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2023 SENATE BILL 1031
February 19, 2024 - Introduced by Senators L. JOHNSON, CABRAL-GUEVARA and
ROYS, cosponsored by Representatives JACOBSON, SCHMIDT, CONLEY, DRAKE,
MADISON, OHNSTAD, RATCLIFF, SINICKI, STUBBS and SUBECK. Referred to
Committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
AN ACT to amend 15.405 (17) of the statutes; relating to: the membership of the
Cosmetology Examining Board.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Cosmetology Examining Board, which licenses and
regulates cosmetologists, aestheticians, electrologists, and manicurists, consists of
nine members, including two representatives of cosmetology schools, four members
who are licensed either as aestheticians or cosmetologists, one member who is
licensed as an electrologist, and two public members. This bill adds a licensed
manicurist to the membership of the board and removes one public member.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 15.405 (17) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.405 (17) COSMETOLOGY EXAMINING BOARD. There is created a cosmetology
examining board in the department of safety and professional services. The
cosmetology examining board shall consist of 9 members appointed for 4-year terms.
Four members shall be licensed aestheticians or cosmetologists, 2 members one
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member shall be a public members member, one member shall be a representative
of a private school of cosmetology, one member shall be a representative of a public
school of cosmetology and, one member shall be a licensed electrologist, and one
member shall be a licensed manicurist. No more than 4 members may be connected
with or have any financial interest in a cosmetology school.
SECTION 2.0Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) Notwithstanding s. 15.08 (1), the governor may provisionally appoint to the
cosmetology examining board the initial manicurist member authorized by this act.
That provisional appointment shall be in force until withdrawn by the governor or
acted upon by the senate and, if confirmed by the senate, shall continue for the
remainder of the unexpired term, if any, of the member and until a successor is
chosen and qualifies. A provisional appointee may exercise all the powers and duties
of board membership to which the person is appointed during the time in which the
appointee qualifies.
(2) A provisional appointment made under sub. (1) that is withdrawn by the
governor shall, upon withdrawal, lapse and create a vacancy for provisional
appointment of another initial manicurist member authorized by this act of the
cosmetology examining board. Any provisional appointment made under sub. (1)
that is rejected by the senate shall upon rejection lapse and create a vacancy for
nomination and appointment under s. 15.08 (1) of another initial manicurist member
authorized by this act.
(3) Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the members of the
cosmetology examining board under s. 15.405 (17), the initial manicurist member
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authorized by this act appointed to the cosmetology examining board under this act
shall be appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2028.
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