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1    AN ACT concerning employment.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
 
4    Section 5. The Child Labor Law is amended  by adding Section 
512.5 as follows:
 
6    (820 ILCS 205/12.5 new)
7    Sec. 12.5. Child performers; trust fund.
8    (a) In this Section: 
9    "Artistic or creative services" includes, but is not 
10limited to, services as: an actor, actress, dancer, musician, 
11comedian, singer, stunt-person, voice-over artist, runway or 
12print model, other performer or entertainer,  songwriter, 
13musical producer, arranger, writer, director, producer, 
14production executive, choreographer, composer, conductor, or 
15designer.
16    "Child performer" means a person under the age of 18 who is 
17employed in this State and who agrees to render artistic or 
18creative services. 
19    (b) In addition to the requirements of Section 12, the 
20person authorized to issue employment certificates must 
21determine that a trust account that meets the requirements of 
22subsection (c) has been established designating the minor as 
23the beneficiary of the trust account before an employment 
 
 
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1certificate for work as a child performer may be issued for a 
2minor under the age of 18 years.
3    (c) A trust account subject to this Section must provide, 
4at a minimum, the following:
5        (1) that at least 15%, or greater amount as determined 
6    by rule, of the gross earnings of the child performer shall 
7    be deposited into the account;
8        (2) that the funds in the account shall be available 
9    only to the child performer;
10        (3) that the account shall be held by a bank, corporate 
11    fiduciary, or trust company, as those terms are defined in 
12    the Corporate Fiduciary Act;
13        (4) that the funds in the account shall become 
14    available to the child performer upon the child performer 
15    attaining the age of 18 years.
16    (d) The Department of Labor shall adopt rules to implement 
17this Section. The rules may specify that a percentage greater 
18than 15% of the child performer's income must be placed into 
19the trust account.