Barbering and cosmetology.

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation includes additional details about apprenticeship rules which are not fully supported by the provided official source material.

Barbering and Cosmetology Act Extension

The bill extends the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology's authority until January 1, 2031, updates licensing requirements for partnerships and limited liability companies, and adds new rules for apprenticeships.

What This Bill Does

• Extends the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology’s authority to license and regulate barbering, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, hairstyling, and manicuring until January 1, 2031.
• Requires partnerships or limited liability companies operating establishments for these activities to obtain a license from the board.
• Requires corporations or LLCs to be registered with the Secretary of State and in good standing to keep their licenses.
• Allows federally recognized tribes to apply for licensure without needing to register with the Secretary of State.
• Revises rules about who can supervise apprenticeships.

Who It Names or Affects

• People working as barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, estheticians, hairstylists, or manicurists.
• Business owners and managers in these industries.
• Federally recognized tribes applying for licensure.
• Apprenticeships and their sponsors.

Terms To Know

State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology

The state agency responsible for licensing and regulating barbering, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, hairstyling, and manicuring in California.

Federally recognized tribe

A Native American or Alaska Native group that has a formal relationship with the United States government through an act of Congress or the administrative process.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how it will be enforced.
• It is unclear what specific penalties will apply for non-compliance with new licensing requirements.
• There are no details on how federally recognized tribes can apply for licensure under the new rules.

Official Summary Text

SB 1363, as amended, Wahab.
Barbering and cosmetology.
Existing
(1) Existing
law, the Barbering and Cosmetology Act, establishes the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology
until January 1, 2027,
to license and regulate barbering, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, hairstyling, and manicuring. Existing law requires
a person, firm, or corporation operating
an
establishment where licensed activity occurs to
also be licensed by the board.
obtain a license from the board for that establishment.
Existing law requires an establishment to at all times be in
the
charge of a person licensed pursuant to the act, except an apprentice.
This bill would
instead
extend the provisions relating to the establishment of the board to January 1, 2031. The bill would also require a partnership or limited liability company that desires to operate an establishment where licensed activity occurs to apply to obtain a license for that establishment. For any corporation or limited liability company operating such an establishment, the bill would require the organization to be registered and in good standing with the
Secretary of State, and would provide for the suspension of any license from the board for a corporation or limited liability company that is not in good standing with the Secretary of State. The bill would require the board to license any federally recognized tribe, as defined, that applies for licensure and is otherwise compliant with the requirements of a licensee, and would exempt a federally recognized tribe from requirements relating to registration and good standing with the Secretary of State. The bill would also
require an establishment to be in
the
charge of a person licensed pursuant to the act as a barber, cosmetologist, electrologist, esthetician, hairstylist, manicurist, or establishment at all times during which barbering, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, hairstyling services, or manicuring are being performed in the establishment.
(2) Existing law makes it a crime for a person, firm, or corporation to engage in specified regulated activity without a valid unexpired license issued by the board.
This bill would expand this provision to include partnerships and limited liability companies engaged in regulated activity. By expanding the operation of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
(3) Existing law provides for licensed apprenticeships to engage in learning or acquiring a knowledge of barbering, cosmetology, skin care, nail care, or electrology in a licensed establishment under the supervision of a licensee approved by the board.
This bill would require that an apprentice submit to the board a
copy of the apprentice agreement entered into between the approved program sponsor and the apprentice, and would require the apprentice to be employed by the owner of a licensed establishment. The bill would make the failure to comply with the laws relating to apprenticeships by a trainer or establishment owner grounds for disciplinary action, citation and fines, and prohibition from hiring future apprentices.
(4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Current Bill Text

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