(1) The provisions of this article, except section 8-12-110, shall not apply to the following:

(a) School work and supervised educational activities;

(b) Home chores;

(c) Work done for a parent or guardian, except where the parent or guardian receives any payment therefor;

(d) Newsboys and newspaper carriers.

(2) Any minor employed as an actor, model, or performer shall be exempt from the provisions of subsection (1) of section 8-12-105.

(3) The director may grant exemptions from any provision of this article, except for sections 8-12-113 and 8-12-114, for an individual minor if he finds that such an exemption would be in the best interests of the minor involved. In granting exemptions, the director shall consider, among other things, the previous training which the minor has received in his proposed occupation and his knowledge of the proper safety measures to be taken in connection with such occupation. The director may require any applicant for an exemption from section 8-12-110 to submit to a test of his ability to perform the skills required for the proposed occupation. Such tests may be administered by a community and technical college, a private occupational school, or any other institution which offers courses in the skills required, which courses are approved by either the state board for community colleges and occupational education or the private occupational school division.

(4) Any employer, minor, minor's parent or guardian, school official, or youth employment specialist may request an exemption, as provided in subsection (3) of this section, from a provision of this article.