Sec. 10-94e. Exemption of career education program students from certain labor laws while working therein.
Sec. 10-94e. Exemption of career education program students from certain
labor laws while working therein. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapters 558,
567 and 568, any student enrolled in a supervised, community based career education
program which is approved by the State Board of Education shall not be covered by
any state wage, workers' compensation or unemployment compensation law while
working in any government agency or any business or industrial establishment as part
of his educational experience, provided such student shall receive no compensation or
other benefit for such student's participation in such program.
(b) For purposes of this section, "career education program" means an alternative
school or school without walls program designed to allow students to develop career
awareness and orientation through exploration of their career interests. Such exploration
includes, but is not limited to, permitting students to gain actual experience by working,
without compensation but for school credit, in government agencies or in business or
industrial establishments.
(P.A. 74-270, S. 1, 2; P.A. 78-218, S. 75; P.A. 79-376, S. 15.)
History: P.A. 78-218 made technical change; P.A. 79-376 substituted "workers' compensation" for "workmen's compensation" in Subsec. (a).
Cited. 229 C. 1.