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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to professional licensing requirements 2
for barbers and cosmetologists; amending s. 455.213, 3
F.S.; providing a period of time when a conviction, or 4
any other adjudication, for a crime may not be grounds 5
for denial of licensure as a barber or cosmetologist; 6
providing an exception; requiring the applicable board 7
to approve certain educational program credits offered 8
to inmates in certain institutions or facilities for 9
purposes of satisfying training requirements for 10
licensure as a barber or cosmetologist; providing an 11
effective date. 12
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of secti on 16
455.213, Florida Statutes, is amended, paragraph (f) is added to 17
that subsection, and paragraph (a) of that subsection is 18
republished, to read: 19
455.213 General licensing provisions. — 20
(3)(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the applicable board 21
shall use the process in this subsection for review of an 22
applicant's criminal record to determine his or her eligibility 23
for licensure as: 24
1. A barber under chapter 476; 25
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2. A cosmetologist or cosmetology specialist under chapter 26
477; 27
3. Any of the followin g construction professions under 28
chapter 489: 29
a. Air-conditioning contractor; 30
b. Electrical contractor; 31
c. Mechanical contractor; 32
d. Plumbing contractor; 33
e. Pollutant storage systems contractor; 34
f. Roofing contractor; 35
g. Sheet metal contracto r; 36
h. Solar contractor; 37
i. Swimming pool and spa contractor; 38
j. Underground utility and excavation contractor; or 39
k. Other specialty contractors; or 40
4. Any other profession for which the department issues a 41
license, provided the profession is offered to inmates in any 42
correctional institution or correctional facility as vocational 43
training or through an industry certification program. 44
(b)1. A conviction, or any other adjudication, for a crime 45
more than 3 years before the date the application is received by 46
the applicable board may not be grounds for denial of a license 47
specified in subparagraph (a)1. or subparagraph (a)2., unless 48
the applicant was convicted of a crime at any time during the 3 -49
year period immediately preceding the application. A conviction, 50
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or any other adjudication, for a crime more than 5 years before 51
the date the application is received by the applicable board may 52
not be grounds for denial of a license specified in subparagraph 53
(a)3. or subparagraph (a)4. paragraph (a). For purposes of this 54
paragraph, the term "conviction" means a determination of guilt 55
that is the result of a plea or trial, regardless of whether 56
adjudication is withheld. This paragraph does not limit the 57
applicable board from considering an applicant's crimin al 58
history that includes a crime listed in s. 775.21(4)(a)1. or s. 59
776.08 at any time, but only if such criminal history has been 60
found to relate to the practice of the applicable profession. 61
2. The applicable board may consider the criminal history 62
of an applicant for licensure under subparagraph (a)3. if such 63
criminal history has been found to relate to good moral 64
character. 65
(f) The applicable board shall approve educational program 66
credits offered to inmates in any correctional institution or 67
correctional facility as vocational training or through an 68
industry certification program for purposes of satisfying 69
applicable training requirements for licensure in a profession 70
under subparagraph (a)1. or subparagraph (a)2. 71
Section 2. This act shall take e ffect July 1, 2023. 72