Newsom also signed, AB 1880, introduced by Assemblymember Juan Alanis (R), which would expand the existing Coogan Law to incorporate minors working as content creators online. Coogan Law, which was signed in 1939, was meant to ensure that portions of child performers’ earnings go into a trust.
Other states have acted in a similar manner. Illinois became the first state to pass a law that requires parents to put aside half of the profits to their child in a fund as long as the children appear in at least 30 percent of time on-screen in a one-year span.
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