California Senate Bill SB896 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 896AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 17, 2016 INTRODUCED BY Senator  Bates   Nguyen  JANUARY 21, 2016 An act to  amend Section 921 of   add Section 7353.5 to  the Business and Professions Code, relating to  healing arts.   professions and vocations.  LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 896, as amended,  Bates   Nguyen  .  Health care professionals.   Barbering and cosmetology: nail care establishments: credit and debit cards.   Existing law, the Barbering and Cosmetology Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of barbers, cosmetologists, estheticians, manicurists, electrologists, and apprentices by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology. The act requires the licensure of any person, firm, or corporation operating an establishment engaged in a practice regulated by the board, as specified, and requires a licensed establishment to comply with various requirements. A violation of the Barbering and Cosmetology Act is generally a misdemeanor.   This bill would require an establishment offering nail care services, if it accepts a debit or credit as payment for nail care services, to also accept a debit or credit card for payment of a tip.   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.   Existing law, the Health Care Professional Disaster Response Act, states findings of the Legislature regarding the shortage of qualified health care practitioners during times of national or state disasters, and authorizes a physician and surgeon, whose license has been expired for less than 5 years and who meets specified criteria, to obtain a license without paying fees.   This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to those findings.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program:  no   yes  . THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Section 7353.5 is added to the   Business and Professions Code   , to read:   7353.5. If an establishment offering nail care services accepts a debit or credit card as payment for nail care services, the establishment shall also accept a debit or credit card for payment of a tip.   SEC. 2.   No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.   SECTION 1.   Section 921 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 921. (a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following: (1) In times of national or state disasters, a shortage of qualified health care practitioners may exist in areas throughout the state where they are desperately required to respond to public health emergencies. (2) Health care practitioners with lapsed or inactive licenses could potentially serve in those areas where a shortage of qualified health care practitioners exists, if licensing requirements were streamlined and fees curtailed. (b) Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to address these matters through the Health Care Professional Disaster Response Act.