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GA HR1561
Resolution
Status
Engrossed
3/20/2012
Primary Sponsor
Lee Anderson
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AI Summary
- Georgia House Resolution condemns and urges the U.S. Department of Labor to recall proposed rules that would restrict children and teens from working on farms, including banning those under 16 from operating most power-driven equipment like tractors and combines
- Proposed federal rules would bar workers under 18 from employment at grain elevators, silos, feedlots, and livestock auctions, and would limit the parental exemption to only direct children of a sole farm owner, excluding grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and children working on farms owned by multiple family members or incorporated operations
- Agriculture generates over $68 billion for Georgia's economy and employs one in seven Georgians; the resolution argues the proposed rules threaten the tradition of passing family farms to the next generation
- Over 200,000 Georgia students participate in 4-H and FFA annually, and the resolution warns that opportunities to learn safe agricultural practices and complete program requirements would be severely limited or eliminated under the proposed rules
- Calls on U.S. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack to advocate for farm families and reject the Labor Department's proposed policies, and directs the Clerk of the House to transmit copies to Congress, Labor Secretary Solis, and Secretary Vilsack
Legislative Description
United States Department of Labor; recall proposed policies; urge
Last Action
House Passed/Adopted
3/20/2012
Committee Referrals
Industrial Relations2/23/2012
Full Bill Text
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