Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman ELLEN J. PARK
District 37 (Bergen)
SYNOPSIS
Modifies languages that examinations are to be conducted in for applicants seeking professional license issued by New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning examinations for professional licenses issued by the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling, and amending P.L.1984, c.205.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 27 of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-27) is amended to read as follows:
27. All examinations conducted by the board pursuant to this act, including any examination required of a practicing licensee, shall consist of practical and written portions and [may] shall be administered in English, [and in the case of practicing licensees, in Spanish or with the aid of a translator, if the board, in its discretion, deems that aid to be warranted] with the option to provide the examinations in the four other languages most commonly spoken in the State. The Division of Consumers Affairs shall post on its Internet website the four other languages in which the practical and written examination are to be offered. The Director of the division shall, at least every five years, verify the four languages, other than English, most commonly spoken in the State.
(cf: P.L.1991, c.313, s.3)
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the tenth month next after enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill modifies current law by requiring the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling to offer its practical and written examinations in English and provide the option to offer the examinations in the four other most commonly spoken languages in the State. Existing law only requires the board to provide the examinations in English, with the option of Spanish in the case of practicing licensees (who may also be approved by the board for the use of a translator). The Division of Consumers Affairs is required to post on its Internet website the four other languages in which the practical and written examination will be offered. The director of the division is to verify, at least every five years, the four most commonly spoken languages, other than English, in New Jersey.