Pennsylvania Act 2022-155 — CHILD LABOR ACT - MINORS SERVING IN VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

Act text

Session of 2022

No. 2022-155

SB 1027

AN ACT

Amending the act of October 24, 2012 (P.L.1209, No.151), entitled "An act regulating child labor; conferring powers and duties on the Department of Labor and Industry and the Department of Education; imposing penalties; and making a repeal," further providing for minors serving in volunteer emergency service organizations.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 7(a)(5) of the act of October 24, 2012 (P.L.1209, No.151), known as the Child Labor Act, is amended to read:

Section 7. Minors serving in volunteer emergency service organizations.

(a) General rule.--An individual who is 14 years of age or older who is a member of a volunteer emergency service organization may participate in training and emergency service activities except as follows:

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(5) A minor may not enter a burning structure under any circumstance [including a training exercise.] except when engaged in a training session for an interior firefighting module with live burns and all of the following apply:

(i) The minor is 17 years of age or older.

(ii) The minor has permission to engage in the training from a fire chief and a parent or guardian of the minor.

(iii) The minor is under the supervision of a credentialed Pennsylvania State Fire Academy instructor.

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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 3rd day of November, A.D. 2022.

TOM WOLF