Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S146 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 336 FILED ON: 1/13/2023
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 146
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Cynthia Stone Creem
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act to mandate domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for aestheticians,
13	13	barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, hairdressers, manicurists, and massage therapists.
14	14	_______________
15	15	PETITION OF:
16	16	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Cynthia Stone CreemNorfolk and MiddlesexMarian T. Ryan, Middlesex District
17	17	Attorney 1 of 3
18	18	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 336 FILED ON: 1/13/2023
19	19	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 146
20	20	By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 146) of Cynthia Stone Creem and
21	21	Marian T. Ryan, Middlesex District Attorney for legislation to mandate domestic violence and
22	22	sexual assault awareness education for aestheticians, barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists,
23	23	hairdressers, manicurists, and massage therapists. Consumer Protection and Professional
24	24	Licensure.
25	25	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
26	26	SEE SENATE, NO. 176 OF 2021-2022.]
27	27	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
28	28	_______________
29	29	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
30	30	(2023-2024)
31	31	_______________
32	32	An Act to mandate domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for aestheticians,
33	33	barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, hairdressers, manicurists, and massage therapists.
34	34	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
35	35	of the same, as follows:
36	36	1 SECTION 1. Chapter 112 is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph
37	37	2of Section 87BB the following:
38	38	3 No license will be issued to or renewed for any school unless it offers training of at least
39	39	4one hour in domestic violence and sexual assault awareness and requires its students to either
40	40	5attend a training in person or review a training online.
41	41	6 SECTION 2. Chapter 112 is hereby amended by adding Section 87CC ½: 2 of 3
42	42	7 To obtain a license issued by the Board as an Aesthetician, Barber, Cosmetologist,
43	43	8Electrologist, Hairdresser or Manicurist, or as an Instructor, Assistant Instructor, or Junior
44	44	9Assistant Instructor thereof as applicable, and for any license renewal, the applicant is required to
45	45	10complete, either in person or online, one hour of a free standardized domestic violence and
46	46	11sexual assault awareness training approved by the Board of Cosmetology.
47	47	12 A licensed Aesthetician, Barber, Cosmetologist, Electrologist, Hairdresser or Manicurist,
48	48	13or Instructor, Assistant Instructor, or Junior Assistant Instructor thereof who completes the
49	49	14domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education, or his or her employer, shall not be
50	50	15civilly or criminally liable for acting in good faith or failing to act on information obtained
51	51	16during the course of employment concerning potential domestic violence or sexual assault.
52	52	17 SECTION 3. Chapter 112 is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the second
53	53	18paragraph of Section 87JJ the following:
54	54	19 No license will be issued to or renewed for any post-secondary institution unless it offers
55	55	20training of at least one hour in domestic violence and sexual assault awareness and requires its
56	56	21students to either attend a training in person or review a training online.
57	57	22 SECTION 4. Chapter 112 is hereby amended by adding the following subsection to
58	58	23Section 229:
59	59	24 (d) To obtain a license issued by the Board as a Massage Therapist or Massage
60	60	25Practitioner, and for any license renewal, the applicant is required to complete, either in person
61	61	26or online, one hour of a free standardized domestic violence and sexual assault awareness
62	62	27training approved by the board of cosmetology. 3 of 3
63	63	28 A licensed Massage Therapist or Massage Practitioner who completes the domestic
64	64	29violence and sexual assault awareness education, or his or her employer, shall not be civilly or
65	65	30criminally liable for acting in good faith or failing to act on information obtained during the
66	66	31course of employment concerning potential domestic violence or sexual assault.
67	67	32 SECTION 5. Chapter 112, Section 233, is hereby amended by inserting after the
68	68	33sentence: “No school or entity may teach massage therapy unless licensed by the Board.” and
69	69	34prior to the sentence: “No person may instruct in a massage school unless he is licensed by the
70	70	35board.” the following:
71	71	36 No license will be issued to or renewed for any school teaching massage therapy unless it
72	72	37offers training of at least one hour in domestic violence and sexual assault awareness and
73	73	38requires its students to either attend a training in person or review a training online.