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Student Employment Information and Work Permit Requirements

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Overview: In many states, students ages 12 through 17 must have a “Work Permit” on file with the employer during the term of the employment.  You should visit the State Laws link and select your state to find out requirements.  (If your are not directly taken to work permit or child labor laws information, search for "work permit" or "child labor" on the state department of labor site.)  Most states that require a work permit have the student deliver an "Intent to Employ" or similar named document to the employer.  Usually, a parent signature is required on the form to approve proposed schedule/hours. The "Intent to Employ" document is usually available from the student's school or the local  superintendent’s district office or a designated office in the school district.  Once the "Intent to Employ" form is completed and returned to the office where the form was acquired, a school official will issue a work permit to be given to the employer to have on file. 

Schools in States Requiring Work Permits: Schools normally keep two types of forms on hand -- Intent to Employ, Work Permit.  Schools should check with their local school district or another nearby school on where to acquire a supply of forms or if their school will be able to handle the work permits. It is common that students may be required to get work permits from other sources such as a school district office, school board office, or even a particular public school office.  If a school handles the work permits, returned/completed intent to employ documents are usually kept on file at the school with a copy of the issued work permit attached.  Some states may require the school to send a copy of the work permit to a specific government address.  Many states allow schools to stop/revoke the work permit if the student is academically suffering or has increased absenteeism.   

School Medical Records

States may have different health requirement procedures for schools, but most follow the nationally accepted requirements.  A medical record folder in the student's cumulative folder should be maintained.  It will usually contain:

Almost all states require a health examination to enter school with proof of childhood vaccines and proof of the  hepatitis B vaccine series before 7th grade. This is used to build the record card. Waiver forms for religious reasons are usually accepted by most states.  Some states allow a waiver for personal reasons.  You may want to use an advanced search engine page, and put the following phrases in the phrase box and enter your state in the additional words box to quickly find your state's forms.  Normally, you want to select a website with yourstate.gov in the web address rather than another school: Health Examination for School, Health Examination Waiver, Vaccine Waiver, School Health Requirements, Cumulative Health Record.   Here are some helpful forms for schools:

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