Bill Text: IL SB0675 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall, upon the request of an applicant, provide for the administration of any written examination in the Chinese, Korean, Spanish, or Vietnamese languages. Further provides that the Department shall adopt rules to ensure that the examinations are properly translated and that the examinations are consistent in terms of knowledge tested and difficulty. Provides that the Department is not required to administer a written examination in Chinese, Korean, Spanish, or Vietnamese if it determines that knowledge of the English language is a necessary qualification for the license that the applicant is seeking.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-25 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB0675 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SB0675-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 SB0675 Introduced 2/25/2021, by Sen. Ram Villivalam SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 410/3-6 from Ch. 111, par. 1703-6
Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall, upon the request of an applicant, provide for the administration of any written examination in the Chinese, Korean, Spanish, or Vietnamese languages. Further provides that the Department shall adopt rules to ensure that the examinations are properly translated and that the examinations are consistent in terms of knowledge tested and difficulty. Provides that the Department is not required to administer a written examination in Chinese, Korean, Spanish, or Vietnamese if it determines that knowledge of the English language is a necessary qualification for the license that the applicant is seeking.
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair
Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 is amended by
changing Section 3-6 as follows:
(225 ILCS 410/3-6) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703-6)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3-6. Examination. The Department shall authorize
examinations of applicants for licensure as cosmetologists and
teachers of cosmetology at the times and places it may
determine. The Department may provide by rule for the
administration of the examination prior to the completion of
the applicant's program of training as required in Section
3-2, 3-3, or 3-4. Notwithstanding Section 3-2, 3-3, or 3-4, an
applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist who has completed
1,200 hours in the study of cosmetology may take the
examination. If an applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist
fails to pass 3 examinations conducted by the Department, the
applicant shall, before taking a subsequent examination,
furnish evidence of not less than 250 hours of additional
study of cosmetology in an approved school of cosmetology
since the applicant last took the examination. If an applicant

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for licensure as a cosmetology teacher fails to pass 3
examinations conducted by the Department, the applicant shall,
before taking a subsequent examination, furnish evidence of
not less than 80 hours of additional study in teaching
methodology and educational psychology in an approved school
of cosmetology since the applicant last took the examination.
An applicant who fails to pass the fourth examination shall
not again be admitted to an examination unless: (i) in the case
of an applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist, the
applicant again takes and completes a program of 1500 hours in
the study of cosmetology in an approved school of cosmetology
extending over a period that commences after the applicant
fails to pass the fourth examination and that is not less than
8 months nor more than 7 consecutive years in duration; (ii) in
the case of an applicant for licensure as a cosmetology
teacher, the applicant again takes and completes a program of
1000 hours of teacher training in an approved school of
cosmetology, except that if the applicant had 2 years of
practical experience as a licensed cosmetologist within the 5
years preceding the initial examination taken by the
applicant, the applicant must again take and complete a
program of 500 hours of teacher training in an approved school
of cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology; or (iii) in the
case of an applicant for licensure as a cosmetology clinic
teacher, the applicant again takes and completes a program of
250 hours of clinic teacher training in a licensed school of

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cosmetology or an instructor's institute of 20 hours. The
requirements for remedial training set forth in this Section
may be waived in whole or in part by the Department upon proof
to the Department that the applicant has demonstrated
competence to again sit for the examination. The Department
shall adopt rules establishing the standards by which this
determination shall be made. Each cosmetology applicant shall
be given a written examination testing both theoretical and
practical knowledge, which shall include, but not be limited
to, questions that determine the applicant's knowledge of
product chemistry, sanitary rules, sanitary procedures,
chemical service procedures, hazardous chemicals and exposure
minimization, knowledge of the anatomy of the skin, scalp,
hair, and nails as they relate to applicable services under
this Act and labor and compensation laws.
The examination of applicants for licensure as a
cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology teacher may include
all of the elements of the exam for licensure as a
cosmetologist, esthetician, or nail technician and also
include teaching methodology, classroom management, record
keeping, and any other related subjects that the Department in
its discretion may deem necessary to insure competent
performance. The Department shall, upon the request of an
applicant, provide for the administration of any written
examination in the Chinese, Korean, Spanish, or Vietnamese
languages. Prior to making written examinations in Chinese,

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Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese available to applicants, the
Department shall adopt rules to ensure that the examinations
are properly translated and that the examinations are
consistent in terms of knowledge tested and difficulty. The
Department is not required to administer a written examination
in Chinese, Korean, Spanish, or Vietnamese if it determines
that knowledge of the English language is a necessary
qualification for the license that the applicant is seeking.
This Act does not prohibit the practice of cosmetology by
one who has applied in writing to the Department, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Department, for a license as a
cosmetologist, or the teaching of cosmetology by one who has
applied in writing to the Department, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Department, for a license as a cosmetology
teacher or cosmetology clinic teacher, if the person has
complied with all the provisions of this Act in order to
qualify for a license, except the passing of an examination to
be eligible to receive a license, until: (a) the expiration of
6 months after the filing of the written application, (b) the
decision of the Department that the applicant has failed to
pass an examination within 6 months or failed without an
approved excuse to take an examination conducted within 6
months by the Department, or (c) the withdrawal of the
application.
(Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15; 100-642, eff. 1-1-19;
100-934, eff. 1-1-19.)