Bill Text: NY A08286 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Provides that state cosmetology curriculums and examinations reflect instruction concerning cultural and ethnic awareness in regard to hair type.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-02 - REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS [A08286 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A08286-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        8286--A
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   November 20, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Economic Development -- recommitted to the Committee on Econom-
         ic Development in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
         discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
         to said committee
       AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to providing  that
         state  cosmetology  curriculums  and  examinations reflect instruction
         concerning cultural and ethnic awareness in regard to hair types
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.   Subdivisions 1 and 3 of section 403 of the general busi-
    2  ness law, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 341 of the  laws  of  1998
    3  and  subdivision  3  as  added  by  chapter 509 of the laws of 1992, are
    4  amended to read as follows:
    5    1. There shall  be  established  within  the  department  an  advisory
    6  committee  which  shall  consist of [nine] TEN members broadly represen-
    7  tative of the appearance enhancement industry[,]; including  one  person
    8  engaged  in  the  practice  of  either  nail specialty or waxing[,]; two
    9  persons engaged in natural hair styling[,]; one of whom shall  be  know-
   10  ledgeable  in  the practice of styling techniques which place tension on
   11  the hair roots[,]; one  person  engaged  in  esthetics[,];  two  persons
   12  engaged  in  cosmetology[,];  two persons engaged in training of persons
   13  for such practices[, and]; one person licensed as a  dermatologist;  AND
   14  ONE PERSON WHO SHALL ENSURE STRICT ADHERENCE TO QUALITY SERVICES FOR ALL
   15  CLIENTS  OF ALL HAIR TYPES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CURL PATTERN,
   16  HAIR STRAND THICKNESS, AND VOLUME OF HAIR.  The secretary shall  appoint
   17  such  persons  to  serve  on  the advisory committee, provided, that two
   18  shall be appointed by the secretary on the recommendation of the  tempo-
   19  rary president of the senate and two shall be appointed by the secretary
   20  on the recommendation of the speaker of the assembly. Each member of the
   21  committee  shall  be appointed for terms of two years. Any member may be
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  reappointed for additional terms. The  secretary  shall  designate  from
    2  among  the members of the committee a chairperson who shall serve at the
    3  pleasure of the secretary.
    4    3.  The  advisory  committee shall advise the secretary on all matters
    5  relating to this article, and on such other  matters  as  the  secretary
    6  shall  request.  In advising the secretary on matters concerning profes-
    7  sional education or curriculum, INCLUSIVE OF THE MAINTENANCE OF CULTURAL
    8  AND ETHNIC AWARENESS WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED CURRICULUM IN REGARD TO  HAIR
    9  TYPES,  INCLUDING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CURL PATTERN, HAIR STRAND THICK-
   10  NESS, AND VOLUME OF HAIR, the advisory committee shall,  to  the  extent
   11  practicable, consult with the state education department.
   12    S  2.  Subdivision  1  of  section 407 of the general business law, as
   13  amended by chapter 255 of the laws  of  1999,  is  amended  to  read  as
   14  follows:
   15    1.  The examinations for the license to practice natural hair styling,
   16  esthetics, nail specialty and cosmetology shall be practical  and  writ-
   17  ten. The examinations for the license to practice waxing shall be limit-
   18  ed  to a written examination only. The secretary shall determine reason-
   19  able standards of performance for each license and  shall  evaluate  the
   20  prospective  applicants  and  applicants on the basis of such standards.
   21  The objectives of the examinations shall be to insure  that  prospective
   22  applicants  and applicants have sufficient basic skills to safeguard the
   23  health and safety of the public and to insure  that  prospective  appli-
   24  cants  and  applicants  have attained adequate levels of skill to compe-
   25  tently engage CLIENTS OF ALL HAIR TYPES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,
   26  CURL  PATTERN,  HAIR  STRAND THICKNESS, AND VOLUME OF HAIR in the activ-
   27  ities authorized by the license.
   28    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.