SUN Youth℠
California
Empowering students ages 12–17 across California to earn, learn, and build real-world skills — with FLSA compliance, guardian oversight, and Title I alignment.
SUN Youth℠
California
Student income. Community impact.
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What's true in California
Sourced figures — reported years and methods differ, noted on every card.
5,800
Title I schools
NCES CCD, SY2021-22
10,327
Public schools
NCES CCD, SY2022-23
991
School districts
NCES Digest 214.30, SY2021-22
$2.1B
Annual Title I Part A
CRS R48607, FY2023
$136M
Annual Perkins V (CTE)
Approx. — state Perkins V plan
$300M
State CTE appropriation
Approx. — state CTE budget
Yes
Charter schools permitted
Cal. Ed. Code Section 47600, 1992
Eligible students ≈ 2.6M is a modelled estimate built from NCES grade-band averages (CCD SY2022-23) — not a counted figure. Title I funding is the FY2023 state allocation, rounded. School and district counts are drawn from different reported years, as shown above. CTE funding figures are approximate planning numbers from the state's Perkins V plan and CTE budget — useful for scale, not audited allocations.
Work rules in California
The limits your teen's gigs are held to. SUN Youth enforces these automatically on every job.
Ages 12–13
- Max per week during school
- 8 hrs
- Max per week in summer
- 12 hrs
- Must stop by, school nights
- 7 PM
- Must stop by, summer
- 9 PM
- Work permit
- Required
CA Labor Code §1294. Stricter than federal — 8 hrs/week school year for 12-13. Entertainment industry has separate rules.
Source →Ages 14–15
- Max per week during school
- 18 hrs
- Max per week in summer
- 40 hrs
- Must stop by, school nights
- 7 PM
- Must stop by, summer
- 9 PM
- Work permit
- Required
CA Labor Code §1294.1. Work permit required (Form B1-4). Matches federal plus stricter permit rules.
Source →Ages 16–17
- Max per week during school
- 48 hrs
- Max per week in summer
- No limit
- Work permit
- Required
CA requires work permits for 16-17. Max 8 hrs/day non-school. Minors cannot work more than 48 hrs/week.
Source →Why SUN Youth℠
Guardian approves every gig. Hour caps auto-enforced by age. Prohibited jobs blocked — no exceptions.
Paid to a youth financial account with spending controls. Savings goals, tax records, and SUN Rewards built in.
Documented work history, financial literacy certification, and Academy℠ credentials that follow them into adulthood.
Your school's PTA, your church, your Scouts troop, your YMCA — trusted organizations your families already belong to are compliant hiring opportunities today.
Available to families and schools in California and nationwide.