GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	3 

SENATE BILL 974*
Children & Human Resources Committee Substitute Adopted 6/30/93
Finance Committee Substitute Adopted 7/14/93

Short Title:  Cosmetology Continuing Education.	(Public)
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April 27, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR REGISTERED COSMETOLOGY INSTRUCTORS AND TO CLARIFY THE LAW CONCERNING COSMETOLOGY INSTRUCTORS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 88 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 88-24.1.  Continuing education for registered cosmetology instructors required.
(a)	A registered cosmetology instructor shall be required to complete a minimum of six class hours of continuing education classes every two years in subjects related to the practice of cosmetic art.  The Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners shall establish standards and procedures for continuing education requirements and programs for cosmetology instructors.  The Board shall approve those providers of continuing education programs that the Board determines meet the standards established by the Board for continuing education programs.
Courses that a cosmetology instructor who teaches subjects related to cosmetic art in the public schools of North Carolina takes to renew or extend a teaching certificate under Article 20 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes shall apply hour for hour toward the continuing education classes required by this section if the courses are related to the practice of cosmetic art and are approved by the State Board of Education for the purpose of renewing or extending a teaching certificate.  The Board may require evidence of the successful completion of the classes by the cosmetology instructor and may provide that the fee in subsection (b)	of this section shall apply to hours for such classes.
(b)	The Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners may charge a cosmetology instructor a fee of not more than one dollar ($1.00) per class hour of continuing education."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 88-25 reads as rewritten:
"§ 88-25.  Renewal of certificates and permits.
Every registered cosmetologist who continues in active practice or service shall renew his or her certificate of registration on or before October 1, 1986, and every three years thereafter.  The certificate shall expire on the first day of November in the year in which the renewal is due.  Every registered apprentice who continues in active practice or service shall annually, on or before October 1 of each year, renew his or her certificate of registration which has not been renewed prior to, or during, the month of October in any year, and which shall expire on the first day of November in that year.  Every registered cosmetology instructor who continues to teach cosmetic art shall renew his or her license on or before October 1 of the second year after obtaining the initial license and every two years thereafter.  The license shall expire on the first day of November in the year in which the renewal is due.  A registered cosmetology instructor's license shall not be renewed unless the cosmetology instructor has satisfied the requirements of G.S. 88-24.1.  A registered cosmetologist, or a registered apprentice whose certificate of registration has expired may have his or her certificate restored immediately upon payment of the required restoration fee.  Any registered cosmetologist who retires from the practice of cosmetic art for not more than three years may renew his or her certificate of registration upon payment of the required restoration fee, and by paying the license fee for the years that such license fees have not been paid.
Every cosmetic art shop, which continues to operate, shall annually, on or before February 1 of each year, renew its permit to operate, and any permit that has not been renewed before or during the month of February in any year shall expire on the first day of March in that year.  A cosmetic art shop whose permit has expired may have its permit restored immediately upon payment of restoration fee, as required in G.S. 88-21, in addition to the renewal fee."
Sec. 3.  Chapter 88 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 88-31.  Registered cosmetology instructor.
To teach cosmetic art at a cosmetic art school, a person must be licensed by the Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners as a registered cosmetology instructor.  The Board shall establish the qualifications for licensure as a registered cosmetology instructor.  The qualifications shall include successful completion of an examination given by the Board."
Sec. 4.  G.S. 88-21(a)(16) reads as rewritten:
"(16)	All cosmetology instructors 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."
Sec. 5.  Sections 3 and 4 of this act are effective upon ratification.  The remaining sections of this act become effective September 1, 1994, and apply to all registered cosmetology instructors who apply for license renewals, on or after that date.