HB 87 — An Act amending the act of May 3, 1933 (P.L.242, No.86), referred to as the Cosmetology Law, further providing for eligibility requirements for examination and for apprentices in cosmetology salons.

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161887 THE2025 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFMARCELL, PENNSYLVANIAKAZEEM, HOUSEKHAN, BILLNEILSON SessionAND KENYATTA, JANUARY 14, 2025 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, JANUARY 14, 2025 AN ACT Amending the act of No.May 3, 1933 (P.L.242, No.86), entitled "An act to promote the public health and safety by providing for examination, licensing and granting of permits for those who desire to engage in the profession of cosmetology;

87defining 2025 INTRODUCED BY MARCELL, KAZEEM, KHAN, NEILSON AND GREEN, JANUARY 14, 2025 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 6, 2025 AN ACT Amending the act of May 3, 1933 (P.L.242, No.86), entitled "An act to promote the public health and safety by providing for examination, licensing and granting of permits for those who cosmetology, and regulating cosmetology salons, schools,ingschools, students, apprentices, teachers, managers, manicurists and cosmetologists;

conferring powers and duties upon the Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs of the Departmentby ofapplicants State;and licensees;

and providing forpenalties,"courts appealsfurther toproviding certainfor courtsapprentices byin applicantscosmetology andsalons. licensees;

and providing penalties," further providing for ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR <-- EXAMINATION AND FOR apprentices in cosmetology salons.

Section 10 of the act of May 3, 1933 (P.L.242, <-- No.86), referred to as the Cosmetology Law, is amended to read:

SECTIONSection 1.10.

SECTIONSApprentices 4(A)in ANDCosmetology 10Salons.--Any OFcosmetologist THEwho ACTis OFa MAYcosmetology 3,salon 1933owner, <--at (P.L.242,least NO.86),twenty- REFERREDthree TOyears ASof THEage, COSMETOLOGYwho LAW,is AREa AMENDEDhigh TOschool READ:graduate or the equivalent thereof[,] and who has had at least [five] ten years experience as a licensed cosmetologist in Pennsylvania[, and] or who is a holder of a teacher's license, may instruct apprentices in a duly licensed cosmetology salon, provided that there shall be no less than two licensed cosmetologists in addition to the teacher for each apprentice in any salon and there shall be no more than two apprentices in any salon, and provided such salon is not held out as a school of cosmetology and provided each teacher instructing an apprentice shall report quarterly hours to the board on a form provided by the board.

SECTION 4.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR EXAMINATION.--(A) NO PERSON SHALL BE PERMITTED BY THE BOARD TO RECEIVE A LICENSE AS A COSMETOLOGIST UNLESS SUCH PERSON (1) SHALL BE AT LEAST SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER AT THE TIME OF MAKING APPLICATION, AND (2) SHALL HAVE COMPLETED A TENTH GRADE EDUCATION OR THE EQUIVALENT THEREOF, OR IN LIEU OF SUCH EDUCATION OR THE EQUIVALENT THEREOF SHALL HAVE RECEIVED TRAINING FROM OR UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE BUREAU OF REHABILITATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY, AND (3) SHALL HAVE EITHER (I) COMPLETED NOT LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY HOURS AS A STUDENT IN A DULY REGISTERED SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED IN THIS ACT, OR (II) SHALL HAVE BEEN REGISTERED AND SERVED AS AN APPRENTICE AT LEAST TWO THOUSAND HOURS IN A LICENSED COSMETOLOGY SALON AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED IN THIS ACT.

THE APPLICATION SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A NOTARIZED STATEMENT FROM EITHER THE LICENSED COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL THE APPLICANT ATTENDED OR THE LICENSED COSMETOLOGY TEACHER OR LICENSED COSMETOLOGIST WHO SERVED AS THE INSTRUCTOR IN THE LICENSED COSMETOLOGY SALON WHERE THE APPLICANT STUDIED AND TRAINED, STATING THAT THE APPLICANT HAS COMPLETED THE STUDY AND TRAINING PERIOD REQUIRED UNDER THIS ACT.

* * * Section 10.

Apprentices in Cosmetology Salons.--Any cosmetologist who is a cosmetology salon owner, at least twenty- three years of age, who is a high school graduate or the equivalent thereof[,] and who has had at least [five] ten years experience as a licensed cosmetologist in Pennsylvania[, and] or who is a holder of a teacher's license WITH AT LEAST FIVE YEARS <-- OF EXPERIENCE AS A LICENSED COSMETOLOGIST IN PENNSYLVANIA, may instruct apprentices in a duly licensed cosmetology salon, provided that there shall be no less than two licensed cosmetologists in addition to the teacher OR A LICENSED <-- COSMETOLOGIST SERVING AS AN INSTRUCTOR for each apprentice in 20250HB0087PN1618 - 2 - any salon and there shall be no more than two apprentices in any salon, and provided such salon is not held out as a school of cosmetology and provided each teacher OR COSMETOLOGIST <-- instructing an apprentice shall report quarterly hours to the board on a form provided by the board.

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