MINOR WORK CERTIFICATES

The Illinois Department of Labor oversees the safety of minors in Illinois by regulating employment of workers under 16 years of age. The law protects children by limiting working hours, prohibiting work in hazardous occupations, and requiring employment certificates (820 ILCS 206/55). For your convenience, students may obtain a work permit from their school district.   

To facilitate the process for parents/guardians, the Kane County Regional Office of Education is required to verify records as outlined in the law. The following steps are required to first call the Kane County Regional Office of Education to make an appointment to verify records with a designated official. 

Along with a fully completed Application for Minor Work Certificate, the parent/guardian
must bring the following items to be reviewed:

A statement of intention to employ signed by the prospective employer, or by
someone duly authorized by the prospective employer, setting forth the specific
nature of the occupation in which the prospective employer intends to employ the minor and the exact hours of the day and number of hours per day and days per
week during which the minor shall be employed.

A birth certificate or, if a birth certificate is unavailable. other reliable proof of the
minor’s identity and age that is supported by a sworn statement explaining why
the birth certificate is not available. Other reliable proof of the minor’s identity and
age includes a passport, visa, or other governmental documentation of the
minor’s identity. If the student was not born in the United States, the school
issuing officer must accept birth certificates or other reliable proof from a foreign
government.

A statement of physical fitness signed by a health care professional who has
examined the minor, certifying that the minor is physically fit to be employed in all
legal occupations or to be employed in legal occupations under limitations
specified, or, at the discretion of the school issuing officer, the minor’s most
recent school physical.

Driver’s license, state ID, passport or other government-issued identification of
the parent/guardian.

A signed written statement from the parent or guardian approving the child’s
employment.

A statement signed by the school showing the minor’s name, address, grade last
completed, the hours the minor’s school is in session, and other relevant
information, as determined by the school about the minor’s school schedule, and the names of the minor’s parent or legal guardian. This statement is waived if (a)
school is not in session; or (b) the minor is not of compulsory age for school
attendance.

Applies only to minors applying for a performing, acting, or modeling work permit.
This required is waived for background work. Examples of financial institutions to
offer these accounts:

  • Actors Federal Credit Union
  • First Entertainment Credit Union
  • SAG/AFTRA Federal Credit Union
  • Wells Fargo
  • Chase Bank
  • US Bank​​​

SCHOOL PHYSICAL FORMS

The State of Illinois Code requires students entering school for the first time, students entering kindergarten, sixth grade, ninth grade, and transfer students from another state must submit evidence of a physical examination and provide a record of vaccinations.

More information on the School Health Program can be found on the Illinois Department of Public Health website.

Questions? Contact:

ANGIE KNORR

Administrative Assistant, Superintendent
aknorr@kaneroe.org
(630) 232-5963

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