The New York State Senate

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                                  7787

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 4, 2013
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Introduced  by  M.  of A. OTIS, WRIGHT, SIMOTAS, BRAUNSTEIN -- read once
  and referred 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:

  Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 150 of the labor law, as added by
chapter 630 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  1. "Artistic or creative services" shall include, but are not  limited
to,  services  as an actor, actress, dancer, musician, comedian, singer,
stunt-person,  voice-over  artist,  RUNWAY  OR  PRINT  MODEL,  or  other
performer or entertainer, or as a songwriter, musical producer or arran-
ger,  writer,  director,  producer, production executive, choreographer,
composer, conductor, or designer.
  S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 35.01 of the  arts  and
cultural  affairs  law, as amended by chapter 35 of the laws of 2004, is
amended to read as follows:
  (a) In singing; or dancing; OR MODELING; or  playing  upon  a  musical
instrument; or acting, or in rehearsing for, or performing in a theatri-
cal  performance  or appearing in a pageant; or as a subject for use, in
or for, or in connection with the making of a motion picture film; or
  S 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 35.03 of the  arts  and
cultural affairs law is amended to read as follows:
  (a)  the infant is to perform or render services as an actor, actress,
MODEL, dancer, musician, vocalist or other performing artist,  or  as  a
participant or player in professional sports, or
  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 Section 35.05 of the arts and cultural affairs law is REPEALED.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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  S  5.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law, provided that, effective immediately, any  rules  and
regulations  necessary  to  implement  the  provisions  of  this act are
authorized to be promulgated on or before such date.