BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 181 (Bonilla) - Professions and vocations: barbering and
cosmetology
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|Version: June 29, 2015 |Policy Vote: B., P. & E.D. 9 - |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: August 17, 2015 |Consultant: Brendan McCarthy |
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This bill meets the criteria for referral to the Suspense File.
Bill
Summary: AB 181 would extend the operation of the California
State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology until January 1, 2020.
The bill would also require the Board to perform additional,
specified duties.
Fiscal
Impact:
No significant costs are anticipated due to the extension of
the California State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology
(Barbering and Cosmetology Contingent Fund). Under current
law, the Board itself has a statutory sunset (including the
Board's authority to employ an executive officer). However,
the larger body of current law requiring licensure for barbers
and cosmetologists and authorizing the enforcement of those
laws does not have a statutory sunset. If this bill was not
enacted and the Board itself sunset, the overall regulatory
program would still existing within the Department of Consumer
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Affairs (less the costs associated with the Board itself).
Therefore, extending the sunset of the Board does not impose
any significant costs.
One-time additional costs of about $510,000 in 2015-16 for
additional requirements imposed in the bill (Barbering and
Cosmetology Contingent Fund). Under the bill, the Board would
be require to review the existing 1,600 hour training
requirement for cosmetologists, conduct an occupational
analysis of the cosmetology profession, conduct a review of
the existing national written examination and California
practical examination for cosmetologists, and conduct a review
of the Spanish-language examination and curriculum.
Ongoing costs of about $70,000 per year for issuing new
personal service permits (Barbering and Cosmetology Contingent
Fund).
Unknown costs for enforcing licensing requirements relating to
the new personal service permit (Barbering and Cosmetology
Contingent Fund).
Anticipated ongoing fee revenues of about $5 million per year
for new personal service permits (Barbering and Cosmetology
Contingent Fund). The Board anticipates that about 15% of
licensees will seek the new permit.
Background: Under current law, the practice of barbering, cosmetology, and
electrolysis are licensed and regulated by the California State
Board of Barbering and Cosmetology. Current law sunsets the
operation of the Board, itself, on January 1, 2016. (There is no
statutory sunset on the larger licensing and regulation
program.)
Proposed Law:
AB 181 would extend the operation of the California State
Board of Barbering and Cosmetology until January 1, 2020. The
bill would also require the Board to perform additional,
specified duties.
Specific provisions of the bill would:
Extend the existing sunset on the Board until January 1,
2020;
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Require the Board to conduct a review of the current
1,600 hour training requirement for cosmetologists;
Require the Board to conduct an occupational analysis of
the cosmetology profession;
Require the Board to conduct a review of the existing
national written examination for cosmetologists and the
existing California-required practical examination for
cosmetologists;
Require the Board to conduct a review of the existing
Spanish-language examination and curriculum requirements;
Require the Board to adopt a protocol for inspecting
establishments when there is a language barrier between the
operator or employees and the inspector;
Require the Board to establish a Health and Safety
Advisory Committee;
Require the Board to issue regulations for issuing
personal service permits (for when licensed individuals
provide authorized services outside of an establishment);
Make other technical and clarifying changes to current
law.
Related
Legislation: This bill is one of many sunset review bills used
to reauthorize and make changes to licensing board and bureaus.
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