2016 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 183
BY SENATOR WHITE
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, dyeing or trimming eyebrows,
17 dying eyelashes or eyebrows applying natural or artificial enhancements to
18 eyelashes, hair removal by cosmetic preparations, threading, waxing, or other similar
19 means, stimulating, cleansing, or beautifying the face, neck, arms, bust, upper body,
20 legs, or feet of a person by any method with the aid of the hands or of any
21 mechanical or electrical apparatus, including micro-dermabrasion, epidermabrasion,
22 or particle exfoliation using equipment and methodology approved by the board or
23 by the use of a cosmetic preparation; however, esthetics shall not include the
24 diagnosis, treatment, or therapy of any dermatological condition, or the process of
25 removing hair known as "electrolysis".
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1 (8) "Manicuring" means trimming, filing, decorating, shaping, sculpting, or
2 in any way caring for the nails and skin of another person's hands or feet together
3 with massaging the hands, arms, legs, and feet including pedicuring; however,
4 manicuring shall not include the use of blades or graters for callous or skin
5 removal.
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7 (10) "Manager" means any a person who responsible for supervising any
8 facility required to be licensed as a beauty shop or salon where one or more
9 person offers cosmetology services or engages supervises any person engaged in
10 the practice of cosmetology in a beauty shop or salon.
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12 §589. Certificates of registration for managers
13 A. Any cosmetology salon owner who is not a licensed cosmetologist, any
14 manicuring salon owner who is not a licensed manicurist, and any esthetics salon
15 owner who is not a licensed esthetician shall employ a manager one or more
16 registered managers who is shall be a licensed cosmetologist and who shall not be
17 absent from the salon more than two working days per week; however, a registered
18 manicurist may manage a manicuring salon and a registered esthetician may manage
19 an esthetics salon. A registered manager shall be present at the salon during all
20 hours of operation and shall be responsible for ensuring that all persons
21 practicing cosmetology within the facility are appropriately licensed and follow
22 all applicable laws and rules and regulations.
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24 §594. Application for school certificate of registration; change of location; change
25 of ownership
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27 B. At least thirty days prior to the board meeting, any person desiring to
28 operate a cosmetology school shall:
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30 (10) For all schools which charge tuition, submit proof of financial
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1 responsibility to such extent as may be determined by the board or a surety bond
2 executed by a company authorized to do business in Louisiana in the amount of five
3 thirty thousand dollars in favor of the state of Louisiana. Such bond shall be used
4 for the benefit of any students who cannot complete the curriculum due to the closure
5 of the school, to the extent of the amount of the tuition paid. The board may, at any
6 time during the operation of a registered school, require additional data to be
7 submitted in order to satisfy the board of the school's financial responsibility.
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9 §600. Grounds for denial, suspension, summary suspension, or revocation of a
10 certificate of registration
11 A. The board may deny the issuance of, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew
12 any certificate of registration or place on probation any registrant, after notice and
13 opportunity for hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, upon proof of
14 any of the following:
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16 (12) Violation of any provision of this Chapter or any rule promulgated
17 pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.
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19 Section 2. R.S. 37:588 is hereby repealed in its entirety.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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