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GA SR1061
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/28/2012
Primary Sponsor
John Bulloch
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate resolution condemning proposed U.S. Department of Labor rules that would restrict youth employment on farms, including prohibiting children under 16 from operating most power-driven equipment like tractors and combines, and barring those under 18 from working at grain elevators, silos, feedlots, and livestock auctions
- Proposed rules would only exempt direct children of a sole farm owner, effectively banning grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and family friends from working on family farms, as well as children working on farms owned by multiple family members or incorporated agribusinesses
- Agriculture generates over $68 billion for Georgia's economy and employs one in seven Georgians, and over 200,000 Georgia students participate in 4-H and FFA programs that could be severely impacted by the proposed regulations
- Asserts the regulations circumvent congressional intent, noting that Congress never held a hearing on legislation to ban under-18 farm work under either Republican or Democratic control, despite such bills being introduced annually since 2005
- Urges the Department of Labor to recall the proposed rules and calls on Agriculture Secretary Vilsack to reject the policies, directing the Secretary of the Senate to transmit the resolution to Congress, Labor Secretary Solis, and Secretary Vilsack
Legislative Description
U.S. Dept. of Labor; urge to recall proposed policies
Last Action
Senate Read Second Time
3/12/2012
Committee Referrals
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs2/28/2012
Full Bill Text
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