,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cagc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #be1 #bjac
 ,mr4 ,griffin of ,arkansas introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,education and the 
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to clarify that 
volunteers at a children's consignment  
event are not employees under the ,fair 
,labor ,standards ,act of #aich4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,children's ,consignment ,event     
,recognition ,act of #bjac4  #b4        
,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act is to
 ensure that individuals and families   
may pool their resources1 time1 efforts1
 and energies1 with or without the      
assistance of a facilitator1 to sell1   
purchase1 and otherwise exchange        
children's clothing1 toys1 bedding1     
furniture1 and related accessories1 and 
maternity clothing and accessories      
without fear that they will be deemed to
 be employees under the ,fair ,labor    
,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 

#bja et seq474  #c4 ,amendments to the  
,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich   
,section #c7;e7 of the ,fair ,labor     
,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjc7 is amended--  7#a7 in paragraph   
7#a71 by striking and 7#d7 and inserting
 1 7#d71 7#e71 and 7#f72 and  7#b7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7#f7  
7,a7 ,the term employee does not        
include--  7i7 individuals who volunteer
 their services before1 during1 or after
 a children's consignment event with or 
without the assistance of a facilitator 
and--  7,i7 provide not less than #ae   
items for sale at such children's       
consignment event2  7,,ii7 receive a    
right to shop from the facilitator at   
such children's consignment event before
 such event is open to the general      
public2 or  7ii7 the spouse1 children1  
spouses of children1 grandchildren1     
parents1 and parents of spouses of the  
individuals described in clause 7i74    
7,b7 ,for purposes of this paragraph1   
the term children's consignment event   

means a sale or other event in which--  
7i7 not less than #ij percent of the    
fair market value1 in the aggregate1 of 
the items offered for sale at such event
 are--  7,i7 children's or maternity    
items2 and  7,,ii7 resale items offered 
for sale on consignment by consignors2  
and  7ii7 such event is held in a single
 physical location and is open to the   
public for the sale of goods for #h or  
fewer sale days within any #cj-;day     
period4  7,c7 ,for purposes of this     
paragraph1 the term facilitator means a 
person that organizes or hosts a        
children's consignment event1 or        
otherwise actively provides an          
opportunity for individuals described in
 subparagraph 7,a7 to volunteer at a    
children's consignment event4  4