No minor under 16 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in any gainful occupation during the hours when public or private schools are in session unless said minor has completed senior high school or has been excused from attendance in school by a county or independent school system board of education in accordance with the general policies and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education.
History. Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 6.
Cross references.
Compulsory school attendance, § 20-2-690 et seq.
Law reviews.
For article recommending more consistency in age requirements of laws pertaining to the welfare of minors, see 6 Ga. St. B.J. 189 (1969).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 2 - Regulation of Employment of Minors
§ 39-2-1. Restrictions on Employment of Minors Under 16 Years of Age
§ 39-2-2. Employment of Minors Under 16 Years of Age Generally — Dangerous Employment
§ 39-2-3. Employment of Minors Under 16 Years of Age Generally — Hours of Work Generally
§ 39-2-4. Employment of Minors Under 16 Years of Age Generally — Employment During School Hours
§ 39-2-5. Employment of Minors Under 16 Years of Age Generally — Delivery of Messages
§ 39-2-6. Employment of Minors Under 16 Years of Age Generally — Sale or Delivery of Newspapers
§ 39-2-7. Employment of Minors Under 16 Years of Age Generally — Maximum Hours of Employment
§ 39-2-9. Employment of Minors Under 12 Years of Age Generally
§ 39-2-11. Employment Certificates — Required; Requirements for Issuance
§ 39-2-14. Employment Certificates — Revocation of Certificates by Commissioner of Labor
§ 39-2-16. Prohibition on Corporal Punishment of Minors; Actions for Damages
§ 39-2-17. Improper Dispositions of Minor Under 12; Penalty
§ 39-2-18. Applicability of Provisions of Chapter to Minors Employed as Actors or Performers
§ 39-2-19. Enforcement of Chapter