House Bill 430 "An Act relating to employees under 21 years of age in the premises of hotels, restaurants, and eating places that are licensed to sell, serve, deliver, or dispense alcoholic beverages."
Click for PDF: http://www.akdemocrats.org/sponsor/HB430_ss_rep_kerttula.pdf Current law requires parental permission for 18-year-olds who are legal adults to work in establishments that serve alcohol. House Bill 430 would allow 18-year-olds to work in these establishments without parental permission. Under law, they still would not be able to sell, serve, deliver or dispense alcoholic beverages.
This change would clear up difficulties that 18-year-olds have had in finding gainful employment. In one instance, a young man was not able to get a job in a restaurant because there was no one who could sign a work permit for him. He had been a foster child and because he was 18, his foster parents no longer had the right to sign his work permit for him. House Bill 430 would fix this problem.
Thank you for your consideration of House Bill 430.