BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5422: Temporary teen training wage

Establishing a temporary teen training wage.

Summary

Employers may pay teen training wages to new employees ages 16 to 19 years at 85 percent of the state or federal minimum wage, whichever is greater. Employees working under the teen training program may not be more than 10 percent of an employer's workforce.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5422), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

AN ACT Relating to establishing a temporary teen training wage;

No recorded floor votes.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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