Bill Text: IL HB3425 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Child Labor Law. Provides that, before a child may be issued a permit to work as a child performer, a trust account must be established providing, at a minimum, that: at least 15% (or a greater percentage as determined by rule) of the gross earnings of the child performer shall be deposited into the account; the funds in the account shall be available only to the child performer; the funds shall be held by a bank, corporate fiduciary, or trust company, as those terms are defined in the Corporate Fiduciary Act; and the funds in the account shall become available to the child performer upon the child performer attaining the age of 18 years. Provides that the Department of Labor shall adopt rules to implement these provisions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3425 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB3425-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB3425 Introduced , by Rep. Michelle Mussman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
820 ILCS 205/12.5 new
Amends the Child Labor Law. Provides that, before a child may be issued a permit to work as a child performer, a trust account must be established providing, at a minimum, that: at least 15% (or a greater percentage as determined by rule) of the gross earnings of the child performer shall be deposited into the account; the funds in the account shall be available only to the child performer; the funds shall be held by a bank, corporate fiduciary, or trust company, as those terms are defined in the Corporate Fiduciary Act; and the funds in the account shall become available to the child performer upon the child performer attaining the age of 18 years. Provides that the Department of Labor shall adopt rules to implement these provisions.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning employment.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Child Labor Law is amended by adding Section
12.5 as follows:
(820 ILCS 205/12.5 new)
Sec. 12.5. Child performers; trust fund.
(a) In this Section:
"Artistic or creative services" includes, but is not
limited to, services as: an actor, actress, dancer, musician,
comedian, singer, stunt-person, voice-over artist, runway or
print model, other performer or entertainer, songwriter,
musical producer, arranger, writer, director, producer,
production executive, choreographer, composer, conductor, or
designer.
"Child performer" means a person under the age of 18 who is
employed in this State and who agrees to render artistic or
creative services.
(b) In addition to the requirements of Section 12, the
person authorized to issue employment certificates must
determine that a trust account that meets the requirements of
subsection (c) has been established designating the minor as
the beneficiary of the trust account before an employment

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certificate for work as a child performer may be issued for a
minor under the age of 18 years.
(c) A trust account subject to this Section must provide,
at a minimum, the following:
(1) that at least 15%, or greater amount as determined
by rule, of the gross earnings of the child performer shall
be deposited into the account;
(2) that the funds in the account shall be available
only to the child performer;
(3) that the account shall be held by a bank, corporate
fiduciary, or trust company, as those terms are defined in
the Corporate Fiduciary Act;
(4) that the funds in the account shall become
available to the child performer upon the child performer
attaining the age of 18 years.
(d) The Department of Labor shall adopt rules to implement
this Section. The rules may specify that a percentage greater
than 15% of the child performer's income must be placed into
the trust account.