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                                                                  AB 2396
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          Date of Hearing:   May 2, 2012

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

            AB 2396 (Arts Committee) - As Introduced:  February 24, 2012 

          Policy Committee:                              Labor and 
          Employment   Vote:                            5-1
                        Arts and Entertainment                8-1

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          No     Reimbursable:              No

          SUMMARY  

          This bill requires a medical certification from a doctor to be 
          obtained and verified prior to obtaining a temporary work permit 
          for infants, as specified.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          No direct fiscal impact to the state.  AB 1401 (Arts Committee), 
          Chapter 557, Statutes of 2011, authorized the Department of 
          Industrial Relations to borrow from an existing special fund to 
          implement a temporary work permit program for minors.  

           COMMENTS  

           Purpose .  AB 1401 (Arts Committee), Chapter 557, Statutes of 
          2011, established a program, administered by the Labor 
          Commissioner (LC), to enable a minor's parent/guardian to obtain 
          a temporary work permit for the minor under specified 
          conditions.  According to the author, "Existing law also 
          �requires] infants from 15 days to one month of age to �receive] 
          medical certification prior to being issued an entertainment 
          work permit.  This bill would clarify that prior to obtaining a 
          temporary work permit, infants?must obtain the medical 
          certification contained in �existing law] and a permit may not 
          be issued until the doctor's permission is obtained and 
          confirmed."
            


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Kimberly Rodriguez / APPR. / (916) 








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