

certain

actions

taken

in

24

violation

of

Code

chapter

92

to

procure

employment

for

oneself

25

or

of

another

person.

Under

current

law,

a

violation

of

Code

26

chapter

92

is

a

serious

misdemeanor.

A

serious

misdemeanor

is

27

punishable

by

confinement

for

no

more

than

one

year

and

a

fine

28

of

at

least

$430

but

not

more

than

$2,560.

Under

current

law,

29

an

employer

violating

Code

chapter

92

is

subject

to

a

civil

30

penalty

of

up

to

$10,000.

31

The

bill

changes

terminology

referring

to

“occupations”

to

32

instead

refer

to

“work

activities”.

33

The

bill

strikes

language

allowing

a

person

16

to

17

years

34

of

age

to

be

employed

in

the

sale

or

serving

of

alcoholic

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beverages

for

on-premises

consumption

under

Code

section

1

123.49

in

specified

circumstances

if

specified

procedures

are

2

followed.

3

The

bill

reflects

the

transfer

of

administration

of

Code

4

chapter

92

from

the

labor

commissioner

to

the

director

of

the

5

department

of

inspections,

appeals,

and

licensing

by

2023

Iowa

6

Acts,

Senate

File

514.

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