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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - COMPREHENSIVE CHILDREN'S JEWELRY

SAFETY ACT

     

     

     Introduced By: Representative Laurence W. Ehrhardt

     Date Introduced: February 16, 2012

     Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare

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

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

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RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - COMPREHENSIVE CHILDREN'S JEWELRY

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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