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However, a child sixteen or seventeen years of age may be employed in certain such occupations as part of a work-training program in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner. No child shall work in a work-training program except pursuant to a written agreement which shall provide: (1) that the work of such child shall be incidental to his training, shall be intermittent and for short periods of time and shall be under the direct and close supervision of a competent and experienced person; (2) that safety instruction shall be given by the school and correlated with on-the-job training given by the employer; and (3) that a schedule of organized and progressive work processes to be performed shall have been prepared. Such written agreement shall set forth the name of the child so employed and shall be signed by the employer and the coordinator of schools having jurisdiction. Copies of such agreement shall be retained by the school and the employer, and a copy thereof shall be filed with the Department.\n\t\tAny such work-training certificate or written agreement may be revoked at any time that it shall appear that reasonable precautions for the safety of such child have not been observed.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":207287,"text":"No child shall be employed pursuant to a work-training certificate as provided in \u00a7 40.1-88 where such employment requires such child to work in any occupation which is deemed hazardous under \u00a7 40.1-100 A or regulations promulgated thereunder. However, a child sixteen or seventeen years of age may be employed in certain such occupations as part of a work-training program in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner. No child shall work in a work-training program except pursuant to a written agreement which shall provide: (1) that the work of such child shall be incidental to his training, shall be intermittent and for short periods of time and shall be under the direct and close supervision of a competent and experienced person; (2) that safety instruction shall be given by the school and correlated with on-the-job training given by the employer; and (3) that a schedule of organized and progressive work processes to be performed shall have been prepared. Such written agreement shall set forth the name of the child so employed and shall be signed by the employer and the coordinator of schools having jurisdiction. 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It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 434; in 1968, chapter 277; in 1970, chapter 321; in 1982, chapter 252; in 1991, chapter 511.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65234,"section_number":"40.1-100","catch_line":"Certain employment prohibited or limited","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-100\/"},{"id":85038,"section_number":"40.1-88","catch_line":"Work-training certificate","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-88\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":65234,"section_number":"40.1-100","catch_line":"Certain employment prohibited or limited","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-100\/"},{"id":85038,"section_number":"40.1-88","catch_line":"Work-training certificate","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-88\/"}],"permalink":{"id":220657,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56651,"identifier":"40.1-89","token":"40.1\/5\/40.1-89","url":"\/40.1-89\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-89\/","token":"40.1\/5\/40.1-89","dublin_core":{"Title":"Same; employment not allowed; revocation of certificate","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-89","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No child shall be employed pursuant to a work-training certificate as provided in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Work-training certificate\" href=\"\/40.1-88\/\">40.1-88<\/a> where such employment requires such child to work in any occupation which is deemed hazardous under \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Certain employment prohibited or limited\" href=\"\/40.1-100\/\">40.1-100<\/a> A or regulations promulgated thereunder. 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However, a child sixteen or seventeen years of age may\nbe employed in certain such occupations as part of a work-training program in\naccordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner. No child\nshall work in a work-training program except pursuant to a written agreement\nwhich shall provide: (1) that the work of such child shall be incidental to his\ntraining, shall be intermittent and for short periods of time and shall be under\nthe direct and close supervision of a competent and experienced person; (2) that\nsafety instruction shall be given by the school and correlated with on-the-job\ntraining given by the employer; and (3) that a schedule of organized and\nprogressive work processes to be performed shall have been prepared. Such\nwritten agreement shall set forth the name of the child so employed and shall be\nsigned by the employer and the coordinator of schools having jurisdiction.\nCopies of such agreement shall be retained by the school and the employer, and a\ncopy thereof shall be filed with the Department.\n\t\tAny such work-training certificate or written agreement may be revoked at any\ntime that it shall appear that reasonable precautions for the safety of such\nchild have not been observed.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 40-100.4:1; 1960, c. 434; 1968, c. 277; 1970, c. 321;\n1982, c. 252; 1991, c. 511.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}