SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1998
102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEMANN.
3684H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection294.011,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofthreenewsectionsrelatingto
childlabor,withadelayedeffectivedate.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section294.011,RSMo,isrepealedandthreenewsectionsenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassections294.011,294.035,and294.036,toreadasfollows:
294.011.Asusedinthischapter,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Child",anindividualundersixteenyearsofage,unlessotherwisespecified;
3 (2)"Commission",thelaborandindustrialrelationscommission;
4 (3)"Department",thedepartmentoflaborandindustrialrelations;
5 (4)"Departmentdirector",thedirectorofthedepartmentoflaborandindustrial
6relations;
7 (5)"Director",thedirectorofthedivisionoflaborstandards;
8 (6)"Division",thedivisionoflaborstandards;
9 (7)"Employ",engageachildingainfulemploymentforwagesorotherremuneration.
10Thetermemployshallnotincludeanychildworkingunderthedirectcontrolofthechild's
11parentandshallnotincludethefollowingserviceswhichmaybeperformedbyanychildover
12theageoftwelve:
13 (a)Thedeliveryorsalesofnewspapers;
14 (b)Childcare;
15 (c)Occasionalyardorfarmwork,includingagricultureworkasdefinedin
16subdivision(1)ofsection290.500,performedbyachildwiththeknowledgeandconsentof
17thechild'sparent.Achildmayoperatelawnandgardenmachineryasspecifiedinsubsection
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18(1)ofsection294.040,providedthat,nochildshallbepermittedtoengageinanyactivities
19prohibitedbysection294.040;
20 (d)Participatinginayouthsportingeventasareferee,coachorotherposition
21necessarytothesportingevent;exceptthat,thisparagraphshallnotincludeworkingata
22concessionstand.Forpurposesofthisparagraph,"youthsportingevent"meansanevent
23whereallplayersareundertheageofeighteenandtheeventissponsoredandsupervisedbya
24publicbodyoranot-for-profitentity;
25 (8)"Family",agroupofpersonsrelatedbybloodormarriage,includingcivil
26partnerships,orwhosecloserelationshipwitheachotherisconsideredequivalenttoa
27familyrelationshipbytheindividuals;
28 (9)"Onlineplatform",anypublic-facingwebsite,webapplication,ordigital
29application,includingamobileapplication."Onlineplatform"includesasocial
30network,advertisingnetwork,mobileoperatingsystem,searchengine,emailservice,or
31internetaccessservice;
32 (10)"Parent",achild'sparent,legalcustodianorguardian;
33 (11)"Vlog",contentsharedonanonlineplatforminexchangefor
34compensation;
35 (12)"Vlogger",anindividualorfamilythatcreatesvideocontentperformedin
36Missouriinexchangeforcompensationandincludesanyproprietorship,partnership,
37company,orothercorporateentityassumingthenameoridentityofaparticular
38individualorfamilyforthepurposesofthatcontentcreation."Vlogger"doesnot
39includeanypersonundersixteenyearsofagewhoproduceshisorherownvlogs.
294.035.1.Achildundersixteenyearsofageisconsideredengagedinthework
2ofvloggingwhenthefollowingcriteriaaremetatanytimeduringtheprevioustwelve-
3monthperiod:
4 (1)Atleastthirtypercentofthevlogger'scompensatedvideocontentproduced
5withinathirty-dayperiodincludedthelikeness,name,orphotographofthechild.
6Contentpercentageismeasuredbythepercentageoftimethelikeness,name,or
7photographofthechildvisuallyappearsoristhesubjectofanoralnarrativeinavideo
8segment,ascomparedtothetotallengthofthesegment;and
9 (2)Thenumberofviewsreceivedpervideosegmentonanyonlineplatformmet
10theonlineplatform'sthresholdforthegenerationofcompensationorthevlogger
11receivedactualcompensationforvideocontentequaltoorgreaterthantencentsper
12view.
13 2.Uponreachingtheageofmajority,anyindividualwhowasachildengagedin
14theworkofvloggingasdescribedinsubsection1mayrequestthepermanentdeletionof
15anyvideosegmentorcontentincludingthelikeness,name,orphotographofthe
HB1998 2 16individualfromanyonlineplatformthatprovidedcompensationtoavloggerin
17exchangeforvideocontentthatfeaturedthechildengagedintheworkofvlogging.An
18onlineplatformshalltakeallreasonablestepstopermanentlydeletethevideosegment
19orcontentafteritreceivestherequestfromanindividualdescribedinthissubsection.
20 3.Withtheexceptionofsections294.011and294.036,theprovisionsofthis
21chapterdonotapplytoaminorengagedintheworkofvlogging.
22 4.Allvloggerswhosecontentfeaturesachildundersixteenyearsofageengaged
23intheworkofvloggingshallmaintainthefollowingrecordsandshallprovidethemto
24thechildonanongoingbasis:
25 (1)Thenameanddocumentaryproofoftheageofthechildengagedinthework
26ofvlogging;
27 (2)Thenumberofvlogsthatgeneratedcompensationasdescribedinsubsection
281duringthereportingperiod;
29 (3)Thetotalnumberofminutesofthevlogsthatthevloggerreceived
30compensationforduringthereportingperiod;
31 (4)Thetotalnumberofminuteseachchildwasfeaturedinvlogsduringthe
32reportingperiod;
33 (5)Thetotalcompensationgeneratedfromvlogsfeaturingachildduringthe
34reportingperiod;and
35 (6)Theamountdepositedintothetrustaccountforthebenefitofthechild
36engagedintheworkingofvlogging,asrequiredbysection294.036.
37 5.Ifavloggerwhosevlogcontentfeaturesachildundersixteenyearsofage
38engagedintheworkofvloggingfailstomaintaintherecordsasprovidedunder
39subsection4,thechildmaycommenceacivilactiontoenforcetheprovisionsofthis
40section.
294.036.1.Achildsatisfyingthecriteriadescribedinsubsection1ofsection
2294.035shallbecompensatedbythevlogger.Thevloggershallsetasidegrossearnings
3onthevideocontent,includingthelikeness,name,orphotographofthechildinatrust
4accounttobepreservedforthebenefitofthechilduponreachingtheageofmajority,
5accordingtothefollowingdistribution:
6 (1)Whereonlyonechildmeetsthecontentthresholddescribedundersection
7294.035,thepercentageoftotalgrossearningsonanyvideosegment,includingthe
8likeness,name,orphotographofthechildthatisequaltoorgreaterthanhalfofthe
9contentpercentagethatincludesthechildasdescribedunder294.035;or
10 (2)Wheremorethanonechildmeetsthecontentthresholddescribedinsection
11294.035andavideosegmentincludesmorethanoneofthosechildren,thepercentage
12describedinsubdivision(1)forallchildreninanysegmentshallbeequallydivided
HB1998 3 13betweenthechildren,regardlessofdifferencesinpercentageofcontentprovidedbythe
14individualchildren.
15 2.Atrustaccountrequiredunderthissectionshallprovide,ataminimum,the
16following:
17 (1)Thatthefundsintheaccountshallbeavailableonlytothechildengagedin
18theworkofvlogging;
19 (2)(a)Thattheaccountshallbeheldbyabankortrustcompany,assuchterms
20aredefinedundersection362.332;oracorporatefiduciary,assuchtermisdefined
21underthissubdivision;
22 (b)A"corporatefiduciary"isdefinedasatrustcompany;thetrustdepartment
23ofabank,savingsbank,savingsandloanassociation,orforeignbankingcorporation
24authorizedtoconductbusinessunderMissourilaws;oranypersonthatisrequiredto
25andhasreceivedacertificateofauthorityunderchapter362authorizingtheexerciseof
26trustpowers.Theterm"corporatefiduciary"alsoincludesanationalbankorfederally
27charteredsavingsandloanassociationorsavingsbankwhichisauthorizedbythe
28appropriatefederalagencytoacceptandexecutetrustsandwhichhasitsprincipal
29placeofbusinessinthisstate,wheneversuchconstructionisnecessarysothatthe
30nationalbankorfederallycharteredsavingsandloanassociationorsavingsbankmay
31enjoyandexerciseinthisStateallofthepowers,rightsandprivilegesauthorizedor
32permittedtoacorporatefiduciary;
33 (3)Thatthefundsintheaccountshallbecomeavailabletothechildengagedin
34theworkofvlogginguponthechildattainingeighteenyearsofageoruntilthechildis
35declaredemancipated;and
36 (4)ThattheaccountmeetstherequirementsoftheMissouritransferstominors
37lawundersections404.005to404.094.
38 3.Ifavloggerknowinglyorrecklesslyviolatesthissection,achildsatisfyingthe
39criteriadescribedinsubsection1ofsection294.035maycommenceanactiontoenforce
40theprovisionsofthissectionregardingthetrustaccount.Thecourtmayaward,toa
41childwhoprevailsinanyactionbroughtinaccordancewiththissection,thefollowing
42damages:
43 (1)Actualdamages;
44 (2)Punitivedamages;and
45 (3)Thecostsoftheaction,includingattorney'sfeesandlitigationcosts.
46 4.Thissectiondoesnotaffectarightorremedyavailableunderanyotherlawof
47thestate.
48 5.Nothinginthissectionshallbeinterpretedtohaveanyeffectonapartythatis
49neitherthevloggernorthechildengagedintheworkofvlogging.
HB1998 4 SectionB.Therepealandreenactmentofsection294.011andenactmentofsections
2294.035and294.036ofthisactshallbecomeeffectiveonJanuary1,2025.
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