On Thursday Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill by Assemblyman Wesley Chesbro (D-North Coast) that extends the Lake County Pear Shed Teen Labor law which allows 16- and 17-year-olds to work in pear sheds up to 10 hours per day for a maximum of 60 hours per week when school is not is session.
Without AB 1398, the law will expire on Jan,. 1, 2012. It will now be extended until 2017.
“This program has been in place for five generations and is a great opportunity for many teens to gain work experience in a productive and safe work environment. Each extension of the law has been strongly supported by the community,” Chesbro said.
He added, “This program has been a win/win situation for both our youth and for the pear industry. AB 1398 will simply continue this existing successful program.”
This bill enjoyed widespread support from Lake County agriculture as well as the broader local community.
“Assemblymember Chesbro has long recognized the value of jobs for teenagers and has worked diligently to preserve this opportunity for our community” said Toni Scully, president of the Lake County Chapter of California Women for Agriculture. “We are very grateful for his dedication, and it has been a great privilege to have worked with him over the years.”
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