Bill Text: MN HF902 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Cosmetology continuing education requirements established.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-05-06 - Referred to Finance [HF902 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF902-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to cosmetologists; establishing continuing education requirements;
1.3amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 155A.27, subdivision 7; proposing
1.4coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 155A.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 155A.27, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 7. Renewals. Renewal of license shall be for a period of three years
1.8under conditions and process established by rule and subject to continuing education
1.9requirements of section 155A.271.
1.10 Sec. 2. [155A.271] CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.
1.11 Subdivision 1. Continuing education requirements. Effective August 1, 2014,
1.12to qualify for license renewal under this chapter as an individual cosmetologist, nail
1.13technician, esthetician, or salon manager, the applicant must attest to the completion of
1.14four hours of continuing education credits from an accredited school or a professional
1.15association of cosmetology during the three years prior to the applicant's renewal
1.16date. One credit hour of the requirement must include instruction pertaining to state
1.17laws and rules governing the practice of cosmetology. Three credit hours must include
1.18instruction pertaining to health, safety, and sanitation matters consistent with the United
1.19States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards
1.20applicable to the practice of cosmetology, or other applicable federal health, sanitation,
1.21and safety standards, and must be regularly updated so as to incorporate newly developed
1.22standards and accepted professional best practices. Credit hours earned are valid for three
2.1years and may be applied simultaneously to all individual licenses held by a licensee under
2.2this chapter. This subdivision does not apply to instructors or inactive licenses.
2.3 Subd. 2. Schools and professional association. Only a board-licensed school of
2.4cosmetology, a postsecondary institution as defined in section 136A.103, paragraph (a), or
2.5a board-recognized professional association may offer continuing education curriculum
2.6for credit under this section. The school or professional association may offer online
2.7and independent study options to achieve maximum involvement of licensees and is
2.8encouraged to offer classes available in foreign language formats.
2.9 Subd. 3. Proof of credits. The school or professional association shall provide
2.10to licensees who attend a class a receipt to prove completion of the class. Licensees
2.11shall retain proof of their continuing education credits for one year beyond the credit's
2.12expiration. The school or professional association shall retain documentation of all
2.13licensees successfully completing a class and the licensee's credit hours for five years.
2.14 Subd. 4. Audit. The board shall conduct random audits of active licensees
2.15periodically to ensure compliance with continuing education requirements. To initiate
2.16an audit, the board shall notify an active licensee of the audit and request proof of
2.17credits earned during a specified period. The licensee must provide the requested proof
2.18to the board within 30 days of an audit notice. The board may request that a school or
2.19professional association verify a licensee's credits. The school or professional association
2.20must furnish verification, or a written statement that the credits are not verified, within 15
2.21days of the board's request for verification. If the board determines a licensee has failed to
2.22provide proof of necessary credits earned during the specified time, the board may revoke
2.23the individual' s license and may deem the individual a lapsed practitioner subject to
2.24penalty under section 155A.25 or 155A.36.
2.25 Sec. 3. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
2.26The revisor of statutes shall replace the term "manicurist" with the term "nail
2.27technician" wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules.
1.3amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 155A.27, subdivision 7; proposing
1.4coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 155A.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 155A.27, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 7. Renewals. Renewal of license shall be for a period of three years
1.8under conditions and process established by rule and subject to continuing education
1.9requirements of section 155A.271.
1.10 Sec. 2. [155A.271] CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.
1.11 Subdivision 1. Continuing education requirements. Effective August 1, 2014,
1.12to qualify for license renewal under this chapter as an individual cosmetologist, nail
1.13technician, esthetician, or salon manager, the applicant must attest to the completion of
1.14four hours of continuing education credits from an accredited school or a professional
1.15association of cosmetology during the three years prior to the applicant's renewal
1.16date. One credit hour of the requirement must include instruction pertaining to state
1.17laws and rules governing the practice of cosmetology. Three credit hours must include
1.18instruction pertaining to health, safety, and sanitation matters consistent with the United
1.19States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards
1.20applicable to the practice of cosmetology, or other applicable federal health, sanitation,
1.21and safety standards, and must be regularly updated so as to incorporate newly developed
1.22standards and accepted professional best practices. Credit hours earned are valid for three
2.1years and may be applied simultaneously to all individual licenses held by a licensee under
2.2this chapter. This subdivision does not apply to instructors or inactive licenses.
2.3 Subd. 2. Schools and professional association. Only a board-licensed school of
2.4cosmetology, a postsecondary institution as defined in section 136A.103, paragraph (a), or
2.5a board-recognized professional association may offer continuing education curriculum
2.6for credit under this section. The school or professional association may offer online
2.7and independent study options to achieve maximum involvement of licensees and is
2.8encouraged to offer classes available in foreign language formats.
2.9 Subd. 3. Proof of credits. The school or professional association shall provide
2.10to licensees who attend a class a receipt to prove completion of the class. Licensees
2.11shall retain proof of their continuing education credits for one year beyond the credit's
2.12expiration. The school or professional association shall retain documentation of all
2.13licensees successfully completing a class and the licensee's credit hours for five years.
2.14 Subd. 4. Audit. The board shall conduct random audits of active licensees
2.15periodically to ensure compliance with continuing education requirements. To initiate
2.16an audit, the board shall notify an active licensee of the audit and request proof of
2.17credits earned during a specified period. The licensee must provide the requested proof
2.18to the board within 30 days of an audit notice. The board may request that a school or
2.19professional association verify a licensee's credits. The school or professional association
2.20must furnish verification, or a written statement that the credits are not verified, within 15
2.21days of the board's request for verification. If the board determines a licensee has failed to
2.22provide proof of necessary credits earned during the specified time, the board may revoke
2.23the individual' s license and may deem the individual a lapsed practitioner subject to
2.24penalty under section 155A.25 or 155A.36.
2.25 Sec. 3. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
2.26The revisor of statutes shall replace the term "manicurist" with the term "nail
2.27technician" wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules.
