Existing law, the Barbering and Cosmetology Act, provides for the licensing and regulation of persons engaging in the practice of barbering, cosmetology, or electrolysis, as specified. Existing law authorizes an apprentice, as defined, to perform services under the supervision of a licensee approved by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, as specified. Practicing barbering, cosmetology, or electrolysis without being properly licensed is a crime.
This bill would define the term “under the supervision of a licensee” for these provisions to mean a person supervised at all times by a licensee while performing services in a licensed establishment. The bill would also prohibit an apprentice from being the only person working in an establishment and would deem an apprentice who is not being supervised by a licensee to be practicing under the act
without a license.
Because this bill would expand the scope of a crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.