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Gross, HelenPhone: 215.944.1328 (North) or 215.944.1039 (Chancellor)Email: hgross@crsd.org________________________________________________________PA STUDENT WORKING PERMITS may be obtained at any CRSD secondary school. Please check with the individual school for times of availability. Guidelines are available in each high school website.
Information Concerning Work Permits for Minors
General Information:
The Pennsylvania Child Labor Law (CLL) was enacted to “provide for the health, safety, and welfare of minors by forbidding their employment or work in certain establishments and occupations, and under certain specified ages.” The CLL requires minors to obtain work permits prior to beginning work. This law, with the exception of farm work or domestic service in a private home, covers work in any establishment other than the minor’s residence. For a copy of the Pennsylvania Child Labor LawA summary of the
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry’s regulations concerning child labor define terms such as apprentice, laboratory student aide and student learner. The regulations also list and define dangerous and prohibited occupations.
Q: Where do I get a work permit?
A: Each school district is responsible for issuing work permits to all minors who reside in the district including those who attend non-public schools or are participating in a home education program. Work permit applications are available at CRSD high schools and middle schools. Please read the information below before coming to the office.
Q: What is the procedure for getting a work permit?
A: An application for a work permit may be obtained at your local school district. The prospective employer must indicate on the application what type of work the student will be doing and what hours the student will be working. The student then gets a physical and the doctor signs the application. The application is then returned to the school. A parent or guardian must appear before the issuing officer. If this is not possible, then an Attestation Document must be obtained from the school district and the parent must sign the document and have it notarized. The issuing officer must also be presented with a document that verifies the age of the student. The Child Labor Law prohibits the use of educational records to be used to verify age, so you will need a birth certificate, baptismal certificate, passport, or photo driver’s license as proof of age.
Students working out-of-state must obtain permits in the state they will be working in, e.g., if a youngster residing in
Q: What are the different kinds of work permits?
A: Students who are 14 and 15 are issued Vacation Work Certificates. This allows them to work during the time school is not in session – after school, weekends and vacations. This certificate is good for one employer only. If the student gets a second job, then another Certificate is needed. The Vacation Certificate is good until the student turns 18, so if the student does not change employers, then no other certificate will be needed.
Students who are 16 and 17 are issued Transferable Work Permits. Once this is issued, the student will not need another permit. Each employer is to make a copy of the Transferable Permit and return the original to the student.
Q: How long do school districts have to keep the work permit applications on file?
A: The Child Labor Law requires that they be kept for two years after the student graduates or leaves the district.
Q: If a student had a Vacation Certificate for work last summer and will be employed by the same employer this summer, can they use the same Certificate?
A: Only if the student was not officially terminated by the employer. The law requires that upon termination, the employer must return the Vacation Certificate by mail to the school district issuing the certificate. If the student is not terminated, and since Vacation Certificates can only be used for employment with the employer named on the Certificate, it would be permissible for the same certificate to be used.
Q: Once a Transferable Permit is issued, how are school districts supposed to know if a student changes jobs?
A: Each employer is required by law to notify the school district, in writing, each time a student is hired and when the student is no longer employed. This must be done within five days of the student starting or ending employment.
Q: Can a school district refuse to issue a work permit, or revoke one, on the grounds of the student’s poor attendance, grades or behavior?
A: No. The law has no provision to revoke a permit and a permit MUST be issued if a student meets the criteria in the law to have a permit issued.
Q: How many hours of employment does a 16 year old need in order to drop out?
A: Section 1330 Of the Pennsylvania Public School Code states that a 16 year old student “who is regularly engaged in any useful and lawful employment or service during the time the public schools are in session, and who holds an employment certificate issued according to the law” is exempt from compulsory attendance. There is no specific number of hours given in Section 1330. Therefore, each school district should have a policy that specifies how many hours of employment are necessary in order for a student to withdraw at age sixteen (16).
Q: Can a student drop out at age 16 to work as a babysitter?
A: Section 1330 of the Pennsylvania School Code allows for 16 year olds to drop out if the employment they are seeking requires a work permit. There must be a formal employer-employee relationship. That means that all of the state and federal notifications by employers must be made as well as withholding and reporting of taxes. Most arrangements for babysitting cannot meet this standard. Self-employment would also not fit under the terms established in Section 1330.
Q: If a student drops out at age 17, do they still need a work permit?
A: No. The law states that any 17 year old who is a high school graduate or who has attained his or her academic potential is exempt from the child labor law. The Department of Education has interpreted this to mean that no work permit is needed for a seventeen year old who has dropped out. The school district from which the student has dropped out should give the student a letter that verifies his or her age and that the student has withdrawn. The student should provide the employer with a copy of the letter.
Q: If a student is 18 and still attending high school, does he or she need a work permit?
A: No. Even though a minor is still in high school, once they turn 18, the Child Labor Law no longer covers them.
Q: Can a parent sign a waiver to allow a student to work more hours, or later hours, than is permitted by law?
A: No. The Child Labor law does not have any waiver provisions.
Q: The federal law states that 14 and 15 year old students can work 3 hours after school, but the state law says they can work 4 hours after school. How many hours can they work?
A: Those students can only work 3 hours. When there is a conflict between the state and federal law, the stricter standard is enforced. In this case it is the federal law. As is listed on the back of the Vacation work certificate for 14 and 15 year olds, they can work 3 hours after school. Also under the federal law, 14 and 15 year old students cannot work past 7 PM during the school year. Even though the state law sets the deadline at 10 PM, the 7 PM limit (Federal Law) must be observed.
For information on the Internet about the federal child labor law standards
Federal Child Labor Law Standards for the complete set of regulations (pdf)
Q: If a family wants to employ their child in their business, are they exempt from the Child Labor Law?
A: No. There is such an exemption under federal law for family business that does not involve manufacturing, but there is no similar exemption under state law.
Q: Who issues work permits to students from other states who will be working in
A: The school district where the employer is located issues the work permit.
Q: Who issues a work permit for a student from
A: The student will need a work permit from the state in which he or she will be working. The student should contact the school district in which the employer is located.
Q: If a
A: The school district in which the student resides issues the work permit for all employment to be performed in
Q: If a student was issued a Vacation Certificate and now turns 16 and wants a Transferable Permit, can a school district issue one without starting the application process over?
A: If the student is currently working, then yes, the school district may issue a Transferable Permit to that student. If a student has a Vacation Certificate and turns 16 and is not working, then the student would have to fill out a new application when he or she applies for a new job.
Q: If a student wants to work as a model or performer for theater, television or the movies, what permit is needed?
A: The Department of Labor and Industry issues a Special Performance Permit for the employment of minors seven (7) to eighteen (18) years of age. This permit is for theatrical productions, musical recitals or concerts, entertainment acts, modeling, radio, television, motion picture making, or in other similar forms or media of entertainment to be performed in
If the performance, rehearsals, or try-outs will require any absence from school, there is a section on this permit that requires the signature of the building principal and an original signature of the work permit issuing officer. Arrangements have to be made to ensure that participating in the try-outs or performances will not interfere with the student’s academic progress. To obtain an application for this permit, or for additional information, contact the Department of Labor and Industry at 1-800-932-0665.
Q: If a student is being home schooled, do all of the Child Labor Laws apply?
A: The U.S. Department of Labor has ruled that home schooling is not grounds for an exception to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and thus all work by 14- and 15-year-olds is prohibited during the time the local public school is in session.
Since the FLSA does not cover 16-and 17-year-olds, the Pennsylvania Department of Education has ruled that home schooled students who are 16 and 17 may work during the time school is in session as long as they do not work more than 6 consecutive days in one week, or work more than 8 hours per day or more than 44 hours per week.
Those students may not work after midnight (Sunday through Thursday) during the school year. It would be helpful if the parent provides the employer with written verification that the student is being schooled at home.
Q: Can a student who is suspended or expelled work during the time school is in session?
A: Students who are suspended are considered to be enrolled in the school, and so all the rules that apply to other students also apply to them.
Students who have been expelled are not considered to be “enrolled in a regular day school” (language from the Child Labor Law) so they may be permitted to work during the time school is in session. They may not, however, exceed the daily and weekly maximum number of hours allowed for their age.
Q: Can a student who has been assigned to an alternative school (and is attending classes after the regular school hours) work during the time the regular school is in session?
A: Yes. Students attending an alternative school are not considered to be “enrolled in a regular day school.” They may not work more than the daily and weekly maximum number of hours allowed for their age. It would be helpful if the school district provides the employer with written verification that the student is enrolled in an alternative school.
Q: What are the restrictions on minors working where alcohol is served?
A: Minors who are 16 years old and over may work in establishments which serve alcohol as long as they are employed to serve food, clear tables and other duties not including the dispensing or serving alcohol.
There is an exception to this rule under
Q: If an employer is violating the Child Labor Law, whom do I contact?
A: The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry should be given information concerning violations of the law. Call 1-800-932-0665.
Contact: Helen P. Gross, Ed.D., Career-Community Education / Working Papers Coordinator
215-94401039/1329
Child Labor Law Information and Q&A
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L.I.N.C.S. forms and information may be obtained at any CRSD secondary school. Guidelines and forms are available on each high school website.
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Responsibilities of the Cooperative Education Programs
- Students
- Focus attention on AM CRSD classes and attendance requirements.
- Develop academic, occupational, and employability skills.
- Adapt to the worksite.
- Adhere to school/employer/student/parent cooperative education agreement.
- Establish and maintain a portfolio. Maintain a journal/log of the work experience.
- Focus attention on AM CRSD classes and attendance requirements.
- Parent
- Participate in the career exploration and development process.
- Support child's career motivation.
- Collaborate with school personnel in the development and execution of the work experience.
- Assist their child in arranging safe and reliable transportation to and from the worksite.
- Participate in the career exploration and development process.
- Employer
- Instruct the stude, nt in safety and health procedures and policies.
- Initiate a mentoring relationship with the student employee.
- Increase the student's responsibilities as appropriate.
- Have realistic expectations.
- Adhere to Child Labor Laws (for students 17 & under)
- Orient the student to the workplace.
- Maintain communication with the cooperative education coordinator
- Maintain communication with the cooperative education coordinator
- Instruct the stude, nt in safety and health procedures and policies.
- School
- Provide administrative leadership and support.
- Provide flexible scheduling.
- Establish business partnerships that provide tangible, concrete benefits to students.
- Provide administrative leadership and support.
- Cooperative Education Coordinator
- Incorporate Skills for Success and All Aspects of the Industry into the instruction.
- Coordinate the development of student learning plans .
- Provide resources and expertise in portfolio development.
- Include real-world applications in instruction.
Benefits
- An opportunity to learn from a structured exposure to the workplace.
- An opportunity to learn the various aspects of an industry or career.
- A school-based coordinator to reinforce and develop both general and specific employability skills and attitudes.
- A written goals to assist the student in obtaining the greatest benefit from the workplace experience.
- A competitive edge in obtaining marketable career skills and experience.
- A sampling of a career without the pressures and commitments of full-time employment.
- A structured and directed exploration of the world of work.
- An opportunity to develop a network of people who can be helpful in future job se, arches.
Indicators
Cooperative Education Work Experience Indicators- Practice workplace readiness skills to be a productive and responsible worker.
- Employ effective communication skills necessary to maintain or be promoted in employment.
- Demonstrate the interpersonal skills necessary to be an effective team member.
- Evaluate a workplace setting to make an informed career choice.
- Practice management methods and skills to function effectively at the workplace.
- Demonstrate knowledge of social, organizational, and technological systems by operating successfully within them at the workplace.
- Demonstrate the ability to adapt to change in technology at the workplace to be a productive worker.
- Use problem solving techniques to resolve issues in the workplace.
- Demonstrate mastery of competencies in a specific occupation to be a productive worker.
- Apply safe work habits to ensure a safe work environment.
- Apply goal setting strategies to be a productive worker.
- Adhere to health and environmental practices at work to be a responsible worker and citizen.
- Use related occupational materials to enhance specific skill development.
PA Curriculum Standards
The core learning goals PA Curriculum Standards identify five areas of student achievement: learning, thinking, communication, technology, and interpersonal skills. PA Curriculum Standards guide learning and application of content knowledge. The CRSD Cooperative Education Board approved curriculum framework includes core learning goals for cooperative education with specific program indicators that guide and assess student learning.- Learning
- The student will plan, monitor, and evaluate his or her own learning experiences.
- The student will establish and pursue clear, challenging goals for learning.
- The student will adapt, as necessary, to changing needs and situations.
- The student will persevere, when appropriate, in different learning situations.
- The student will apply acquired knowledge and skills effectively in new learning situations.
- The student will plan, monitor, and evaluate his or her own learning experiences.
- Thinking
- The student will think creatively, critically, and strategically to achieve goals, make effective decisions, and solve problems.
- The student will generate creative ideas in a variety of situations.
- The student will evaluate information, issues, and positions critically.
- The student will demonstrate strategic thinking in a variety of situations to make effective decisions and achieve goals.
- The student will solve problems systematically and rationally.
- The student will solve problems systematically and rationally.
- The student will think creatively, critically, and strategically to achieve goals, make effective decisions, and solve problems.
- Communication
- The student will plan, participate in, monitor, and evaluate communication experiences in a variety of situations.
- The student will plan for successful communication experiences.
- The student will acquire, manage, and convey information using a variety of strategies and technologies.
- The student will monitor communication processes and make necessary adjustments to solve problems.
- The student will evaluate communication experiences in a variety of situations.
- The student will plan, participate in, monitor, and evaluate communication experiences in a variety of situations.
- Technology
- The student will understand, apply, and evaluate technologies as labor enhancing and problem-solving tools.
- The student will demonstrate knowledge of current technologies appropriate for a variety of purposes and situations.
- The student will use technology effectively for a variety of purposes and situations.
- The student will demonstrate an understanding of the impact of technology on the environment, society, and individuals.
- The student will understand, apply, and evaluate technologies as labor enhancing and problem-solving tools.
- Interpersonal
- The student will work effectively with others and participate responsibly in a variety of situations.
- The student will demonstrate effective interaction strategies.
- The student will cooperate with others in a variety of situations.
- The student will function as a responsible citizen.
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- The student will work effectively with others and participate responsibly in a variety of situations.
- Incorporate Skills for Success and All Aspects of the Industry into the instruction.
