Bill Text: NY S02599 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Senate Bill 2599 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Provides for the licensing and regulation of the profession of reflexology.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-03 - PRINT NUMBER 2599A [S02599 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S02599-Amended.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                         2599--A
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 26, 2015
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sens.  LATIMER, ADDABBO, AVELLA, BONACIC, PARKER -- read
          twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
          Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on High-
          er  Education  in  accordance  with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  the  licensing  and
          regulation of the profession of reflexology
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article  155-A
     2  to read as follows:
     3                                ARTICLE 155-A
     4                                 REFLEXOLOGY
     5  Section 7850. Introduction.
     6          7851. Definitions.
     7          7852. Practice of reflexology and use of title "reflexologist".
     8          7853. State board for reflexology.
     9          7854. Requirements for a professional license.
    10          7855. Exempt persons.
    11          7856. Limited permits.
    12          7857. Special provisions.
    13    §  7850.  Introduction.  This  article  applies  to  the profession of
    14  reflexology. The general provisions for  all  professions  contained  in
    15  article one hundred thirty of this title apply to this article.
    16    § 7851. Definitions. As used in this article the following terms shall
    17  have the following meanings:
    18    1.  "Board"  means  the state board for reflexology created by section
    19  seventy-eight hundred fifty-three of this article.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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