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PRINTER'S NO. 644
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
586
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, STREET, MARTIN, COLLETT, BLAKE, FARNESE
AND FOLMER, APRIL 25, 2019
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
APRIL 25, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 3, 1933 (P.L.242, No.86), entitled "An
act to promote the public health and safety by providing for
examination, licensing and granting of permits for those who
desire to engage in the profession of cosmetology; defining
cosmetology, and regulating cosmetology salons, schools,
students, apprentices, teachers, managers, manicurists and
cosmetologists; conferring powers and duties upon the
Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs of the
Department of State; providing for appeals to certain courts
by applicants and licensees; and providing penalties,"
further providing for eligibility requirements for
examination, for limited licenses and for requirements of a
School of Cosmetology.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 4(a), 5(a) and 6(a)(1) of the act of May
3, 1933 (P.L.242, No.86), referred to as the Cosmetology Law,
are amended to read:
Section 4. Eligibility Requirements for Examination.--(a)
No person shall be permitted by the board to receive a license
as a cosmetologist unless such person (1) shall be at least
sixteen years of age [and of good moral character] at the time
of making application, and (2) shall have completed a tenth
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grade education or the equivalent thereof, or in lieu of such
education or the equivalent thereof shall have received training
from or under the auspices of the Bureau of Rehabilitation in
the Department of Labor and Industry, and (3) shall have either
(i) completed not less than one thousand two hundred fifty hours
as a student in a duly registered school of cosmetology as
hereinafter provided in this act, or (ii) shall have been
registered and served as an apprentice at least two thousand
hours in a licensed cosmetology salon as hereinafter provided in
this act. The application shall be accompanied by a notarized
statement from either the licensed cosmetology school the
applicant attended or the licensed cosmetology teacher in the
licensed cosmetology salon where the applicant studied and
trained, stating that the applicant has completed the study and
training period required under this act.
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Section 5. Limited Licenses.--(a) An applicant for a
limited license shall be at least sixteen years of age, [be of
good moral character,] have completed a tenth grade education or
the equivalent thereof and pay the applicable fee to the board.
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Section 6. Requirements of a School of Cosmetology.--(a) No
school of cosmetology shall be granted a license or renewal of a
license unless it shall:
(1) Enroll only those students who:
(i) Have completed an eighth grade education or the
equivalent or, in lieu of such education or equivalent, have
received training from or under the auspices of the Bureau of
Rehabilitation in the Department of Labor and Industry.
[(ii) Are of good moral character.]
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(iii) Are free from contagious or infectious disease.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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