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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 177 FILED ON: 1/10/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1953
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael J. Soter
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to a youth training wage.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michael J. Soter8th Worcester1/10/2023Joseph D. McKenna18th Worcester1/11/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/13/2023Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk1/18/2023Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/18/2023Kelly W. Pease4th Hampden1/25/2023David K. Muradian, Jr.9th Worcester2/6/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 177 FILED ON: 1/10/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1953
By Representative Soter of Bellingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1953) of
Michael J. Soter and others relative to a youth training wage. Labor and Workforce
Development.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to a youth training wage.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 1 of chapter 151 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph the following:-
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4 This section shall not apply to workers under the age of 18 who work 20 hours or less per
5week and require a work permit, for the first 120 hours of employment with a new employer.
6Said 120-hour period shall be referred to as a training period. Said workers under the age of 18
7who are in the training period shall be subject to a minimum wage no less than $10 per hour.