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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1680
Author: Wilk (R), et al.
Amended: 6/18/14 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE LABOR & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE : 5-0, 6/11/14
AYES: Hueso, Wyland, Leno, Padilla, Mitchell
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 73-0, 5/23/14 (Consent) - See last page for
vote
SUBJECT : Child Performer Services Permit
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill requires any person with a valid Child
Performer Services Permit to include the permit number on
advertising in print or electronic media, including, but not
limited to, Internet Web sites, or in any other medium of
advertising.
ANALYSIS : Existing law requires a wide range of professionals
working with artists or performers who are under 18 years of age
to undergo a criminal background check and obtain a Child
Performer Services permit from the Department of Industrial
Relations' Labor Commissioner's (LC) Office.
Existing law specifically:
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1.Requires the LC to collect a filing fee and fingerprints from
the applicant to be forwarded to the Department of Justice for
verification that the individual is not required to register
as a sex offender before the permit is issued.
2.Requires a permit holder to, on a biennial basis, renew his or
her application with the LC and pay a new filing fee before a
renewed permit is issued.
3.For persons or corporations acting as talent agencies,
requires that they pay a filing fee, provide their business
history and financial information along with fingerprints and
affidavits from personal references in order to obtain a
license to represent minors.
4.Requires talent agencies to post a bond with the LC before the
license may be issued.
5.Provides that licenses may not be granted to agencies that
would endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the artists
that are represented and provides that the LC may revoke the
license of any agency for failure to comply with these
provisions or if the licensee has ceased to be of good moral
character.
Under existing law, anyone continuing to provide the specified
services to child performers and artists without the required
permit may be subject to a significant fine (up to $10,000)
and/or a prison sentence.
Existing law additionally requires that the LC maintain a list
of all persons holding a valid Child Performer Services Permit
issued and make this list publicly available on its Internet Web
site. Also, upon receipt of a valid Child Performer Services
Permit, recipients are required to post the permit in a
conspicuous place in his/her place of business.
This bill requires any person with a valid Child Performer
Services Permit to include the permit number on advertising in
print or electronic media, including, but not limited to,
Internet Web sites, or in any other medium of advertising.
Comments
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According to the author, this bill adds an additional layer of
protection for child actors by setting valid Permit holders
apart from potentially dangerous, unpermitted impostors by
requiring anyone who is already required by law to obtain a
Child Performer Services Permit to display their Permit number
on any industry advertisements. Listing the Permit number also
helps parents ensure their children's safety in the
entertainment industry.
The author states that talent agents, a related profession, are
required to display their license numbers on advertisements, a
practice that has helped actors distinguish authentic
professionals and a practice that the author believes should be
applied to the Child Performer Services Permit holders as well.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: Yes
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 73-0, 5/23/14
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Bigelow, Bloom,
Bocanegra, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon,
Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley, Dababneh,
Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier,
Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gorell,
Gray, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Holden, Jones, Jones-Sawyer,
Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mansoor,
Medina, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Olsen, Pan, Patterson,
Perea, John A. Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon,
Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner,
Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, Yamada, Atkins
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bonilla, Harkey, Roger Hernández, Melendez,
Nestande, V. Manuel Pérez, Vacancy
PQ:nl 6/20/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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