Sen. Don Harmon
Filed: 5/8/2018
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5147 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5147 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
 
4    "Section 5. The Child Labor Law is amended  by adding 
5Section 12.5 as follows:
 
6    (820 ILCS 205/12.5 new)
7    Sec. 12.5. Child models; trust fund.
8    (a) In addition to the requirements of Section 12, the 
9person authorized to issue employment certificates must 
10determine that a trust account that meets the requirements of 
11subsection (b) has been established designating the minor as 
12the beneficiary of the trust account before an employment 
13certificate for work as a model may be issued for a minor under 
14the age of 16 years.
15    (b) A trust account subject to this Section must provide, 
16at a minimum, the following:
 
 
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1        (1) that at least 15%, or greater amount as determined 
2    by rule, of the gross earnings of the child model shall be 
3    deposited into the account;
4        (2) that the funds in the account shall be available 
5    only to the child model;
6        (3) that the account shall be held by a bank, corporate 
7    fiduciary, or trust company, as those terms are defined in 
8    the Corporate Fiduciary Act;
9        (4) that the funds in the account shall become 
10    available to the child model upon the child model attaining 
11    the age of 18 years.
12    (c) The Department of Labor shall adopt rules to implement 
13the provisions of this Section. The rules may specify that a 
14percentage greater than 15% of the child model's income must be 
15placed into the trust account.".