Probation and child welfare agencies may issue work permits to foster and court-ward teens
County probation departments may issue work permits to juvenile court wards, and county child welfare agencies may issue them to dependent children of the court, when the job is in the minor's best interest. Schools and employers must accept these permits.
Who it affects
Minors under juvenile court jurisdiction, county probation and child welfare agencies, employers
When
This law takes effect on January 1, 2027. California laws take effect on January 1 of the year after they are signed, unless the law says otherwise.
- : Signed into law
- : This law takes effect
Official text
California AB 2524: Pupils: work permits: issuance.
On California Legislative Information. The official text is what counts; read it before you act.
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