GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 560

Short Title:  DSS/Youth Employment Certificates.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Odom, Blackmon, Winner, and Dannelly.

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Referred to:  Children and Human Resources

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April 3, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE A COUNTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO DELEGATE THE FUNCTION OF ISSUING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 95-25.5(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	No youth under 18 years of age shall be employed by any employer in any occupation without a youth employment certificate unless specifically exempted. The Commissioner of Labor shall prescribe regulations for youths and employers concerning the issuance, maintenance and revocation of certificates. Certificates will be issued by county directors of social services or their designees, subject to review by the Department of Labor; provided, the Commissioner may by regulation require that the Department of Labor issue certificates for occupations with unusual or unique characteristics."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 108A-14(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	The director may delegate in writing the authority to act as the director's representative.  The director may limit the delegated authority of his representative to specific tasks or areas of expertise."
Sec. 3.  This act applies to counties with a population of 400,000 and above.
Sec. 4.  This act is effective upon ratification.