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(a) For any occupation, the Director of the Division of Labor may provide, by rule, after a public hearing at which any person may be heard, for the employment in the occupation of learners, apprentices, and full-time students at wages lower than the minimum wage rate provided in § 11-4-210(b) as he or she may find appropriate to prevent curtailment of opportunities for employment and to safeguard the minimum wage rate under this subchapter.
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(b) No employee shall be employed at wages fixed pursuant to this section, except under special license issued under applicable rules of the director.
