S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5035 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 10, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DenDEKKER, CORWIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to permitting a minor over eleven years of age to work as a referee for athletic games or compe- titions under certain circumstances THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 130 of the labor law is amended by 2 adding a new paragraph i to read as follows: 3 I. A MINOR OVER ELEVEN YEARS OF AGE AS A REFEREE AT AN ATHLETIC GAME, 4 COMPETITION OR TOURNAMENT, INVOLVING COMPETITORS WHO ARE ELEVEN YEARS OF 5 AGE OR YOUNGER, HOSTED BY AN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION THAT 6 HAS TRAINED AND TESTED SUCH MINOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESTABLISHED SAFETY 7 STANDARDS, FOR A DURATION OF TWENTY HOURS OR LESS PER WEEK AND DURING 8 TIMES WHEN SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION. 9 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08145-01-1