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                   Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
                           Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair


          AB 1660 (Campos) - Representation of minors: permits.
          
          Amended: June 21, 2012          Policy Vote: L&IR 5-0 Public 
          Safety 5-0
          Urgency: No                     Mandate: Yes
          Hearing Date: August 16, 2012                     Consultant: 
          Bob Franzoia  
          
          SUSPENSE FILE.  AS PROPOSED TO BE AMENDED.


          Bill Summary: AB 1660 would require persons representing artists 
          who are minors, under 18 years of age, to obtain a Child 
          Performer Services Permit (CPSP) from the Department of 
          Industrial Relations.

          Fiscal Impact: Up to $250,000 in 2012-13 and 2013-14 from the 
          CPSP Fund to the department for temporary staff needed to 
          process initial permit applications.
              Unknown fee revenue annually, beginning 2013-14.
              Costs of up to $180,000 annually thereafter from CPSP 
              biennial renewal and offsetting fee revenue.
              One time loan of $250,000 from the Labor Enforcement and 
              Compliance Fund for startup costs.
              All costs to the department and the Department of Justice 
              for background checks offset by processing fee.
              Likely minor costs annually to the department for 
              enforcement.

          Background: Current law requires any person who wishes to engage 
          in the business of a talent agency must first acquire a permit 
          from the department, and may be subject to a background check.  
          However, the term "talent agency" in Labor Code Section 1700.4 
          is only defined as a person or corporation who engages in the 
          occupation of "procuring, offering, promising, or attempting to 
          procure employment or engagements for an artist or artists."  
          This definition does not include many professions, such as 
          photographers and coaches, who may work with minor artists on 
          sets or in training.  

          Proposed Law: This bill would:
          - Require persons representing artists who are minors to apply 








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          for a CPSP.
          - Require the applicant to renew the permit with the department 
          on a biennial basis.
          - Create the CPSP Fund, which would be available upon 
          appropriation.
          - Set the permit fee at not more than $50.00.
          - Require the department to list on its Internet Web site 
          persons holding a valid CPSP
          - Prohibit a person, including a person who is licensed as a 
          talent agent and any other person who is exempt from permit 
          requirements, who is required to register as a sex offender from 
          being permitted to represent artists who are minors,
          - Provide for penalties for persons who violate these 
          provisions, enforceable by persons injured, and district 
          attorneys and city attorneys who may seek misdemeanor penalties.
          - By providing for criminal penalties, this bill imposes a state 
          mandated local program.  No reimbursement is required.
          The proposed amendments would:

          - Provide for a loan of $250,000 from the Labor Enforcement and 
          Compliance Fund.
          - Strike out the $50.00 cap on the permit fee and set the fee 
          sufficient to allow the department to recover its costs.
          - Clarify the application of private right of action.