Subject 300-7-1 CHILD LABOR - MINORS IN ENTERTAINMENT
| (1) |
General. These Rules shall apply to all Minors employed in the
State of Georgia in the entertainment Industry and to the entities that employ
a Minor in a Production or who are responsible for the safety and welfare of
the Minor while at a Location where the Minor is Performing. |
| (1) |
As used in
these Rules, the following terms shall be in effect:
| (a) |
Certification Number: The
Number issued by the Department to a specific entity indicating Department
approval for a Minor to work in the entertainment industry or an Employing
Unit's ability to hire a Minor. |
| (b) |
Child Labor Coordinator: An employee or contractor of the
Employing Unit or an approved subcontractor of the Employing Unit's contractor
at the Location who is responsible for the coordination and safety of the Minor
during the time the Minor is at the Location. |
| (c) |
Commissioner: The
Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Labor or the Commissioner's
authorized designated representatives. |
| (d) |
Department: The Georgia
Department of Labor and any authorized representatives thereof. |
| (e) |
Employment: An authorized
association through performance or participation with or for any Employing Unit
in a Production whether or not monetary remuneration is provided. |
| (f) |
Employing Unit: An
entertainment industry employer who is an organization, or individual, using
the services of any minor in: Motion pictures of any type (e.g. film,
videotape, etc.), using any format (theatrical film, commercial, documentary,
television program, internet etc.) by any medium (e.g. theater, television,
videocassette, etc.); photography; recording; modeling; theatrical productions;
publicity; rodeos; circuses; musical performances; and any other performances
where minors perform to entertain the public. Employing Unit includes but not
limited to, motion picture production company, theatrical group or association,
electronic broadcasting company or photographic modeling agency, or casting
company, whether or not incorporated. |
| (g) |
Employing Unit's
Representative: The designated representative of the Employing Unit who
is responsible for providing all required information to the Department. Such
individual shall be the primary contact person for the Employing Unit in all
matters concerning the employment of Minors. |
| (h) |
Employing Unit Certification:
The certification issued by the Department signifying approval of the
application and granting the Employing Unit the ability to hire Minors to
perform in Productions in the State. |
| (i) |
Episodic Production: A
Production consisting of two or more episodes within a sixty (60) day period.
Each episode is produced separately and shown to the public
separately. |
| (j) |
Exemption
Certification: A certification issued by the Department waiving certain
Rule requirement(s) for an Employing Unit. |
| (k) |
Location: The work site
where the Minor is employed to perform in a Production. Location includes, but
is not limited to, any facility established by the Employing Unit from which
minors are at the disposal of, or subject to call by the Employing Unit to
perform, whether or not physically located where that Production is
occurring. |
| (l) |
Episodic
Temporary Certification. This Certification allows the Employing Unit
whose Production is episodic to utilize more than ten (10) Minors for five (5)
or less days in each Episodic Production. |
| (m) |
Minor: Anyone under the age
of eighteen (18), unless documentation shows the individual is lawfully
emancipated, an armed service member, or married. |
| (n) |
Minor's Certification: This
is the Certification and Certification Number issued by the Department
signifying approval of the application and granting Minors the ability to
perform in Productions. |
| (o) |
Performance or Performing: Participation by a Minor in a
Production or exhibition that is available to the public or will be made
available to the public. |
| (p) |
Production: A work to be presented on, but not limited to, stage,
screen, television, internet, video tape, audio tape, open air, runway
modeling, or in still photographs or phonographic recording of any kind.
Production shall not include any play or production produced exclusively by a
state approved school or produced by a recognized church
organization. |
| (q) |
Representative of the Minor: The custodial parent or a court
approved legal guardian. |
| (r) |
Rules: The Rules of the Georgia Department of Labor - Minors in
Entertainment. |
| (s) |
SBC: Security Background Check conducted by an Employing Unit per
Rule 300-7-1-.04. |
| (t) |
State: The State of
Georgia. |
| (u) |
Studio: A
facility, ordinarily consisting of rooms, buildings, or a collection of
buildings, where a controlled environment is developed, equipped, and
maintained to produce a Production. This includes both interior spaces, such as
a sound stage, and exterior spaces, such as a backlot. Ordinarily a studio is
used to produce multiple Productions, often simultaneously. |
| (v) |
Temporary Certification:
Certification issued by the Department to an Employing Unit who is utilizing
more than ten (10) Minors for five (5) or less days in a Production or Episodic
Production. |
| (w) |
Studio
Teacher: A person certified as a Studio Teacher by the Georgia
Department of Education or who possesses a current certificate to teach in
Georgia, or an individual who possesses a bachelor's degree; or who meets the
requirements of regulations promulgated by the State Department of
Education. |
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| (1) |
General.
| (a) |
It is the
responsibility of the Employing Unit to ensure compliance with the Official
Code of Georgia Annotated and Official Rules and Regulations of the State of
Georgia with regard to minors in entertainment. |
| (b) |
The Employing Unit must be issued an
approved Employing Unit Certification and Certification Number by the
Department before it can employ or otherwise utilize a Minor in a
Production. |
| (c) |
The Employing Unit
must have an approved Location prior to having the Certified Minor perform in
the Production. |
| (d) |
No Minor may
perform in a Production scene until such Minor has been issued an approved
Minor's Certification by the Department and the Employing Unit has verified
that the Minor Certification is valid and in good standing. |
| (e) |
Infants between birth to fifteen (15)
days of age are NOT allowed to work in a Production. |
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| (2) |
Hours of Performance.
| (a) |
The Hours of Performance for all Minors
over the age of fifteen (15) days shall be in accordance with Department Form
the Schedule of Hours of Performance. |
| (b) |
For the purposes of computing Hours of
Performance, a Minor will be considered at the Location commencing with the
Minor's sign-in on the Employing Unit's Hours of Performance Log at the
Location until the Minor is allowed to leave the Location by the Employing
Unit. In the alternative, the Employing Unit may use its time sheets maintained
for the purposes of payroll. If time sheets are used in lieu of the
Department's Performance Log a copy of such time sheets must be retained at the
Location. |
| (c) |
Meal periods are not
work time. Workdays may be extended up to one-half hour for a meal period.
Meals must be within 6 hours of call time or previous meal period whichever is
the earlier. |
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| (3) |
Travel Time for Minors Employed in the Entertainment Industry.
| (a) |
All time spent by the Minor in traveling
from a studio to a location or from a location to a studio shall count as part
of the Minor's working day and Hours of Performance. |
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| (4) |
Extended Hours.
| (a) |
A request may be made to the Commissioner
for permission for the minor to work earlier or later than approved hours. Each
request shall be submitted in writing at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to
the time needed along with a written consent of the Representative of the
Minor. If approved, the Commissioner shall issue an Exemption
Certification. |
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| (5) |
School Days.
| (a) |
When any Minor
between ages four (4) and eighteen (18) works during school hours for a period
not to exceed two (2) consecutive school days, the working hours for such minor
during either or both of such days may be extended to but shall not exceed
eight (8) hours in a twenty-four (24) hour period. |
| (b) |
Twelve (12) hours must elapse between the
Minor's time of dismissal and time of call on the following day; or if the
Minor is not working the next day the start of the Minor's regular school. If
the Minor is employed for the following day and the Minor's regular school
starts less than twelve (12) hours after the Minor's dismissal time, the Minor
must be instructed. |
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| (6) |
General Supervision.
| (a) |
No Minor
may be sent to wardrobe, makeup, hairdressing or employed in any manner unless
under the general supervision of the Child Labor Coordinator or Representative
of the Minor. |
| (b) |
If the Minor is
dismissed early and is not to be picked up for several hours, the Minor shall
be under the supervision of a Child Labor Coordinator until picked
up. |
| (c) |
All Employed Minors under
the age of three (3) must have a Representative of the Minor present at all
time when the Minor is on the site of the Location including all times the
Minor is in wardrobe, make-up, or dress. |
| (d) |
Minors three (3) years and older and
under the age of eighteen (18) shall have a Representative of the Minor present
at all time when the Minor is on the Location including all times the Minor is
in wardrobe, make-up, or dress. |
| (e) |
If the Representative of the Minor is unable to be in attendance, the Minor
shall not Perform. Provided, however, the Minor may perform if the
Representative of the Minor provides written consent to the Child Labor
Coordinator and the Child Labor Coordinator agrees in writing to assume the
responsibility for the safety and well-being of the Minor. |
| (f) |
The Employing Unit must retain the
Representative of the Minor's written permission to be responsible for the
Minor during the Production. |
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| (7) |
Medical Care and Safety.
| (a) |
Prior to a Minor's first call, the
Employing Unit must obtain the written consent of the Representative of the
Minor for medical care in the case of any emergency. However, if the
Representative of the Minor refuses to provide such consent due to religious
beliefs, the Employing Unit must at least obtain written consent for external
emergency aid, provided such consent is not contrary to the aforementioned
religious beliefs. |
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| (8) |
Hazardous, Unlawful or Unacceptable Activity.
| (a) |
A Minor in any Production shall not be
allowed to work in any Location deemed hazardous by the Department under
Official Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia or by the appropriate
state or federal agency, certified police, fire and rescue personnel. |
| (b) |
No Minor shall be required to work in a
situation that places the Minor in a clear and present danger to life or
limb. |
| (c) |
Emergency medical
personnel must be on site during potentially hazardous or hazardous settings in
which minors will be Performing. |
| (d) |
A Minor shall not be required, coerced,
or otherwise permitted to pose nude or perform acts which are sexually explicit
as defined by the Georgia Criminal Code. |
| (e) |
No Minor shall be present on a set while
adults are posing nude or performing acts which are sexually explicit as
defined by the Georgia Criminal Code. |
| (f) |
The aforementioned prohibitions shall not
be waived by of the Representative of the Minor. |
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| (1) |
Child
Labor Coordinator.
| (a) |
Each Employing
Unit shall have a Child Labor Coordinator, who is responsible for the
coordination of services and safety of all Minors in the Employment of the
Employing Units at the Location. |
| (b) |
The Child Labor Coordinator shall:
| 1. |
Be twenty-one (21) years of age or
older; |
| 2. |
Be retained by the
Employing Unit; |
| 3. |
Have completed a
security background check ("SBC") to verify that the individual:
| (i) |
has not been convicted of a crime of
moral turpitude; |
| (ii) |
has NO Felony
convictions or "no lo contendere" or "no contest" plea within the preceding
seven (7) years for crimes of moral turpitude; |
| (iii) |
has uncompleted deferred adjudication,
probation, or parole for any felony (regardless of whether the convictions are
within the preceding seven (7) years); |
| (iv) |
is not listed as an active sex offender
using an available sex offender database. |
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| 4. |
Be at the Location when Minor(s) are
present. |
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| (c) |
Upon
request from an authorized representative of the Department, a copy of the SBC
will be made available to the Department within one business day of receipt of
the request by the Employing Unit. |
| (d) |
Any individual failing to meet any one of
the requirements set forth in (b) above shall not serve as a Child Labor
Coordinator. |
| (e) |
The Child Labor
Coordinator shall be responsible for:
| 1. |
Ensuring that, in the event the Representative of the Minor is not present or
in proximity of the Minor, the Minor is safe; |
| 2. |
Maintaining the Hours of Performance Log;
and |
| 3. |
Timely advising the
Department of any violations of these Rules or safety issues at the
Location. |
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| (1) |
General.
| (a) |
Any Employing Unit
prior to employing or otherwise utilizing the services of a Minor in any
Production must have a valid Certification Number issued by the
Department. |
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| (2) |
Certification.
| (a) |
Application.
| 1. |
The Employing Unit must provide all
information requested by the Application and submit the Application to the
Department for approval along with a one-time administrative assessment for
registration of $500.00. Provided, however, if the Employing Unit only engages
in industrial training films or commercial advertising production, then the
administrative assessment for registration is $250.00. |
| 2. |
If the Application is approved by the
Department, the Department will issue a permanent Certification Number to the
Employing Unit. This permanent Certification number shall be valid from the
date issued unless otherwise set forth in these Rules. |
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| (b) |
Renewal.
| 1. |
At the end of the calendar year, the
Employing Unit shall reply to a Renewal Notice from the Department to maintain
the Certification. Failure to respond may result in the suspension or
termination of the Certification. |
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| (c) |
Changes in Certification Information
Provided.
| 1. |
After Certification has been
granted by the Department, the Employing Unit shall notify the Department
within five (5) business days of any changes in the information provided on the
application by the Employing Unit. |
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| (3) |
Insurance.
| (a) |
The Employing Unit shall have valid
Georgia Worker's Compensation Insurance in the amounts of the statutory limits
established in Title 34, Chapter 9 of the O.C.G.A. covering the
Minors. |
| (b) |
If the Employing Unit
is self-insured the Employing Unit must submit a certificate from the Georgia
Board of Workers' Compensation stating that the Employing Unit qualifies to pay
its employees' compensation claims. |
| (c) |
Upon request by the Department the
Employing Unit shall timely provide the Department a copy of the Worker's
Compensation Insurance certificate. |
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| (4) |
Violation of Rules. The
Employing Unit's Certification may be revoked or suspended for the violations
of these Rules. |
| (1) |
General.
| (a) |
For a Minor to be
eligible for Employment in the entertainment industry, the Minor shall have a
Representative. |
| (b) |
Any Minor prior
to being employed or otherwise providing service utilized in any Production,
shall have his or her Representative complete and submit to the Department a
Minor's electronic Application for Initial or Renewal Certification. This
Certification will allow a Minor to be employed by a Certified Employing
Unit. |
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| (2) |
Certification.
| (a) |
Initial.
| 1. |
The Representative of the Minor must
submit the completed Initial Application electronically to the Department for
Approval. |
| 2. |
This Certification
number shall be valid for one (1) calendar year ending on December
31st of the year the Initial Certification is
issued. |
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| (b) |
Renewal.
| 1. |
At the end of the calendar year, the
Minor's Representative may submit electronically a Renewal Application to the
Department for review and approval |
| 2. |
After Certification has been granted, the
Department shall be notified within five (5) business days of any changes in
the information provided by the Representative of the Minor. |
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| (3) |
Violation of
Rules. The Minor's Certification may be revoked or suspended violations
of these Rules |
| (1) |
General.
| (a) |
All Employed Minors
must have a Representative. |
| (b) |
Unless granted an exception as set forth in these Rules, the Representative
shall be present at all times when the Minor is on the Location of the
Production. |
| (c) |
Upon request by the
Department, the Representative of the Minor shall provide to the Department
appropriate documentation establishing the basis for the individual to serve in
the capacity of Representative of the Minor. |
| (d) |
Only the Representative of the Minor,
registered with the Department can provide written consent to allow the
Employing Unit to assume responsibility for the Minor on the Location or for
additional hours. Such consent must be on the Representative of the Minor
Agreement Form. |
| (e) |
The
Representative of the Minor shall maintain and be responsible for a log of the
Minor's instruction hours "Bank" during a Production. |
| (f) |
Should the Commissioner determine that it
is in the Minor's best interest, the Representative of the Minor's consent may
be suspended and the Minor shall be removed from the Location until such time
as an Appeal hearing is concluded. |
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| (1) |
General.
| (a) |
Prior to submitting
a Location to the Department for approval, the Employing Unit must
electronically register the Production with the Department. |
| (b) |
Before a Location is authorized for
Minors to work on a Production, the Employing Unit will submit a Location
application electronically to the Department. |
| (c) |
Along with the Application for the
initial Location of the Production, the Employing Unit shall submit a one-time
administrative assessment of $50.00. All subsequent Location Applications for
that Production shall not be subject to further assessments. |
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| (2) |
Facilities for the
Minors.
| (a) |
For all Locations in which
a Minor will be required to perform or is performing, the Employing Unit must
provide adequate facilities for the Minor including restrooms, dressing rooms
and a rest area. |
| (b) |
No dressing
room shall be occupied simultaneously by a Minor and an adult performer or by
Minor(s) of the opposite sex. |
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| (3) |
Location Application.
| (a). |
The Employing Unit shall:
| 1. |
Provide the physical address of the
Location and specific directions to where the Location can be found at the
physical address or in the alternative provide a Department assigned Location
Number. |
| 2. |
Provide a detailed
description of the tasks to be performed by the Minor including anticipated
length of participation by the Minor; and |
| 3. |
Be completed for each Minor
employed. |
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| (b) |
If the
Location application is approved, the Employing Unit can employ Minors who are
certified with the Department. |
| (c) |
Location approval will be valid for sixty (60) calendar days from date of
approval. |
| (d) |
Location Approval is
valid only for the Location as described in the Location Application. |
| (e) |
Should significant changes occur in the
information or circumstances provided in 300-7-.1-.08,(3)(a)(2) after consent
has been granted, the Department shall be notified by the requesting party
within one (1) business day of said changes. |
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| (4) |
Application for Designated Location
Number.
| (a) |
Episodic Productions/
Studios.
| 1. |
Where a Minor is employed in an
Episodic Production or at a Studio, the Employing Unit may apply to the
Department for a Designated Location Number. The applicant must submit the
electronic Application for a Designated Location Number. |
| 2. |
If the Application is approved by the
Department, the Department will assign a Designated Location Number for that
Location. |
| 3. |
Designated Location
Number may be revoked at any time and, if revoked, may be renewed upon
application. |
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| (5) |
Inspection of the Location.
| (a) |
During all times in which any Minor is
Employed at the Location, the Commissioner shall have the right to inspect,
with or without notice, such Location in order to ascertain compliance of the
Rules by the Employing Unit and/or the Representative of the Minor. |
| (b) |
The Employing Unit shall cooperate with
the Commissioner and timely provide any documentation requested by the
Commissioner and a suitable place to conduct a review of any
documentation. |
| (c) |
The Child Labor
Coordinator shall be available to meet with the Commissioner during the
inspection. |
| (d) |
In the event the
Commissioner is denied access to the Location, the Commissioner may impose a
suspension of the Employing Unit's Certification. |
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| (1) |
General.
| (a) |
When a Minor is
guaranteed three (3) or more consecutive days of employment, the Employing Unit
shall allow time for instruction; provide a facility and a Studio Teacher from
the initial (first) day of such Performance when the Minor is Performing on any
day the Minor's regularly attended school is in session. |
| (b) |
When a Minor is guaranteed two (2) or
less consecutive days of employment and subsequently the Employing Unit
determines additional days are necessary, the Employing Unit will use its best
efforts to provide a Studio Teacher for any day the Minor's regularly attended
school is in session by the third consecutive day of employment, but no later
than the fourth day of such employment |
| (c) |
Upon the request of the Representative of
a Minor who works for two (2) or more Employing Units for two (2) or more
consecutive school days, the Employing Unit on the third consecutive school day
shall allow time for instruction; provide a facility and a Studio Teacher on
that day of such Performance. |
| (d) |
If a Minor is homeschooled, the Employing Unit shall use the school district
calendar where the Minor resides. |
| (e) |
Teaching instruction each day shall not
commence before 7:00 a.m. and shall cease at 7:00 p.m. with a minimum of twenty
(20) minutes for each teaching block. |
| (f) |
A Minor, who is a high school graduate or
has a GED or its equivalent from a state education department and a letter from
the Representative of the Minor stating that the Minor does not have to attend
school, shall not be subject to this Rule 300-7-1.09. |
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| (2) |
Studio Teacher and
Curriculum.
| (a) |
When any Minor, between
the age of four (4) to the age of eighteen (18), due to Performance
responsibilities is absent from regular school curriculum, for more than two
(2) consecutive calendar school days, then the Minor shall receive at least
three (3) hours of instruction per school calendar day from a Studio Teacher at
the Location during the Production. |
| (b) |
A Minor may "bank" one hour a day of
instruction time not to exceed a total of five hours a week during a
Performance. When "bank" hours are used by the Minor, the Minor may replace
such hours. "Bank" hours are not valid except for the Production the Minor was
Performing when earned. |
| (c) |
The
Representative of the Minor shall present a copy of the log of the "Bank"
instruction hours to the Child Labor Coordinator who shall attach a copy along
with any request to allow the Minor additional Performance time. Such request
to be maintained by the Child Labor Coordinator at the Location during the
Performance. |
| (c) |
The Studio Teacher
shall maintain a record of the Minor's attendance and grades. |
| (d) |
The record maintained by the Studio
Teacher shall be turned over to the Minor's local school officials no later
than at the end of the Employment by the Employing Unit. |
| (e) |
The Studio Teacher must have completed a
SBC to verify that the individual has not been convicted of a crime of moral
turpitude. In regard to the SBC, the Studio Teacher must meet the same criteria
as the Child Labor Coordinator. |
| (f) |
Any individual failing to meet the requirements set forth in (e) above shall
not serve as a Studio Teacher. |
| (g) |
At the request of the Department, the Studio Teacher's SBC shall be provided to
the Department. |
| (h) |
The Studio
Teacher shall be provided by the Employing Unit and neither the Minor,
Representative of the Minor nor the Minor's family shall incur any costs
associated with the Studio Teacher. |
| (i) |
The Studio Teacher may serve as the Child
Labor Coordinator were only one Minor is performing or the Studio Teacher is
not instructing while serving as the Child Labor Coordinator. |
| (j) |
The ratio of Studio Teacher to Minors
shall not exceed One (1) Studio Teacher per twenty (20) Minors. |
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| (1) |
General.
| (a) |
The Department will
only grant one (1) Temporary Certificate per Production. The Temporary
Certification will allow an Employing Unit to employ or utilize for a
Production, ten (10) or more Minors for a period not to exceed five (5)
consecutive calendar days in a calendar year. |
| (b) |
Should the Employing Unit engage in
producing another Production, then the Employing Unit may request another
Temporary Certification for that specific Production. |
| (c) |
If the Employing Unit is engaged in an
Episodic Production, the Employing Unit may request an Episodic Temporary
Certification. |
| (d) |
It is the sole
and exclusive discretion of the Department that a Temporary Certificate or
Episodic Temporary Certification may be issued to the applying Employing
Unit. |
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| (2) |
Application.
| (a) |
The Employing
Unit wanting a Temporary Certification or an Episodic Temporary Certification
to allow the utilization of ten (10) or more Minors in their Production or
episodes must file an application with the Department. |
| (b) |
If the application is approved, the
Department will issue a Temporary Certification Number to the Employing
Unit. |
| (c) |
By accepting the
Temporary Certification Number, the Employing Unit agrees to have and maintain
the information set forth on the Department's Temporary Certification Log form
for one (1) year. |
| (d) |
If at any
time after the issuance of the Temporary Certification, the conditions upon
which the Exemption was granted should change the Employing Unit shall notify
the Department within one (1) business day. |
| (e) |
The Department shall only grant one (1)
Temporary Certification for a Production per year or if an Episodic Temporary
Certification is granted the Episodic Temporary Certification can be used once
per episode. |
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| (1) |
General.
| (a) |
Employing Units may
file a written petition with the Commissioner for an exemption to allow the
organization to utilize Minors in their Productions without the necessity of a
Minor having been issued a Department Certification ("Petition") if the
Employing Unit:
| (i) |
a Non-Profit or a
Government Organization, who are exempted from paying federal tax; and who are
making industrial (training films) or commercial advertising Productions;
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| (ii) |
Nonprofit theatrical
organizations presenting a Production and exempt from the payment of federal
taxes |
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| (b) |
The
organization shall provide assurance that has read and agrees to comply with
the conditions set forth in O.C.G.A. Section
39-2-18(b). |
| (c) |
In the sole and exclusive discretion of
the Commissioner an Exemption Certificate may be issued to the petitioning
organization. |
| (d) |
If the Exemption
Certificate is granted, the petitioning organization shall be exempt from
compliance of the responsibilities imposed on an Employing Unit as to only
utilizing Certified Minors in its Production and any application payment for
registering. The organization must comply with all other Rules. |
| (e) |
If after the issuance of the Exemption,
the conditions upon which the Exemption was granted should change the
organization shall notify the Department within two (2) business
days. |
| (f) |
After one (1) year from
the date of revocation, the organization may reapply for an
Exemption. |
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| (2) |
Other Exemptions.
| (a) |
An
Employing Unit may file a Petition with the Commissioner for an exemption of
certain Rules. |
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| (1) |
General. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 39-2-19 it is the duty of the
Commissioner to issue rules and regulations to ensure enforcement of the law
concerning the employment of Minors as actors or performers. |
| (2) |
Violations and Penalties.
The violations that may be cited by the Department and any penalties to be
assessed by the Department arising out of such citation are set forth on the
form appropriate schedule. |
| (1) |
General.
| (a) |
In the event an
Employing Unit or the Representative of a Minor is issued a citation for
violation of these Rules, the cited entity may by a written appeal addressed to
the Georgia Department of Labor, or by email requesting the Commissioner to
review the citation and that the citation be dismissed, withdrawn or
modified. |
| (b) |
The Commissioner or
the Commissioner's designated administrative adjudicator will review the matter
and issue a ruling. |
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| (2) |
Appeals Process.
| (a) |
All appeals
are heard by the Commissioner's designated administrative
adjudicator. |
| (b) |
All appeals to the
Commissioner shall be made and received by the Department within two (2) state
business days from the date of issuance of the citation. |
| (c) |
A telephone hearing will be scheduled
within two (2) state business days from receipt of the appeal by the Department
and the conduct of the hearing will be in accordance with GDOL- UI Appeal
Tribunal Procedure. |
| (d) |
Failure to
appear for the hearing will result in a dismissal of the appeal. |
| (e) |
Failure to timely file an appeal will
result in the appeal being dismissed. The appealing party may request a
reconsideration of the dismissal; provided such request is received by the
Department within five (5) calendar days of the dismissal. |
| (f) |
Appeals under these Rules should be
forwarded to the address provided at the time the citation is issued. |
| (g) |
The designated administrative adjudicator
will issue a final determination. This is a final administrative determination;
there are no further administrative appeal rights. |
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All written notices to the Commissioner or the Department
should be sent to:
Georgia Department of Labor,
Attention Child Labor Section,
148 Andrew Young International Blvd. NE,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303 or by email.
| (1) |
Forms
| (a) |
The Department will
maintain and make available to the public a list of forms and schedules
relevant to Child Labor - Minors in Entertainment. |
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| (2) |
Request for Forms.
| (a) |
Requests for forms may be made, in person
or by mail, at the Georgia Department of Labor, 148 Andrew Young International
Boulevard NE, Atlanta, Georgia or by internet by typing:
https://dol.georgia.gov/. |
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