N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 8 § 192.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 36, September 4, 2024

Section 192.1 - Release of pupils for employment

School authorities may release pupils 14 years of age and over for planting and harvesting and 16 years of age and over for work in canneries and greenhouses devoted to food production and male pupils 16 years of age and over for work in milk plants pursuant to provisions of the Education Law when the following conditions have been satisfied:

(a) A copy of the certificate of emergency issued by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets or by such officer or agency as such commissioner may designate has been filed with the Commissioner of Education and the superintendent of the school or schools from which pupils are to be released. This certificate shall declare that adult labor is not otherwise available, and specify the crops involved and the approximate number of days when pupils will be needed for this work. Pupils shall not be released prior to the receipt of such a certificate or for types of work not specified in this certificate.

(b) When the school medical examiner has certified that the pupil or pupils to be released are physically fit for the work to be performed. No physical examination shall be necessary for pupils who will work at home for their parents.

(c) When suitable and satisfactory provisions can be arranged to safeguard the educational interests of pupils to be released.

(d) No pupils shall be released when hours of work, conditions of work, wages and transportation facilities are known by school authorities to be unsatisfactory or hazardous to the pupils' health or safety.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 § 192.1