DCCCD Departments may employ minors who are 16 years old or older. Minors cannot be employed in occupations declared hazardous by the U.S. Department of Labor. For a summary of the Texas Child Labor Law (Texas Labor Code Chapter 51) and a list of hazardous occupations go to: http://www.twc.state.tx.us/ui/lablaw/cllsum.html

Sample List:

1. Manufacturing or Storing Explosives

2. Motor Vehicle Operator or Outside Helper

3. Coal Mining

4. Logging, Sawmill, Lath Mill, Shingle Mill, or Cooperage Stock Mill

5. Radioactive Substances or Ionizing Radiations

6. Power-Driven Hoisting Apparatus

7. Mining Other Than Coal

8. Bakery Machines

9. Manufacturing of Brick, Tile, and Kindred Products

10. Wrecking, Demolition, and Shipbreaking

There have been some important changes to the Child Labor Laws affecting Hazardous Occupation Orders No. 2 and No. 12. The Texas Child Labor Laws restrict the types of occupations that minors under 18 years of age may perform. One such provision, Hazardous Occupation Order No.2 (HO 2), prohibits minors under 18 years of age from driving motor vehicles on public roadways unless conditions for certain exemptions are met. Another provision, Hazardous Occupation Order No. 12 (HO 12), prohibits minors under 18 years of age from operating, loading or unloading certain power-driven paper processing machines, including scrap paper balers and paper box compactors.

The following policy also applies to minor's employed by the District:

Under authority of Subchapter E of Chapter 51 of the Texas Education Code and the Fair Credit Reporting Act, (15 USC 1681 b (b) et seq.), the District shall require a criminal-history check of its employees, applicants for employment, authorized volunteers, and employees of independent contractors that do business with the District if the employment or relationship with the District involves regular contact with minors.