H.B. 238
         COSMETOLOGY AND HAIR BRAIDING

House Floor Amendments

Amendment 1 February 27, 2013 11:23 AM



Representative James A. Dunnigan proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 14 through 18 :    

             14          .    reduces the curriculum requirement for being licensed as a cosmetologist from
             15      2,000 hours to 1,600 hours
  for a student who begins study after January 1, 2013       ;

             16          .    reduces the experience requirement for certain licensure applicants;
  . requires that licensed schools under the act be recognized as institutions of postsecondary study by meeting certain requirements;      

             17          .    adds an exemption from licensure for a person who engages in hair braiding and
             18      does not engage in other activity requiring licensure;

2.    Page 10, Lines 289 through 290 :    

             289          (iv) that the applicant meets
  :

(A)  
the standards for barber schools, including staff and

             290      accreditation requirements, established by rule
{   .   }        ; and

(B) the requirements for recognition as an institution of postsecondary study as described in Subsection (19).  


3.    Page 10, Lines 295 through 300 :    

             295          (d) provide satisfactory documentation of:
             296          (i)
  (A)       graduation from a licensed or recognized cosmetology/barber school whose

             297      curriculum consists of a minimum of [2,000 hours of instruction, with full flexibility within the
             298      2,000 hours, or the equivalent number of credit hours over a period of not less than 50 weeks]
             299      1,600 hours of instruction, or the equivalent number of credit hours, with full flexibility within
             300      those hours
  , if the applicant was not a currently enrolled student of a cosmetology/barber school on January 1, 2013       ;        or

(B) graduation from a licensed or recognized cosmetology/barber school whose curriculum consists of a minimum of 2,000 hours of instruction, or the equivalent number of credit hours, with full flexibility within those hours, if the applicant's hours of instruction commenced before January 1, 2013 and the applicant was a currently enrolled student of a cosmetology/barber school on January 1, 2013;  


4.    Page 11, Lines 334 through 335 :    

             334          (iv) that the applicant meets
  :


(A)  
    
the standards for cosmetology schools, including staff and

             335      accreditation requirements, established by rule
{   .   }        ; and

(B) the requirements for recognition as an institution of postsecondary study as described in Subsection (19).  


5.    Page 12, Lines 363 through 364 :    

             363          (iv) that the applicant meets
  :

(A)  
the standards for electrologist schools, including staff,

             364      curriculum, and accreditation requirements, established by rule
{   .   }        ; and

(B) the requirements for recognition as an institution of postsecondary study as described in Subsection (19).  


6.    Page 15, Lines 441 through 443 :    

             441          (iv) that the applicant meets
  :

(A)  
the standards for esthetics schools, including staff,

             442      curriculum, and accreditation requirements, established by division rule made in collaboration
             443      with the board
{   .   }        ; and

(B) the requirements for recognition as an institution of postsecondary study as described in Subsection (19).  


7.    Page 16, Lines 482 through 483 :    

             482          (iv) that the applicant meets
  :

(A)  
the standards for nail technology schools, including staff,

             483      curriculum, and accreditation requirements, established by rule
{   .   }        ; and

(B) the requirements for recognition as an institution of postsecondary study as described in Subsection (19).  


8.    Page 16, Line 492 through Page 17, Line 493 :    

             492      hours under Subsection (18)(a).
  (19) A school licensed or applying for licensure under this chapter shall maintain recognition as an institution of postsecondary study by meeting the following conditions:

(a) the school shall admit as a regular student only an individual who has earned a recognized high school diploma or the equivalent of a recognized high school diploma, or who is beyond the age of compulsory high school attendance as prescribed by Title 53A, Chapter 11; and
(b) the school shall be licensed by name, or in the case of an applicant , shall apply for licensure by name, under this chapter to offer one or more training programs beyond the secondary level.  


Page 1 of 2
LRGC pasplund pasplund