N.Y. Education Law § 3217: Procedure for issuance of employment certificates

* § 3217. Procedure for issuance of employment certificates. 1. An

application for an employment certificate shall be made by a minor on a

form prescribed by the commissioner of education.

2. Before issuing an employment certificate the issuing official shall

require the minor to submit the following:

a. Evidence of age;

b. Written consent of the parent or guardian;

c. A certificate of physical fitness; and

d. If the application is for a full-time employment certificate, a

schooling record.

In addition, in a city or school district which, pursuant to section

thirty-two hundred five, subdivision three, of this article, requires

minors from sixteen to seventeen years of age who are not employed to

attend school, the certificating official shall require a minor applying

for a full-time employment certificate to submit the following:

a. A pledge of employment; and

b. A schooling record.

* NB Effective until May 9, 2027

* § 3217. Procedure for issuance of employment certificates. 1. An

application for an employment certificate shall be made by a minor in

the manner prescribed by the commissioner of labor and consistent with

the requirements of section one hundred thirty-five of the labor law.

2. Before issuing an employment certificate the issuing official shall

require the minor to submit the following:

a. Evidence of age;

b. Written consent of the person in parental relation as defined in

section thirty-two hundred twelve of this part; and

c. If the application is for a full-time employment certificate, a

schooling record.

In addition, in a city or school district which, pursuant to section

thirty-two hundred five, subdivision three, of this article, requires

minors from sixteen to seventeen years of age who are not employed to

attend school, the certificating official shall require a minor applying

for a full-time employment certificate to submit the following:

a. A pledge of employment; and

b. A schooling record.

* NB Effective May 9, 2027