BILL NUMBER: SB 549	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 30, 2009
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 16, 2009
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 31, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Correa

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2009

   An act to add Section 7401.5 to the Business and Professions Code,
relating to barbering and cosmetology.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 549, as amended, Correa. Barbering and cosmetology.
   Under existing law, the Barbering and Cosmetology Act, the State
Board of Barbering and Cosmetology licenses and regulates persons
engaged in the practice of barbering and cosmetology. Existing law
also requires an establishment in which barbering and cosmetology is
practiced to be licensed by the board.
   This bill would require applicants for a license issued by the
board, applicants for an establishment license, board licensees, and
establishment licensees to report gender, language preference, and
ethnicity information, as specified, in initial applications for
licensure and at the time of license renewal. The bill would further
require the board to compile  and make  this
information  available to the public upon request 
 quarterly and to post it on the board's Internet Web site .
The bill would declare the intent of the Legislature in this regard.

   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to collect
information on gender, language preference, and ethnicity of all
licensees of the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, including
establishment licensees.
   (b) Collecting data on the gender, language preference, and
ethnicity of establishment licensees and board licensees will help
ensure that appropriate health and safety information is effectively
provided to affected licensees.
  SEC. 2.  Section 7401.5 is added to the Business and Professions
Code, to read:
   7401.5.  (a) Any applicant for a license issued by the board and a
licensee of the board shall report to the board, in his or her
initial application for a license and at the time of license renewal,
and the board shall collect, information regarding the applicant's
and licensee's gender, language preference, and ethnicity.
   (b) An applicant for an establishment license and an establishment
licensee shall report to the board, in his or her initial
application for a license and at the time of license renewal, and the
board shall collect, information regarding the applicant's and
licensee's gender, language preference  ,  and ethnicity.
   (c) The information collected by the board pursuant to this
section shall be compiled  and made available to the public
upon request.   quarterly and posted on the board's
Internet Web site   .