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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 237A.12, subsection 1, Code 2003, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. i. Requirements relating to unsafe 1 4 children's products pursuant to section 237A.31. 1 5 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 237A.31 CHILDREN'S PRODUCT SAFETY. 1 6 1. Beginning January 1, 2004, a child care facility shall 1 7 not use or have on the premises an unsafe children's product. 1 8 This prohibition does not apply to an antique or collectible 1 9 children's product if the product is not used by or accessible 1 10 to any child in the child care facility. 1 11 2. The department shall, no later than September 1, 2003, 1 12 send a notice to all licensed or registered child care 1 13 facilities informing the facilities of the provisions of this 1 14 section. The department shall send notices to child care 1 15 facilities on a periodic basis of the provisions of this 1 16 section and of the most recent listing of unsafe children's 1 17 products maintained by the office of the attorney general 1 18 pursuant to section 714.26. 1 19 3. A licensed or registered child care facility shall 1 20 conspicuously post on the premises the most recently updated 1 21 copy of the list of unsafe children's products provided by the 1 22 department. 1 23 4. a. A licensed or registered child care facility shall 1 24 maintain a file of all notices sent by the department 1 25 regarding unsafe children's products, and shall make the file 1 26 available to facility personnel and to the parents of children 1 27 attending the facility. 1 28 b. A licensed or registered child care facility shall make 1 29 the file available to the department as part of any 1 30 inspection, investigation, or licensing or registration 1 31 process, and the facility shall certify in writing during any 1 32 of the processes, on a form provided by the department, that 1 33 the facility has reviewed each of the notices and that no 1 34 unsafe children's products are on the premises of the 1 35 facility. The department shall create and provide to all 2 1 licensed or registered child care facilities a certification 2 2 form to be used under this section. 2 3 5. The department may suspend or revoke the license or 2 4 certificate of registration of a child care facility or may 2 5 reduce the license of a child care facility to a provisional 2 6 license in accordance with section 237A.8, if the child care 2 7 facility does not comply with the requirements of this 2 8 section. 2 9 6. For the purposes of this section, "child", "children's 2 10 product", and "unsafe children's product" mean the same as 2 11 defined in section 714.26. 2 12 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 714.26 CHILDREN'S PRODUCT SAFETY 2 13 PENALTIES. 2 14 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise 2 15 requires: 2 16 a. "Child" means an unmarried person who is under eighteen 2 17 years of age. 2 18 b. "Children's product" means a product, including but not 2 19 limited to a full-size baby crib, non-full-size baby crib, 2 20 toddler bed, bed, car seat, chair, high chair, booster chair, 2 21 hook-on chair, bath seat, gate or other enclosure for 2 22 confining a child, play yard, stationary activity center, 2 23 carrier, stroller, walker, swing, or toy or play equipment, 2 24 that meets all of the following criteria: 2 25 (1) The product is designed or intended for the care of, 2 26 or use by, children under six years of age or is designed or 2 27 intended for the care of, or use by, both children under six 2 28 years of age and children six years of age or older. 2 29 (2) The product is designed or intended to come into 2 30 contact with the child while the product is used. 2 31 "Children's product" does not include a product that may be 2 32 used by or for the care of a child under six years of age, but 2 33 the product is designed or intended for use by the general 2 34 population or segments of the general population and not 2 35 solely or primarily for use by or for the care of a child, or 3 1 a product that is a medication, drug, or food or is intended 3 2 to be ingested. 3 3 c. "Commercial user" means a person who deals in 3 4 children's products or who holds the person out as having 3 5 knowledge or skill relating to children's products, or a 3 6 person who is in the business of remanufacturing, 3 7 retrofitting, selling, leasing, subletting, or otherwise 3 8 placing in the stream of commerce children's products. 3 9 d. "Consumer product safety commission" means the consumer 3 10 product safety commission created by the federal Consumer 3 11 Product Safety Act, Pub. L. No. 92-573, 86 Stat. 1210. 3 12 e. "Crib" means a bed or containment designed to 3 13 accommodate an infant. 3 14 f. "Full-size baby crib" means a full-size baby crib as 3 15 defined in 16 C.F.R. } 1508.1(a). 3 16 g. "Infant" means a person less than thirty-five inches 3 17 tall and less than three years of age. 3 18 h. "Non-full-size baby crib" means a non-full-size baby 3 19 crib as defined in 16 C.F.R. } 1509.2(b). 3 20 i. "Unsafe children's product" means any of the following: 3 21 (1) A children's product that does not conform to all 3 22 federal laws and regulations for the specific children's 3 23 product. 3 24 (2) The children's product has been recalled for any 3 25 reason by an agency of the federal government or the product's 3 26 manufacturer, distributor, or importer and the recall has not 3 27 been rescinded. 3 28 (3) An agency of the federal government has issued a 3 29 warning that the specific children's product's intended use 3 30 constitutes a safety hazard and the warning has not been 3 31 rescinded. 3 32 (4) With regard to a children's product that is a crib, 3 33 "unsafe children's product" means a crib that does not conform 3 34 to the standards endorsed or established by the consumer 3 35 product safety commission. 4 1 2. a. A commercial user shall not remanufacture, 4 2 retrofit, sell, resell, contract to sell or resell, lease, 4 3 sublet, or otherwise place in the stream of commerce, an 4 4 unsafe children's product. 4 5 b. Notwithstanding paragraph "a", an unsafe children's 4 6 product may be retrofitted if the retrofit has been approved 4 7 by the federal agency issuing the recall or warning or the 4 8 federal agency responsible for approving the retrofit if that 4 9 federal agency is not the same federal agency issuing the 4 10 recall or warning. A retrofitted children's product may be 4 11 sold if the children's product is accompanied at the time of 4 12 the sale by a notice declaring that the product is safe to 4 13 use. The notice shall include all of the following: 4 14 (1) A description of the original problem that made the 4 15 recalled product an unsafe children's product. 4 16 (2) A description of the retrofit that explains how the 4 17 original problem was eliminated and declaring that it is now 4 18 safe to use. 4 19 (3) The name and address of the commercial user who 4 20 accomplished the retrofit certifying that the work was done 4 21 along with the name and model number of the product 4 22 retrofitted. The commercial user shall be responsible for 4 23 ensuring that the notice is provided with the retrofitted 4 24 product at the time of the sale. 4 25 c. A retrofit is not required to comply with paragraph 4 26 "b", subparagraphs (1) through (3), if either of the following 4 27 apply: 4 28 (1) The retrofit is for a children's product that requires 4 29 assembly by the consumer, the approved retrofit is provided 4 30 with the product by the commercial user, and the retrofit is 4 31 accompanied at the time of sale by instructions explaining how 4 32 to apply the retrofit. 4 33 (2) The seller of a previously unsold children's product 4 34 accomplishes the repair prior to the sale and the repair is 4 35 approved or recommended by a federal agency. 5 1 3. a. The office of the attorney general shall create, 5 2 maintain, and update a comprehensive list of unsafe children's 5 3 products no later than January 1, 2004. The list shall be 5 4 available to the public at no cost and the list shall be 5 5 available on the office of the attorney general's internet 5 6 site. 5 7 4. A commercial user who willfully and knowingly violates 5 8 this section commits an unlawful practice and shall be subject 5 9 to the provisions of section 714.16 relating to an unlawful 5 10 practice. 5 11 5. A commercial user is not in violation of this section 5 12 if the specific unsafe children's product in question was not 5 13 included in the department listing thirty days prior to the 5 14 product being placed in the stream of commerce. 5 15 6. Remedies available under this section are in addition 5 16 to any other remedies or procedures that may be available to 5 17 an aggrieved party. 5 18 EXPLANATION 5 19 This bill relates to unsafe children's products. The bill 5 20 provides that beginning January 1, 2004, a licensed or 5 21 registered child care facility is prohibited from using or 5 22 having on its premises an unsafe children's product. No later 5 23 than September 1, 2003, the department of human services is to 5 24 send a notice of the prohibition to each child care facility 5 25 and is to send periodic notices that include information 5 26 regarding the prohibition and the most recently updated list 5 27 of unsafe children's products maintained by the office of the 5 28 attorney general to each child care facility. Each child care 5 29 facility is to maintain a file of all notices received and is 5 30 to conspicuously post on the premises the most recently 5 31 updated copy of the list of unsafe children's products, is to 5 32 maintain a file of all notices sent by the department 5 33 regarding unsafe children's products, is to make the file 5 34 available to facility personnel and to the parents of children 5 35 attending the facility, is to make the file available to the 6 1 department as part of any inspection, investigation, licensing 6 2 or registration process, and is to certify in writing during 6 3 any of the processes, on a form provided by the department, 6 4 that the facility has reviewed each of the notices and that no 6 5 unsafe children's products are on the premises of the 6 6 facility. The bill directs the department of human services 6 7 to create and provide to all child care facilities the 6 8 certification form to be used. A child care facility that 6 9 does not comply with the requirements related to children's 6 10 product safety is subject to suspension or revocation of 6 11 licensure or certificate of registration or to reduction of a 6 12 license to a provisional license. 6 13 The bill also prohibits a commercial user as defined in the 6 14 bill from remanufacturing, retrofitting, selling, reselling, 6 15 contracting to sell or resell, leasing, subletting, or 6 16 otherwise placing in the stream of commerce, an unsafe 6 17 children's product. The bill provides exceptions for certain 6 18 retrofitting of products. The bill provides definitions of 6 19 "child", "children's product", "commercial user", "consumer 6 20 product safety commission", "crib", "full-size baby crib", 6 21 "infant", "non-full-size baby crib", and "unsafe children's 6 22 product". The bill directs the office of the attorney general 6 23 to create, maintain, and update a comprehensive list of unsafe 6 24 children's products no later than January 1, 2004. The list 6 25 is to be available to the public at no cost and is also to be 6 26 available on the office of the attorney general's internet 6 27 site. The bill provides that a commercial user who willfully 6 28 and knowingly violates the bill commits an unlawful practice 6 29 and is subject to the provisions of the consumer frauds law, 6 30 which provides for civil penalties and injunctive relief. The 6 31 bill also provides that remedies available under the bill are 6 32 in addition to any other remedies or procedures that may be 6 33 available to an aggrieved party. A commercial user is not in 6 34 violation of the bill if the specific unsafe children's 6 35 product in question was not included in the attorney general's 7 1 listing 30 days prior to the product being placed in the 7 2 stream of commerce. 7 3 LSB 2012HH 80 7 4 pf/sh/8
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