{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-51.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 51.001","heading":"PURPOSE.","body":"The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that a child is not employed in an occupation or manner that is detrimental to the child's safety, health, or well-being.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS","SUBTITLE B. RESTRICTIONS ON LABOR","CHAPTER 51. EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.51.htm#51.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"a542df4c64c44174763766fad6f98c7c3385c101dcefd3bf85976abfb01b3acc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-23.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-51.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}