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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - COMPREHENSIVE CHILDREN'S JEWELRY | |
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SAFETY ACT | |
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Introduced By: Senators Sheehan, Perry, Miller, Sosnowski, and Gallo | |
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Date Introduced: February 16, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Title 23 of the General Laws entitled "HEALTH AND SAFETY" is hereby |
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amended by adding thereto the following chapter: |
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CHAPTER 24.11 |
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COMPREHENSIVE CHILDREN'S JEWELRY SAFETY ACT |
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23-24.11-1. Short title. – This act shall be known and may be cited as the |
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“Comprehensive Children’s Jewelry Safety Act.” |
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23-24.11-2. Definitions. – (a) “Children’s jewelry” means jewelry designed or intended |
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primarily for use by children twelve (12) years of age or younger to be worn as an item of |
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personal ornamentation, and does not include: |
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(1) Toys or other products intended for use when a child plays; |
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(2) Accessories; |
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(3) Apparel; |
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(4) Footwear; or |
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(5) Any other product whose purpose is primarily functional and not ornamental. |
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(b) “ASTM F 2923-11” means the ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) |
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International Standard Specification for Consumer Product Safety for Children’s Jewelry in effect |
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on January 1, 2012. |
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23-24.11-3. Requirements. – All children’s jewelry manufactured one hundred eighty |
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(180) days after the effective date of this act shall meet the requirements of ASTM F 2923-11. |
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23-24.11-4. Duration. – The provisions of this chapter shall remain in effect until a |
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superseding federal standard for children’s jewelry takes effect. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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OF | |
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RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - COMPREHENSIVE CHILDREN'S JEWELRY | |
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SAFETY ACT | |
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This act would require children’s jewelry to conform to standards promulgated by the |
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American Society for Testing and Materials. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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