Work Permits

Non-Entertainment Work Permits

All minors under 18 years of age employed in the State of California must have a permit to work. If a student is working without a work permit, the employer and parent may be fined (California Labor Code 1391C). For a work permit to be issued, the employer must have a current worker’s compensation carrier.
*If you need an Entertainment Work Permit, please contact: Anita.Cager@cottonwoodk12.org

For more information about work permits, please visit the Frequently Asked Questions page from the CA Department of Education.

Obtaining a Work Permit

  • To obtain a non-entertainment work permit for a minor, families can download a Statement of Intent to Employ a Minor and Request for Work Permit (form CDE B1-1) from the CA Department of Industrial Relations website or get the form from the potential employer.
  • All portions of the form need to be signed and completed by the student, parent and employer.
  • Students will be required to fill out a Student Work Permit Survey.
  • HST must complete Work Permit Survey
  • After verification of the form and both surveys, the high school team will have 4-5 business days to process.
  • The High School Department will fill out and sign the bottom portion of form CDE B1-1 and complete form CDE B1-4, which is the actual permit. Both forms will then be returned to the family.

 

Requirements

 

Renewal

Students must apply for a new work permit in each of the following circumstances:

  • At the beginning of each school year
  • If the student changes jobs
  • The location of the job changes
  • If the student changes schools (to be valid, the work permit must be issued by the student’s current school). Work permits will remain valid through the summer if students are changing schools the following school year.

Revoke

Work permits may be revoked if the student:

  • Fails to attend scheduled meetings with his/her Credentialed Teacher on a regular basis
  • Fails to maintain consistent contact with his/her Credentialed Teacher
  • Falls behind in completion of assigned work, thereby earning less than 85% attendance in a given learning period
  • Is failing a course
  • Uses work hours or obligations as an excuse for missing or repeatedly rescheduling appointments
  • Uses work hours or obligations as an excuse for missing other school obligations, such as annual standardized testing

Please be aware that a student’s work permit will automatically be revoked when a student withdraws from TCS, either voluntarily or involuntarily.

Work Hours for Minors

The chart below details some of the regulations regarding work hours for minors. For a full summary of work-hour regulations for minors, including regulations for minors in the entertainment industry, download the complete work hours document from the California Department of Industrial Relations.

work permit summary table