GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1995 SESSION

CHAPTER 214
SENATE BILL 560

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, subject to review by the Department of Labor, by county directors of social services and such of their designees as are approved by the Commissioner; 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 to one or more members of his staff the authority to act as his representative.  The director may limit the delegated authority of his representative to specific tasks or areas of expertise.  The director may designate, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Labor, additional personnel outside his staff to issue youth employment certificates."
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1995.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 12th day of June, 1995.

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Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate

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Harold J. Brubaker
Speaker of the House of Representatives