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The Janesville American Association of University Women hosts a talk over a state bill that would allow children to serve alcohol to dining customers.
On October 24, the nonprofit group invites state Sen. Mark Spreitzer and State Rep Sue Conley to give a briefing on the news state bill.
It would allow teens as young as 14 to serve alcohol drinks to dining customers at bars and restaurants.
AAUW chapter member Julie Lumsden-Westrick says Republican lawmakers in other states have worked to roll back child labor laws amid a tight labor market.
The alcohol proposal has not reached any state legislative committee. Lumsden-Westrick says she hopes hosting a forum will inform people of a plan that would allow restaurant and bar servers as young as 14 to serve alcohol to customers dining at tables.
Gov. Tony Evers last year vetoed a Republican legislative plan that would roll back the minimum age on farm workers to 14.
Lumsden-Westrick says it alarms her that most youth advocates, educators, parents and school guidance counselors she’s spoken with are unaware that some in the legislature seek rules allowing 14-year-olds to serve alcohol.
The talk is October 24 at 6 p.m. at the Janesville Women’s club.
