Bill Text: NY S05486 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Includes in the definition of "artistic and creative services", for the purposes of the employment and education of child performers, the services of runway and print models; makes conforming changes to the arts and cultural affairs law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-10-21 - SIGNED CHAP.411 [S05486 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S05486-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5486
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 16, 2013
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       Introduced by Sens. SAVINO, KLEIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
       AN  ACT to amend the labor law and the arts and cultural affairs law, in
         relation  to  expanding  the  definition  of  "artistic  and  creative
         services",  for  purposes  of  the  employment  and education of child
         performers, to include the services of runway and print models; and to
         repeal section 35.05 of the arts and cultural affairs law relating  to
         employment of children as models
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 150 of the labor law, as added  by
    2  chapter 630 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
    3    1.  "Artistic or creative services" shall include, but are not limited
    4  to, services as an actor, actress, dancer, musician,  comedian,  singer,
    5  stunt-person,  voice-over  artist,  RUNWAY  OR  PRINT  MODEL,  or  other
    6  performer or entertainer, or as a songwriter, musical producer or arran-
    7  ger, writer, director, producer,  production  executive,  choreographer,
    8  composer, conductor, or designer.
    9    S  2.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 35.01 of the arts and
   10  cultural affairs law, as amended by chapter 35 of the laws of  2004,  is
   11  amended to read as follows:
   12    (a)  In  singing;  or  dancing; OR MODELING; or playing upon a musical
   13  instrument; or acting, or in rehearsing for, or performing in a theatri-
   14  cal performance or appearing in a pageant; or as a subject for  use,  in
   15  or for, or in connection with the making of a motion picture film; or
   16    S  3.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 35.03 of the arts and
   17  cultural affairs law is amended to read as follows:
   18    (a) the infant is to perform or render services as an actor,  actress,
   19  MODEL,  dancer,  musician,  vocalist or other performing artist, or as a
   20  participant or player in professional sports, or
   21    S 4. Section 35.05 of the arts and cultural affairs law is REPEALED.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1    S 5. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
    2  have  become  a law, provided that, effective immediately, any rules and
    3  regulations necessary to  implement  the  provisions  of  this  act  are
    4  authorized to be promulgated on or before such date.