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N.Y. EDN Law § 3217

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Procedure for issuance of employment certificates

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* § 3217. Procedure for issuance of employment certificates. 1. An\napplication for an employment certificate shall be made by a minor on a\nform prescribed by the commissioner of education.\n 2. Before issuing an employment certificate the issuing official shall\nrequire the minor to submit the following:\n a. Evidence of age;\n b. Written consent of the parent or guardian;\n c. A certificate of physical fitness; and\n d. If the application is for a full-time employment certificate, a\nschooling record.\n In addition, in a city or school district which, pursuant to section\nthirty-two hundred five, subdivision three, of this article, requires\nminors from sixteen to seventeen years of age who are not employed to\nattend school, the certificating official shall require a minor applying\nfor a full-time employment certificate to submit the following:\n a. A pledge of employment; and\n b. A schooling record.\n * NB Effective until May 9, 2027\n * § 3217. Procedure for issuance of employment certificates. 1. An\napplication for an employment certificate shall be made by a minor in\nthe manner prescribed by the commissioner of labor and consistent with\nthe requirements of section one hundred thirty-five of the labor law.\n 2. Before issuing an employment certificate the issuing official shall\nrequire the minor to submit the following:\n a. Evidence of age;\n b. Written consent of the person in parental relation as defined in\nsection thirty-two hundred twelve of this part; and\n c. If the application is for a full-time employment certificate, a\nschooling record.\n In addition, in a city or school district which, pursuant to section\nthirty-two hundred five, subdivision three, of this article, requires\nminors from sixteen to seventeen years of age who are not employed to\nattend school, the certificating official shall require a minor applying\nfor a full-time employment certificate to submit the following:\n a. A pledge of employment; and\n b. A schooling record.\n * NB Effective May 9, 2027\n

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