HB 1222 Summary

• Eliminates the requirement for children under 18 years of age to obtain employment certificates in Indiana, effective July 1, 2018.

• Removes employment certificate provisions from Indiana Code sections related to child labor, including requirements for proof of age, prospective employment, issuing officer duties, and certificate revocation procedures.

• Exempts minors serving as precinct election officers, absentee ballot counters, and couriers from the employment certificate requirement while maintaining eligibility standards and training requirements.

• Replaces references to employment certificate revocation with driver's license suspension as the enforcement mechanism when students fail to maintain school attendance or withdraw without authorization.

• Makes conforming amendments to election law, motor vehicle law, and mining safety law to remove references to employment certificates and adjust related penalties and procedures.