Bill Text: CT SB00985 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Barbershops And Apprenticeships.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-04 - Signed by the Governor [SB00985 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00985-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 985 | ||
January Session, 2015 |
LCO No. 3777 | ||
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Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES |
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AN ACT CONCERNING BARBERSHOPS AND APPRENTICESHIPS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2015) (a) When used in this section and sections 20-235a of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and 20-236 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, "apprentice" means a person employed under an apprentice agreement to work at and learn a specific trade; and "apprentice agreement" means a written agreement entered into by a person, or on his or her behalf by his or her parent or guardian, with an employer, or with an association of employers and an organization of employees acting as a joint apprenticeship committee, which agreement provides for not less than two thousand hours of work experience in approved trade training consistent with recognized requirements established by the Connecticut Examining Board for Barbers, Hairdressers and Cosmeticians.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2016, the Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement the provisions of this section and sections 20-235a of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and 20-236 of the general statutes, as amended by this act.
Sec. 2. Section 20-235a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):
(a) There shall be within the Department of Public Health a Connecticut Examining Board for Barbers, Hairdressers and Cosmeticians. Said board shall consist of nine members appointed, subject to the provisions of section 4-9a, by the Governor as follows: Three master barbers, three persons who are registered hairdressers and cosmeticians, and three public members. The Governor shall appoint a chairperson from among such members. Members shall be residents of this state. No member shall be an elected official of a professional association of barbers, hairdressers or cosmeticians or have been such an official for one year immediately preceding his appointment. Said board shall meet at least once during each calendar quarter and at such other times as the chairperson deems necessary. Special meetings shall be held at the request of a majority of the board after notice in accordance with the provisions of section 1-225. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum. Members shall not be compensated for their services. Any member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings or who fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned from office. Minutes of all meetings shall be recorded by the board. No member shall participate in the affairs of the board during the pendency of any disciplinary proceedings by the board against such member. Said board shall (1) hear and decide matters concerning suspension or revocation of licensure, (2) adjudicate complaints filed against practitioners and (3) impose sanctions where appropriate.
(b) The examining board may adopt recommendations for minimum standards of apprenticeship and for related and supplementary instruction, encourage registration and approval of apprentice agreements and apprentice programs, and issue certificates of completion upon the verification by employers or joint apprenticeship committees of the satisfactory completion of the term of apprenticeship. The examining board shall formulate policies for the effective administration of this section. All apprentice programs approved and registered with the examining board in accordance with recommendations adopted by the examining board under this section and regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Public Health under section 1 of this act shall be on a voluntary basis and shall be installed for the purpose of developing skilled barbers in the state.
Sec. 3. Section 20-236 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):
(a) (1) Any person desiring to obtain a license as a barber shall apply in writing on forms furnished by the Department of Public Health and shall pay to the department a fee of one hundred dollars. The department shall not issue a license until the applicant has made written application to the department, setting forth by affidavit that the applicant has (A) (i) successfully completed the eighth grade, [(B)] (ii) completed a course of not less than one thousand hours of study in a school approved in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or, if trained outside of Connecticut, in a barber school or college whose requirements are equivalent to those of a Connecticut barber school or college, and [(C)] (iii) passed a written examination satisfactory to the department, or (B) if the applicant is an apprentice, (i) successfully completed the eighth grade, (ii) completed an apprenticeship approved by the Connecticut Examining Board for Barbers, Hairdressers and Cosmeticians, and (iii) passed a written examination satisfactory to the department. Examinations required for licensure under this chapter shall be prescribed by the department with the advice and assistance of the board. The department shall establish a passing score for examinations required under this chapter with the advice and assistance of the board. No license issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter may be assigned or transferred to another person.
(2) Any person who holds a license at the time of application to practice the occupation of barbering in any other state, the District of Columbia or in a commonwealth or territory of the United States, and was issued such license on the basis of successful completion of a program of education and training in barbering and an examination, shall be eligible for licensing in this state and entitled to a license without examination upon payment of a fee of one hundred dollars.
(3) Any person who holds a license to practice the occupation of barbering in any other state, the District of Columbia, or in a commonwealth or territory of the United States, and has held such license for a period of not less than forty years, shall be eligible for licensure without examination. No license shall be issued under this section to any applicant against whom professional disciplinary action is pending or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint.
(b) (1) Barber schools shall obtain approval pursuant to this section prior to commencing operation. In the event that an approved school undergoes a change of ownership or location, such approval shall become void and the school shall apply for a new approval pursuant to this section. Applications for such approval shall be on forms prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Health. In the event that a school fails to comply with the provisions of this subsection, no credit toward the one thousand hours of study required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be granted to any student for instruction received prior to the effective date of school approval.
(2) The Commissioner of Public Health, in consultation with the Connecticut Examining Board for Barbers, Hairdressers and Cosmeticians, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to prescribe minimum curriculum requirements for barber schools. The commissioner, in consultation with said board, may adopt a curriculum and procedures for the approval of barber schools, provided the commissioner prints notice of intent to adopt regulations concerning the adoption of a curriculum and procedures for the approval of barber schools in the Connecticut Law Journal not later than thirty days after the date of implementation of such curriculum and such procedures. The curriculum and procedures implemented pursuant to this section shall be valid until such time final regulations are adopted.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2015 |
New section |
Sec. 2 |
October 1, 2015 |
20-235a |
Sec. 3 |
October 1, 2015 |
20-236 |
Statement of Purpose:
To create an apprenticeship program for barbers in the state.
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