{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-3217","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Education Law § 3217","heading":"Procedure for issuance of employment certificates","body":"* § 3217. Procedure for issuance of employment certificates. 1. An\napplication for an employment certificate shall be made by a minor on a\nform prescribed by the commissioner of education.\n  2. Before issuing an employment certificate the issuing official shall\nrequire the minor to submit the following:\n  a. Evidence of age;\n  b. Written consent of the parent or guardian;\n  c. A certificate of physical fitness; and\n  d. If the application is for a full-time employment certificate, a\nschooling record.\n  In addition, in a city or school district which, pursuant to section\nthirty-two hundred five, subdivision three, of this article, requires\nminors from sixteen to seventeen years of age who are not employed to\nattend school, the certificating official shall require a minor applying\nfor a full-time employment certificate to submit the following:\n  a. A pledge of employment; and\n  b. A schooling record.\n  * NB Effective until May 9, 2027\n  * § 3217. Procedure for issuance of employment certificates. 1. An\napplication for an employment certificate shall be made by a minor in\nthe manner prescribed by the commissioner of labor and consistent with\nthe requirements of section one hundred thirty-five of the labor law.\n  2. Before issuing an employment certificate the issuing official shall\nrequire the minor to submit the following:\n  a. Evidence of age;\n  b. Written consent of the person in parental relation as defined in\nsection thirty-two hundred twelve of this part; and\n  c. If the application is for a full-time employment certificate, a\nschooling record.\n  In addition, in a city or school district which, pursuant to section\nthirty-two hundred five, subdivision three, of this article, requires\nminors from sixteen to seventeen years of age who are not employed to\nattend school, the certificating official shall require a minor applying\nfor a full-time employment certificate to submit the following:\n  a. A pledge of employment; and\n  b. A schooling record.\n  * NB Effective May 9, 2027","path":["Education Law","Title 4. Teachers and Pupils","Article 65. Compulsory Education and School Census","Part 1. Compulsory Education"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EDN/3217","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"ae0b40afb36b301d0a015f37d66127d8da8d6f0702cab458c3fea3b8b450dbf5","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-3216","next":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-3218"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}