BILL NUMBER: AB 2449	CHAPTERED  09/03/02

	CHAPTER  316
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 3, 2002
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  AUGUST 30, 2002
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 15, 2002
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 12, 2002
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 20, 2002
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 18, 2002

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Correa

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2002

   An act to add Section 7401 to the Business and Professions Code,
relating to barbering and cosmetology.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2449, Correa.  Barbering and cosmetology.
   Existing law, the Barbering and Cosmetology Act, provides a
comprehensive scheme of regulation and licensure for persons
practicing barbering, cosmetology, skin care, nail care, or
electrolysis.
   This bill would require a person licensed under the act to report
certain information with respect to his or her practice status to the
bureau upon license renewal.  The bill would require the bureau to
report to the Senate Committee on Business and Professions and the
Assembly Committee on Business and Professions within 5 years after
the implementation of this bill on the information collected.
   Existing law provides that a violation of the act is a misdemeanor
unless another penalty is specified.
   In enlarging the scope of activities subject to that penalty, the
bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
  The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 7401 is added to the Business and Professions
Code, to read:
   7401.  (a) An individual licensed pursuant to Section 7396 shall
report to the bureau at the time of license renewal, his or her
practice status, designated as one of the following:
   (1) Full-time practice in California.
   (2) Full-time practice outside of California.
   (3) Part-time practice in California.
   (4) Not working in the industry.
   (5) Retired.
   (6) Other practice status, as may be further defined by the
bureau.
   (b) An individual licensed pursuant to Section 7396 shall, at the
time of license renewal, identify himself or herself on the
application as one of the following:
   (1) Employee.
   (2) Independent contractor or booth renter.
   (3) Salon owner.
   (c) An individual licensed pursuant to Section 7347 shall report
to the bureau at the time of license renewal, whether either of the
following is applicable to him or her:
   (1) He or she has a booth renter operating in the establishment.
   (2) He or she has an independent contractor operating in the
establishment.
   (d) The bureau shall report to the Senate Committee on Business
and Professions and the Assembly Committee on Business and
Professions within five years after the implementation of the
provisions of this section on the licensee information collected,
including an assessment of whether a certain type of licensee is more
likely to receive complaints or citations, or to fail to pay taxes,
and any recommendation on how to remedy problems found.
  SEC. 2.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.