1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to employment; modifying time of day for work for high school students;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 181A.04, subdivision 6.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 181A.04, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 6.Time of day, ~~under 18~~ high school students. A high school student ~~under the~~ 
1.7 	~~age of 18~~ must not be permitted to work after 11:00 p.m. on an evening before a school day 
1.8 	or before 5:00 a.m. on a school day, except:
1.9 	(1) as permitted by section 181A.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 4; or
1.10 	(2) for a high school student age 18 or older, if the student provides a written request to 
1.11 	the employer to work during those hours. If a high school student under the age of 18 has 
1.12 	supplied the employer with a note signed by the parent or guardian of the student, the student 
1.13 	may be permitted to work until 11:30 p.m. on the evening before a school day and beginning 
1.14 	at 4:30 a.m. on a school day.
1.15 	For the purpose of this subdivision, a high school student does not include a student 
1.16 	enrolled in an alternative education program approved by the commissioner of education 
1.17 	or an area learning center, including area learning centers under sections 123A.05 to 123A.08
1.18 	or according to section 122A.163.