GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	2 

SENATE BILL 240
Second Edition Engrossed 5/2/91

Short Title:  Cosmetology Requirements.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Cochrane; Tally and Marvin.
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Referred to:  Human Resources.
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March 19, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COSMETOLOGY TEACHERS AND TO REQUIRE ADEQUATE VENTILATION IN SHOPS AND SCHOOLS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 88-23(a) reads as rewritten:
"§ 88-23. Rules and regulations of Board; inspections; granting of certificates to Board members; employment of former Board members.
(a)	(1)	The State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners shall have the authority to make a reasonable curriculum and rules for recognized schools and colleges of beauty culture and make reasonable rules and regulations for the sanitary management of cosmetic art shops, beauty parlors, hairdressing establishments, cosmetic art schools, colleges, academies and training schools, hereinafter called shops and schools, and to have such curriculum and rules and the sanitary rules and regulations enforced. The duly authorized agents of said Board shall have authority to enter upon and inspect any shop or school at any time during business hours. A copy of the curriculum and rules and the sanitary rules and regulations shall be furnished from the office of the Board or by the above mentioned authorized agents to the owner or manager of each shop or school in the State, and such copy shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place in each shop and school, and a copy of the curriculum and rules for recognized schools and colleges of beauty culture shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place in each school and the rules and regulations complied with as required by this Chapter.
(2)	The Board shall adopt regulations prohibiting the use of commercial chemicals of unknown content by persons registered under this Chapter. For purposes of this section, ‘commercial chemicals' are those products sold only through beauty and barber supply houses and not available to the general public.
(3)	The Board shall adopt regulations instructing persons registered under this Chapter in the proper use and application of commercial chemicals where no manufacturer's instructions are included. In the alternative, the Board shall prohibit the use of such commercial chemicals by persons registered under this Chapter.
(4)	The Board shall adopt regulations requiring that cosmetology teachers complete a minimum of 16 hours of continuing education every two years. Effective October 1, 1993, the Board shall not renew the license of any cosmetology teacher who has not satisfied the continuing education requirements established by the Board.
(5)	The Board shall adopt regulations requiring that adequate ventilation for the protection of the public be maintained in places where cosmetic art is practiced or taught.  Regulations adopted under this subdivision shall be enforced no earlier than October 1, 1992.”
Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification.