Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has vetoed the Senate Bill 50 regarding age and school certificate requirements and work hours for a person under 16 years of age.
- Senate Bill 50, to amend sections 3331.02 and 4109.07 of the Revised Code regarding age and schooling certificate requirements and work hours for a person under sixteen years of age.
Governor DeWine issued the following veto message:
“Learning to work is an essential part of growing up. Businesses across Ohio each day give young people the opportunity to learn the so-called soft skills that will serve them well when they become adults. In analyzing this bill, it is important to define what it would do and what it would not do.
“The bill would, for the first time, allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work up to 9 pm on SCHOOL NIGHTS. Our child work rules have been in place, across this country, for many years…