Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-74
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Educational qualifications required of child before
Official statutory text
employment.
No child under the age of sixteen (16) years shall be employed
or permitted to work in any of the occupations specified in Section
71 of this title unless such child is able to read and write, or
shall have attended some school during the preceding year for the
time that attendance is compulsory under the laws.
No child under the age of sixteen (16) years shall be employed
or permitted to work in any of the occupations specified in Section
71 of this title unless such child is able to read and write, or
shall have attended some school during the preceding year for the
time that attendance is compulsory under the laws.
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