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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to limited barbering; amending s. 2
476.144, F.S.; defining the term "limited barbering"; 3
authorizing persons without a license to practice 4
barbering to perform limited barbering in licensed 5
barbershops if certain requirements are met; amending 6
ss. 476.184, 476.188, 476.194, and 476.204, F.S.; 7
conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 8
amending s. 476.214, F.S.; authorizing the Barbers' 9
Board to discipline persons authorized to perform 10
limited barbering; providing an effective date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Subsection (8) is added to section 476.144, 15
Florida Statutes, to read: 16
476.144 Licensure.— 17
(8)(a) As used in this chapter, the term "limited 18
barbering" means the following practices when done for 19
remuneration for the public, but not when done for the treatment 20
of disease or physical or mental ailments: 21
1. Hair cutting and sty ling, including the application of 22
hair tonics and hair spray, but not including the application of 23
any other chemical preparations or solutions to the hair. 24
2. Mustache and beard trimming. 25
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3. Shampooing hair, including the application of hair 26
shampoos and hair conditioners, and blow drying hair. 27
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or 28
board rule, a person without a license to practice barbering who 29
has not completed the examination or training required under s. 30
476.114 may perform limited barbering if the person: 31
1. Registers his or her name with the board. 32
2. Performs limited barbering in a licensed barbershop 33
with a licensed barber present. 34
3. Has completed the continuing educational course 35
approved by the board on human im munodeficiency virus and 36
acquired immune deficiency syndrome required under s. 455.2228. 37
4. Complies with all safety and sanitation requirements 38
for barbershop personnel while performing limited barbering in a 39
licensed barbershop. 40
(c) Upon receipt of the registration request, the board: 41
1. May not charge a fee for such registration. 42
2. May deny such registration if the person has been 43
disciplined relating to the practice of barbering in the 44
previous 3 years in any jurisdiction or as provided under s. 45
455.213(3). 46
3. Must list the person on the department's website as a 47
limited barber upon granting a registration. 48
Section 2. Subsection (10) of section 476.184, Florida 49
Statutes, is amended to read: 50
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476.184 Barbershop licensure; requirements; f ee; 51
inspection; license display. — 52
(10) Each barbershop shall display, in a conspicuous 53
place, the barbershop license and each individual licensee's 54
certificate or each individual's proof of limited barbering 55
registration. 56
Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 476.188, Florida 57
Statutes, is amended to read: 58
476.188 Barber services to be performed in registered 59
barbershop; exception. — 60
(1) Barber services shall be performed only by licensed 61
barbers in registered barbershops, except as otherwise provide d 62
in this section. However, a person registered to perform limited 63
barbering under s. 476.144(8) may perform limited barbering in a 64
licensed barbershop. 65
Section 4. Paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) of subsection (1) 66
of section 476.194, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 67
476.194 Prohibited acts. — 68
(1) It is unlawful for any person to: 69
(a) Engage in the practice of barbering without an active 70
license as a barber issued pursuant to the provisions of this 71
act by the department , unless the person is regi stered to 72
perform limited barbering under s. 476.144(8) . 73
(b) Hire or employ any person to engage in the practice of 74
barbering unless such person holds a valid license as a barber 75
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or is registered to perform limited barbering under s. 76
476.144(8). 77
(d) Own, operate, maintain, open, establish, conduct, or 78
have charge of, either alone or with another person or persons, 79
a barbershop: 80
1. Which is not licensed under the provisions of this 81
chapter; or 82
2. In which a person not licensed as a barber is permitte d 83
to perform services, unless the person is registered to perform 84
limited barbering under s. 476.144(8) . 85
Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 86
476.204, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 87
476.204 Penalties.— 88
(1) It is unlawful for any person to: 89
(a) Hold himself or herself out as a barber unless duly 90
licensed as provided in this chapter or registered to perform 91
limited barbering under s. 476.144(8) . 92
Section 6. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 476.214, 93
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 94
476.214 Grounds for suspending, revoking, or refusing to 95
grant license or certificate. — 96
(1) The board shall have the power to revoke or suspend 97
any license, registration card, or certificate of registration , 98
including a registration to perform limited barbering, issued 99
pursuant to this act, or to reprimand, censure, deny subsequent 100
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licensure of, or otherwise discipline any holder of a license, 101
registration card, or certificate of registration , including a 102
registration to perform limited barbering, issued pursuant to 103
this act, for any of the following causes: 104
(a) Gross malpractice or gross incompetency in the 105
practice of barbering; 106
(b) Practice by a person knowingly having an infectious or 107
contagious disease; or 108
(c) Commission of an y of the offenses described in s. 109
476.194. 110
(2) The board shall keep a record of its disciplinary 111
proceedings against holders of licenses or certificates of 112
registration, including a registration to perform limited 113
barbering, issued pursuant to this act. 114
Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 115