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1     AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Cadmium-Safe Kids Act.
 
6     Section 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly
7 finds:
8     (1) Children's jewelry that could expose children to high
9 levels of accessible cadmium could cause potential harm to
10 children's health and the environment.
11     (2) Because children's bodies are growing and developing,
12 they are especially vulnerable to the effects of toxic
13 chemicals.
14     (3) To protect children's health, it is important to limit
15 children's exposure to accessible cadmium in children's
16 jewelry and to determine whether further action is required.
 
17     Section 10. Definitions. In this Act:
18     "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection
19 Agency.
20     "Body piercing jewelry" means any part of jewelry that is
21 manufactured or sold for placement in a new piercing or a
22 mucous membrane, but does not include any part of that jewelry

 

 

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1 that is not placed within a new piercing or a mucous membrane.
2     "Children's jewelry" means jewelry that is made, marketed,
3 or designed for or intended primarily for use by children under
4 the age of 12 and includes jewelry that meets any of the
5 following conditions:
6         (1) represented in its packaging, display, or
7     advertising as appropriate for use by children under the
8     age of 12;
9         (2) sold in conjunction with, attached to, or packaged
10     together with other products that are packaged, displayed,
11     or advertised as appropriate for use by children;
12         (3) sized for children and not intended for use by
13     adults; or
14         (4) sold in any of the following:
15             (i) a vending machine;
16             (ii) a retail store, catalogue, or online web site,
17         in which a person exclusively offers for sale products
18         that are packaged, displayed, or advertised as
19         appropriate for use by children; or
20             (iii) a discrete portion of a retail store,
21         catalogue, or online web site, in which a person offers
22         for sale products that are packaged, displayed, or
23         advertised as appropriate for use by children.
24     "Children's jewelry" does not include any product category
25 for which an existing federal standard regulates cadmium
26 exposure in surface coatings and accessible substance

 

 

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1 materials as required under ASTM International Consumer Safety
2 Specification for Toy Safety, ASTM Standard F-963, or
3 subsequent versions of this standard.
4     "Distributor" means a person who sells products to retail
5 establishments on a wholesale basis.
6     "Jewelry" means any of the following ornaments worn by a
7 person:
8         (A) Ankle bracelet.
9         (B) Arm cuff.
10         (C) Bracelet.
11         (D) Brooch.
12         (E) Chain.
13         (F) Crown.
14         (G) Cuff link.
15         (H) Hair accessory.
16         (I) Earring.
17         (J) Necklace.
18         (K) Decorative pin.
19         (L) Ring.
20         (M) Body piercing jewelry.
21         (N) Jewelry placed in the mouth for display ornament.
22         (O) Charm, bead, chain, link, pendant, or any other
23     component of the items listed in this definition.
24         (P) Charm, bead, chain, link, pendant, or any other
25     attachment to shoes or clothing that can be removed and may
26     be used as a component of an item listed in this

 

 

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1     definition.
2         (Q) Watch, if the timepiece is a component of an item
3     list in this definition, excluding the timepiece itself if
4     the timepiece can be removed from the ornament.
5     "Manufacturer" means the person who manufactured a final
6 product. In the case of a product that was imported into the
7 United States, "manufacturer" includes the importer or
8 domestic distributor of the product if the person who
9 manufactured the product does not have a presence in the United
10 States.
 
11     Section 15. Regulation of cadmium in children's jewelry. No
12 person may manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for sale,
13 distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this State
14 children's jewelry containing cadmium in any paint or surface
15 coating or accessible substrate that exceeds 75 parts per
16 million, as determined through solubility testing for heavy
17 metals defined in the ASTM International Safety Specification
18 on Toy Safety, ASTM Standard F-963, and subsequent versions of
19 this standard, unless superseded by a federal standard
20 applicable to children's jewelry. This Section only applies to
21 products that are manufactured after July 1, 2011.
 
22     Section 20. Interstate clearinghouse. The Agency is
23 authorized to participate, along with other states and
24 governmental entities, in an interstate clearinghouse to

 

 

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1 promote safer chemicals in consumer products. The Agency may
2 cooperate with the interstate clearinghouse to (i) organize and
3 manage available data on chemicals, including information on
4 uses, hazards, environmental concerns, safer alternatives, and
5 model policies and programs, (ii) provide technical assistance
6 regarding chemical safety to businesses, consumers, and policy
7 makers, and (iii) undertake other activities in support of
8 State programs to promote chemical safety.
 
9     Section 25. Implementation and exemption.
10     (a) A manufacturer of children's jewelry restricted under
11 this Act must notify persons that sell the manufacturer's
12 products in this State about the provisions of this Act no less
13 than 90 days before the effective date of the restrictions. A
14 manufacturer that sells or distributes children's jewelry
15 prohibited from sale or distribution under this Act shall
16 recall the product and reimburse the retailer or any other
17 purchaser for the product.
18     (b) A retailer who unknowingly sells a product that is
19 restricted from sale under this Act is not liable under this
20 Act.
 
21     Section 30. Enforcement and penalties.
22     (a) The Attorney General is responsible for administering
23 and ensuring compliance with this Act, including the
24 development and adoption of any rules, if necessary, for the

 

 

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1 implementation and enforcement of this Act.
2     (b) The Attorney General shall develop and implement a
3 process for receiving and handling complaints from individuals
4 regarding possible violations of this Act.
5     (c) The Attorney General may conduct any investigation
6 deemed necessary regarding possible violations of this Act
7 including, without limitation, the issuance of subpoenas to:
8 (i) require the filing of a statement or report or answer
9 interrogatories in writing as to all information relevant to
10 the alleged violations; (ii) examine under oath any person who
11 possesses knowledge or information directly related to the
12 alleged violations; and (iii) examine any record, book,
13 document, account, or paper necessary to investigate the
14 alleged violation.
15     (d) Service by the Attorney General of any notice requiring
16 a person to file a statement or report, or of a subpoena upon
17 any person, shall be made:
18         (1) personally by delivery of a duly executed copy
19     thereof to the person to be served or, if a person is not a
20     natural person, in the manner provided in the Code of Civil
21     Procedure when a complaint is filed; or
22         (2) by mailing by certified mail a duly executed copy
23     thereof to the person to be served at his or her last known
24     abode or principal place of business within this State.
25     (e) If the Attorney General determines that there is a
26 reason to believe that a violation of the Act has occurred,

 

 

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1 then the Attorney General may bring an action in the name of
2 the People of the State to obtain temporary, preliminary, or
3 permanent injunctive relief for any act, policy, or practice
4 that violates this Act.
5     (f) If any person fails or refuses to file any statement or
6 report, or obey any subpoena, issued pursuant to subsection (c)
7 of this Section, then the Attorney General may proceed to
8 initiate a civil action pursuant to subsection (e) of this
9 Section, or file a complaint in the circuit court for the
10 granting of injunctive relief, including restraining the
11 conduct that is alleged to violate this Act until the person
12 files the statement or report, or obeys the subpoena.
13     (g) Relief that may be granted.
14         (1) In any civil action brought pursuant to subsection
15     (e) of this Section, the Attorney General may obtain as a
16     remedy, equitable relief (including any permanent or
17     preliminary injunction, temporary restraining order, or
18     other order, including an order enjoining the defendant
19     from engaging in a violation or ordering any action as may
20     be appropriate). In addition, the Attorney General may
21     request and the Court may impose a civil penalty in an
22     amount not to exceed $50,000 for each violation. For
23     purposes of this subsection, each item and each standard
24     constitutes a separate violation.
25         (2) A civil penalty imposed or a settlement or other
26     payment made pursuant to this Act shall be made payable to

 

 

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1     the Attorney General's State Projects and Court Ordered
2     Distribution Fund, which is created as a special fund in
3     the State Treasury. Money in the Fund shall be used,
4     subject to appropriation, for the performance of any
5     function pertaining to the exercise of the duties of the
6     Attorney General including but not limited to enforcement
7     of any law of this State, product testing, and conducting
8     public education programs.
9         (3) Any funds collected under this Section in an action
10     in which the State's Attorney has prevailed shall be
11     retained by the county in which he or she serves.
12     (h) The penalties and injunctions provided in this Act are
13 in addition to any penalties, injunctions, or other relief
14 provided under any other law. Nothing in this Act shall bar a
15 cause of action by the State for any other penalty, injunction,
16 or relief provided by any other law.
 
17     Section 90. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
18 Section 5.756 as follows:
 
19     (30 ILCS 105/5.756 new)
20     Sec. 5.756. The Attorney General's State Projects and Court
21 Ordered Distribution Fund.
 
22     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23 becoming law.