BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB
2125 (Chiu)
As Amended August 1, 2016
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: | 76-4 |(June 2, 2015) |SENATE: |37-0 |(August 19, |
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Original Committee Reference: HEALTH
SUMMARY: Requires the California Department of Toxic Substances
Control (DTSC), by January 1, 2018, to publish guidelines for
healthy nail salon recognition (HNSR) programs voluntarily
implemented by local cities and counties. Specifies criteria
for the guidelines and requires the DTSC to promote the HNSR
guidelines and consult with the Division of Occupational Safety
and Health, Department of Public Health and the State Board of
Barbering and Cosmetology in developing the guidelines,
The Senate amendments changed from the Department of Public
Health to the DTSC the state entity that would be responsible
for publishing guidelines for purposes of the HNSR program.
FISCAL EFFECT. According to the Senate Appropriations
Committee:
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1)Approximately $152,000 annually (Toxic Substances Control
Account) to DTSC to develop and administer the program.
2)Minor, if any costs, to the State Board of Barbering and
Cosmetology.
COMMENTS: According to the author, voluntary local HNSR
programs across the state have begun to create safer and
healthier nail salon communities. The author states that this
bill will expand these programs and help incentivize nail salons
to choose healthier alternatives to dangerous chemicals through
recognition, education and outreach. In return, the author
states that nail salons will gain more customers and a happier,
healthier workforce. The author asserts that currently, the
spread of these programs to immigrant women worker population
has rested on the shoulders of small non-profit organizations.
Education and outreach will significantly improve local
governments' awareness of these important programs that address
immigrant community vitality, environmental justice, and women
and workers' health. Additionally, a well-organized consumer
awareness campaign across California is needed to help raise the
health and safety standards through consumer knowledge and
pressure.
In 2010, San Francisco became the first city in the country to
create a formal voluntary recognition program for salons which
do not use products containing specific toxic chemicals.
Created by a City ordinance, the voluntary HNSR Program is
administered by the San Francisco Department of the Environment.
Since 2010, Alameda, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties and
the city of Santa Monica have adopted and are implementing
voluntary recognition programs that encourage salons to use less
toxic nail polishes and other products. Nail salons are also
required to improve ventilation and participate in trainings on
best safety and health practices. Salons that meet the program
criteria are given recognition with a certificate, window
sticker, or poster, and/or by being listed as a healthier nail
salon on a local government's Web site.
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Analysis Prepared by:
Rosielyn Pulmano / HEALTH / (916) 319-2097 FN:
0004737 0003287