GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 316

Short Title:  Cosmetic Arts/Fees.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative Holt.
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Referred to:  Finance.
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March 25, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CHANGE CERTAIN EXAMINATION FEES CHARGED BY THE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY EXAMINERS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 88-21(a) is rewritten to read:
"§ 88-21. Fees required.
(a)	The following fees shall be paid to the Board:
(1)	The fee to be paid by an applicant for an examination to determine his or her fitness to receive a certificate of registration to practice cosmetic art as an apprentice shall be twenty dollars ($20.00).
(2)	The fee to be paid by an applicant for an examination to determine his or her fitness to receive a certificate of registration as a registered cosmetologist shall be twenty dollars ($20.00).
(3)	The fee to be paid by an applicant for an examination to determine his or her fitness to receive a certificate of registration as a registered manicurist shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00).
(4)	The license fee for a registered cosmetologist shall be thirty-three dollars ($33.00) for three years, payable in advance.
(5)	The fee for renewal of the license of a registered cosmetologist shall be thirty-three dollars ($33.00) for three years, payable in advance, if the license is renewed before it becomes delinquent. The licenses of all registered cosmetologists shall be due for renewal in October 1986, and every three years thereafter.
(6)	A delinquency penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be paid, in addition to the renewal fee, for the renewal of a registered cosmetologist's license that has become delinquent.
(7)	The fee for a registered apprentice or certified manicurist, which shall be due on or before October 1, shall be five dollars ($5.00).
(8)	All cosmetic art shops shall pay an annual fee of three dollars ($3.00) for each active booth, on or before February 1 of each year.
(9)	A delinquency penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be paid by each cosmetic art shop that does not pay the required fees by the February 1 deadline.
(10)	The fee for reissuance of an expired permit of a cosmetic art shop shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(11)	All cosmetic art schools shall pay a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) annually.
(12)	Applicants for licensing under G.S. 88-19 shall pay an application fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00).
(13)	Registered cosmetologists licensed under G.S. 88-19               shall pay an annual license fee of eleven dollars                   ($11.00) until the year in which all other registered cosmetologist licenses are due for renewal and then shall pay the fees required in subdivision (5) above.
(14)	A delinquency penalty of three dollars ($3.00) shall be paid by all registered cosmetologists licensed under G.S. 88-19, paying on an annual basis if they do not renew their license before October 1 of that year.
(15)	Apprentice cosmetologists, licensed under G.S. 88-19, shall pay an annual license fee of five dollars ($5.00) for the first year, or part of the year, in addition to the application fee required by subdivision (12) above.
(16)	All cosmetic art teachers shall be licensed by the Board and shall pay a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for that license which shall be renewed every two years. The fee to be paid by an applicant for an examination to determine his or her fitness to receive a Certification of Registration as a Registered Teacher shall be fifty dollars ($50.00)."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification and applies to fees due on or after that date.