BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: May 13, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Jimmy Gomez, Chair
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181 (Bonilla) - As Amended April 23, 2015
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill extends the sunset date for the Board of Barbering and
Cosmetology (BBC) from January 1, 2016, to January 1, 2020, and
requires the BBC to address issues raised during its sunset
review process.
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FISCAL EFFECT:
On-going annual Special Fund costs of approximately $20.5
million (BBC Contingent Fund) to extend the BBC beyond the
January 1, 2016 sunset date. This fund is self-supporting with
fee revenue.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. This bill is one of five author-sponsored sunset
bills. According to the author, "The BBC ensures that
applicants for licensure have completed the necessary training
and passed both a written and practical examination
demonstrating they possess the knowledge and skills required
to perform within the scope of their discipline. In addition,
the BBC is responsible for carrying out many responsibilities
which ensure the safety of consumers and help benefit the
robust licensing populations in California. In an effort to
improve the BBC's regulatory capacity and improve
administrative inefficiencies, this bill will require the BBC
to prioritize issues raised in the Committee's background
paper during its sunset review, including reviewing curriculum
standards, ensuring that the curriculum and tests are
appropriate for Spanish-language test takers, establishing a
Health and Safety committee, and making technical changes to
outdated sections of the Act."
2)Background. The BBC licenses and regulates over 550,000
licensees. Each profession has its own scope of practice,
entry-level requirements, and professional settings, with some
overlap in areas. The BBC's licensing population includes:
Barbers; Barber Apprentices; Cosmetology Apprentices;
Cosmetologists; Electrologists; Estheticians; Manicurists;
Establishments; and, Mobile Units. The BBC's last sunset
review was completed in 2013. At that time it was granted a
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two-year extension to address outstanding issues as determined
by the Legislature.
3)Prior Legislation.
a) SB 308 (Lieu) Chapter 333, Statutes of 2013, among other
provisions, extends until January 1, 2016 the provisions of
the BBC and the term of its executive officer, and makes
various other technical changes and improvements to those
provisions.
b) AB 1545 (Eng), Chapter, 35 Statutes of 2008, among other
provisions, re-established the BBC within the DCA,
established an executive officer for the board and
contained a sunset date of January 1, 2012.
Analysis Prepared by:Jennifer Swenson / APPR. / (916)
319-2081