Bill Text: NY A02042 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-02-02 - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION [A02042 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A02042-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2042
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 15, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Economic Development
       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
   22  reappointed for additional terms. The  secretary  shall  designate  from
   23  among  the members of the committee a chairperson who shall serve at the
   24  pleasure of the secretary.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1    3. The advisory committee shall advise the secretary  on  all  matters
    2  relating  to  this  article,  and on such other matters as the secretary
    3  shall request. In advising the secretary on matters  concerning  profes-
    4  sional education or curriculum, INCLUSIVE OF THE MAINTENANCE OF CULTURAL
    5  AND  ETHNIC AWARENESS WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED CURRICULUM IN REGARD TO HAIR
    6  TYPES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CURL PATTERN, HAIR  STRAND  THICK-
    7  NESS,  AND  VOLUME  OF HAIR, the advisory committee shall, to the extent
    8  practicable, consult with the state education department.
    9    S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 407 of  the  general  business  law,  as
   10  amended  by  chapter  255  of  the  laws  of 1999, is amended to read as
   11  follows:
   12    1. The examinations for the license to practice natural hair  styling,
   13  esthetics,  nail  specialty and cosmetology shall be practical and writ-
   14  ten. The examinations for the license to practice waxing shall be limit-
   15  ed to a written examination only. The secretary shall determine  reason-
   16  able  standards  of  performance for each license and shall evaluate the
   17  prospective applicants and applicants on the basis  of  such  standards.
   18  The  objectives  of the examinations shall be to insure that prospective
   19  applicants and applicants have sufficient basic skills to safeguard  the
   20  health  and  safety  of the public and to insure that prospective appli-
   21  cants and applicants have attained adequate levels of  skill  to  compe-
   22  tently  engage CLIENTS OF ALL HAIR TYPES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
   23  CURL PATTERN, HAIR STRAND THICKNESS, AND VOLUME OF HAIR  in  the  activ-
   24  ities authorized by the license.
   25    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.