SB 208 — Revises provisions governing cosmetology. (BDR 54-565)

S.B.Senate Bill No.

208208–Senator SENATEDenis BILLJoint NOSponsor: .

208–SENATORAssemblywoman DENISTolles FEBRUARYCHAPTER.......... 18, 2019 ____________ JOINT S PONSOR :

ASSEMBLYWOMAN TOLLES ____________ Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing cosmetology.

(BDR 54-565) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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Existing law requires the State Board of Cosmetology to determine the qualification of applicants for various licenses and certificates of registration in cosmetology.

(NRS 644A.250) Section 1 of this bill removes the service ofstrationof in electrolysis from the definition of “cosmetologist.” Section 2 of this bill revises the definition of “esthetics” to include eyelash extensions and eyelash perming.

Section 3 of this bill revises the requirements for admission to examination for a license as a hair designer by:

(1) reducing the amount of training required in a school ofofnse as cosmetology from 1,200 hours to 1,000 hours for certain applicants;

and (2) reducing the amount of service required as a hair designer’s apprentice from 2,400 hours to 2,000 hours.

(1) reducing the amount of training required in a school of cosmetology from 900 hours to 600 hours for certain applicants;

and (2) reducing the amount of service required as ananfor esthetician’s apprentice from 1,800 hours to 1,200 hours.

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(c) Arranging, dressing, curling, waving, cleansing, singeing, bleaching, tinting, coloring or straightening the hair of any person with the hands, mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliances, or by other means, or similar work incident to or necessary for the - 80th Session (2019) – 2 – proper carrying on of the practice or occupation provided by the terms of this chapter.

(d) Removing superfluous hair from the surface of the body of any person by the use of [electrolysis where the growth is a blemish, orfor by the usepermanent of]removal depilatories,of waxing,hair tweezerswith needles.s or sugaring, except for(e) Manicuring the permanentnails removal of hairany withperson. needles.

(e) Manicuring the nails of any person.

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“Esthetics” means the practices of:

and (c) Removing superfluous hair from the body of any person by the use of depilatories, waxing, tweezers or sugaring,  but does not include the branches of cosmetology of a cosmetologist,electrologist hairor designer,nail shampootechnologist.oo technologist, hair braider, electrologist2. or nail technologist.

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- 80th Session (2019) – 3 – (a) Is a barber registered pursuant to chapter 643 of NRS.

(c)least Has4 hadyears practiceoutside ofthis theState.cupation occupation of hair designing for at (d) Has had at least 4[2,400] years2,000 outsidehours thisof State.service as a hair designer’s apprentice in a licensed cosmetological establishment in which hair design is practiced.

(d) Has had at least [2,400] 2,000 hours of service as a hair designer’s apprentice in a licensed cosmetological establishment in which hair design is practiced.

(c) At least [1,800] 1,200 hours of service as an esthetician’s apprentice in a licensed cosmetological establishment in which esthetics is practiced.

The required hours must have been completed during the period of validity of the certificate of registration as an - *SB208* – 4 – esthetician’s apprentice issued to the person pursuant to NRS 644A.340.

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[After the applicant has submitted the application, the applicant must contact the Board and request a verbal review concerning the application to determine if the cosmetological establishment complies with the requirements of this chapter and the regulations adopted by the the Board.

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