September 28, 2012, 6:33 p.m.
Bill to protect child actors from sex offenders becomes law
"Gov. Jerry Brown signs a bill strengthening protections [sic] for child actors.
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a law requiring the screening of talent managers, photographers and others who work with child actors.
A bill banning registered sex offenders from representing young talent in California has been signed into law after winning broad support in Hollywood from film studios, actors unions, agents and managers.
The state measure requires screening of acting coaches, managers, photographers and others in the entertainment industry who have unsupervised access to minors. The new law, signed Thursday by Gov. Jerry Brown, sets up a permit process by which these professionals would submit their names and fingerprints to the state labor commissioner to be checked against the national database of registered sex offenders. It takes effect Jan. 1."
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-hollywood-child-molester-law-20120928,0,7027935.story
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