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2016 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 183
BY SENATOR WHITE
COSMETOLOGY. Provides relative to the State Board of Cosmetology. (8/1/16)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 37:563(6), (8), and (10), 589(A), 594(B)(10), and 600(A)(12),
3 and to repeal R.S. 37:588, relative to the Louisiana Cosmetology Act; to provide for
4 definitions; to provide for registration for managers; to provide for application for
5 school certificate of registration; to provide for denial, suspension, summary
6 suspension, revocation or inactivity of certificate of registration; and to provide for
7 related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 37:563(6), (8), and (10), 589(A), 594(B)(10), and 600(A)(12) are
10 hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
11 §563. Definitions
12 As used in this Chapter, the following words shall have the meaning herein
13 ascribed to them, unless the content clearly otherwise indicates:
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15 (6) "Esthetics" means engaging in any one or a combination of the following
16 practices: massaging the face or neck of a person, dying or trimming eyebrows,
17 dying eyelashes or eyebrows applying natural or artificial enhancements to
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1 eyelashes, hair removal by cosmetic preparations, threading, waxing, or other similar
2 means, stimulating, cleansing, or beautifying the face, neck, arms, bust, upper body,
3 legs, or feet of a person by any method with the aid of the hands or of any
4 mechanical or electrical apparatus, including micro-dermabrasion, epidermabrasion,
5 or particle exfoliation using equipment and methodology approved by the board or
6 by the use of a cosmetic preparation; however, esthetics shall not include the
7 diagnosis, treatment, or therapy of any dermatological condition, or the process of
8 removing hair known as "electrolysis".
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10 (8) "Manicuring" means trimming, filing, decorating, shaping, sculpting, or
11 in any way caring for the nails and skin of another person's hands or feet together
12 with massaging the hands, arms, legs, and feet including pedicuring; however,
13 manicuring shall not include the use of blades or graters for callous or skin
14 removal.
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16 (10) "Manager" means any a person who responsible for supervising any
17 facility where one or more person offers cosmetology services or engages
18 supervises any person engaged in the practice of cosmetology required to be
19 licensed as in a beauty shop or salon.
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21 §589. Certificates of registration for managers
22 A. Any cosmetology salon owner who is not a licensed cosmetologist, any
23 manicuring salon owner who is not a licensed manicurist, and any esthetics salon
24 owner who is not a licensed esthetician shall employ a manager one or more
25 registered managers who is shall be a licensed cosmetologist and who shall not be
26 absent from the salon more than two working days per week; however, a registered
27 manicurist may manage a manicuring salon and a registered esthetician may manage
28 an esthetics salon. A registered manager shall be present at the salon during all
29 hours of operation and shall be responsible for ensuring that all persons
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1 practicing cosmetology within the facility are appropriately licensed and follow
2 all applicable laws and rules and regulations.
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4 §594. Application for school certificate of registration; change of location; change
5 of ownership
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7 B. At least thirty days prior to the board meeting, any person desiring to
8 operate a cosmetology school shall:
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10 (10) For all schools which charge tuition, submit proof of financial
11 responsibility to such extent as may be determined by the board or a surety bond
12 executed by a company authorized to do business in Louisiana in the amount of five
13 thirty thousand dollars in favor of the state of Louisiana. Such bond shall be used
14 for the benefit of any students who cannot complete the curriculum due to the closure
15 of the school, to the extent of the amount of the tuition paid. The board may, at any
16 time during the operation of a registered school, require additional data to be
17 submitted in order to satisfy the board of the school's financial responsibility.
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19 §600. Grounds for denial, suspension, summary suspension, or revocation of a
20 certificate of registration
21 A. The board may deny the issuance of, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew
22 any certificate of registration or place on probation any registrant, after notice and
23 opportunity for hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, upon proof of
24 any of the following:
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26 (12) Violation of any provision of this Chapter or any rule promulgated
27 pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.
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29 Section 2. R.S. 37:588 is hereby repealed.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Margaret M. Corley.
DIGEST
SB 183 Original 2016 Regular Session White
Present law establishes the Louisiana Cosmetology Act and provides for definitions and
regulations.
Proposed law provides for clarification of the definition of "esthetics" and "manager".
Proposed law provides that manicuring shall not include the use of blades or graters for
callous or skin removal.
Present law provides that any cosmetology salon owner who is not a licensed cosmetologist,
any manicuring salon owner who is not a licensed manicurist, and any esthetics salon owner
who is not a licensed esthetician shall employ a manager who is a licensed cosmetologist and
the manager shall not be absent from the salon more than two working days per week.
Proposed law provides that such owner shall employ one or more registered managers who
shall be licensed cosmetologists, and further provides that a registered manager shall be
present at the salon during all hours of operation and shall be responsible for ensuring that
all persons practicing cosmetology within the facility are appropriately licensed and follow
all applicable laws and rules and regulations.
Present law provides for requirements for application for a cosmetology school certificate
of registration.
Proposed law retains present law and changes the requirement of a surety bond from $5,000
to $30,000 for a school which charges tuition to show proof of financial responsibility.
Proposed law repeals present law regarding inactive certificate of registration and
reactivation of certificate.
Effective August 1, 2016.
(Amends R.S. 37:563(6), (8), and (10), 589(A), 594(B)(10), and 600(A)(12); repeals R.S.
37:588)
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