HB 1892 -- STUDENT WORK CERTIFICATES

SPONSOR:  Nasheed

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Special
Committee on Workforce Development and Workplace Safety by a vote
of 10 to 0.

Currently, the superintendent of the school district in which a
child resides is the only person authorized to issue a student
work certificate.  This bill authorizes the chief executive
officer, or equivalent position, of a charter school; a person
holding a student services certificate who is authorized in
writing by the superintendent or chief executive officer; the
principal of a public or private school or another administrator
of the school designated by the principal; and a person
designated by the superintendent or chief executive officer if
the certificated person is unavailable or if no certificated
person is employed by the school to also issue a student work
certificate.  No individual is allowed to issue a work
certificate to his or her own child.

The bill also requires the hour limitations that apply to a work
certificate to be based on the calendar of the school that the
child attends.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2011, FY 2012, and
FY 2013.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill will facilitate timely
issuance of work certificates to qualifying students by
increasing the number of and accessibility to persons who may
issue the permits.

Testifying for the bill was Representative Nasheed.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:12 pm