100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5147
 
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 model, 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 model shall be deposited into the account; the funds in the account shall be available only to the child model; 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 model upon the child model 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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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 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:
17        (1) that at least 15%, or greater amount as determined 
18    by rule, of the gross earnings of the child model shall be 
19    deposited into the account;
20        (2) that the funds in the account shall be available 
21    only to the child model;
22        (3) that the account shall be held by a bank, corporate 
23    fiduciary, or trust company, as those terms are defined in 
 
 
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1    the Corporate Fiduciary Act;
2        (4) that the funds in the account shall become 
3    available to the child model upon the child model attaining 
4    the age of 18 years.
5    (c) The Department of Labor shall adopt rules to implement 
6the provisions of this Section. The rules may specify that a 
7percentage greater than 15% of the child model's income must be 
8placed into the trust account.