Public Act 093-0720
 
HB6618 Enrolled LRB093 16058 WGH 41684 b

    AN ACT concerning labor.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Child Labor Law is amended by changing
Section 2.5 as follows:
 
    (820 ILCS 205/2.5)
    Sec. 2.5. Officiating youth activities. Nothing in this Act
prohibits a minor who is 12 or 13 years of age from officiating
youth sports activities for a not-for-profit youth club, park
district, or municipal parks and recreation department if each
of the following restrictions is met:
        (1) The parent or guardian of the minor who is
    officiating or an adult designated by the parent or
    guardian shall be responsible for being present at the
    youth sports activity while the minor is officiating.
    Failure of the parent or guardian or designated adult to be
    present may result in the revocation of the employment
    certificate.
        (2) The employer must obtain certification as provided
    for in Section 9 of this Act.
        (3) The minor may work as a sports official for a
    maximum of 3 hours per day on school days and a maximum of
    4 hours per day on non-school days, may not exceed 10 hours
    of officiating in any week, and may not work later than 9
    p.m.
        (4) The participants in the youth sports activity must
    be at least 3 years younger than the officiating minor, or
    an adult must be officiating the same youth sports
    activity. For the purposes of this subdivision (4), "adult"
    means an individual 16 years of age or older.
(Source: P.A. 92-592, eff. 6-27-02.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.