Creates new level of barbering license and apprenticeships in barbering, and establishes limits to hours of instruction for certain barbering training.

A4299

ASSEMBLY, No. 4299

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

�

INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 19, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� SHANIQUE SPEIGHT

District 29 (Essex and Hudson)

SYNOPSIS

���� Creates new level of barbering license and
apprenticeships in barbering, and establishes limits to hours of instruction
for certain barbering training.�

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

��

An Act

concerning licensure to provide barbering
services, and amending and supplementing P.L.1984, c.205.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

����� 1.�� Section
3 of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-3) is amended to read as follows:

���� 3.��� As
used in P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B:1- et seq.):

����
a.
"Barber" means any person who is licensed to engage in any of the
practices encompassed in barbering.

���� b.��� "Barbering"
means any one or combination of the following practices when performed on the
human body for cosmetic purposes and not for the treatment of disease or
physical or mental ailments and when performed for the general public,
primarily for male customers:

���� (1)�� shaving or trimming of
the beard, mustache or other facial hair;

���� (2)�� shampooing, cutting,
arranging, relaxing or styling of the hair;

���� (3)�� singeing, dyeing,
tinting, coloring, bleaching of the hair;

���� (4)�� applying cosmetic
preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions or creams to the hair, scalp, face
or neck;

���� (5)�� massaging, cleansing or
stimulating the face, neck or scalp with or without cosmetic preparations,
either by hand, mechanical or electrical appliances; or

���� (6)�� cutting, fitting,
coloring or styling of hairpieces or wigs, to the extent that the services are
performed while the wig is being worn by a person.

���� c.���� "Beautician"
means any person who is licensed to engage in any of the practices encompassed
in beauty culture.

���� d.��� "Beauty
culture" means any one or combination of the following practices when
performed on the human body for cosmetic purposes and not for the treatment of
disease or physical or mental ailments and when performed for the general
public, primarily for female customers:

���� (1)�� shampooing, cutting,
arranging, dressing, relaxing, curling, permanent waving or styling of the
hair;

���� (2)�� singeing, dyeing,
tinting, coloring, bleaching of the hair;

���� (3)�� applying cosmetic
preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, creams or makeup to the hair,
scalp, face, neck or upper part of the body;

���� (4)�� massaging, cleansing, or
stimulating the face, scalp, neck or upper part of the body, with or without
cosmetic preparations either by hand, mechanical or electrical appliances;

���� (5)�� removing superfluous
hair from the face, neck, arms, legs or abdomen by the use of depilatories,
waxing or tweezers, but not by the use of electrolysis;

���� (6)�� manicuring the
fingernails, nail-sculpturing or pedicuring the toenails; or

���� (7)�� cutting, fitting,
coloring or styling of hairpieces or wigs to the extent that the services are
performed while the wig is being worn by a person.

���� e.���� "Board" means
the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.

���� f.���� "Board of Barber
Examiners" means the State Board of Barber Examiners established pursuant
to P.L.1938, c.197 (C.45:4-27 et seq.).

���� g.��� "Board of Beauty
Culture Control" means the Board of Beauty Culture Control established
pursuant to Chapter 4A of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.

���� h.��� "Clinic" means
a designated portion of a licensed school in which members of the general
public may receive cosmetology and hairstyling services from senior students in
exchange for a fee.� The clinic shall clearly post the fees for the cosmetology
and hairstyling services and provide notice to consumers that the services
provided in the clinic are performed by senior students under the supervision
of licensed instructors.

���� i.���� "Cosmetologist-hairstylist"
means any person who is licensed to engage in the practices encompassed in
cosmetology and hairstyling.

���� j.���� "Cosmetology and
hairstyling" means any one or combination of the following practices when
performed on the human body for cosmetic purposes and not for the treatment of
disease or physical or mental ailments and when performed for the general public,
for male or female customers:

���� (1)�� shaving or trimming of
the beard, mustache or other facial hair;

���� (2)�� shampooing, cutting,
arranging, dressing, relaxing, curling, permanent waving or styling of the
hair;

���� (3)�� singeing, dyeing,
tinting, coloring, bleaching of the hair;

���� (4)�� applying cosmetic
preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, creams or makeup to the hair,
scalp, face or neck;

���� (5)�� massaging, cleansing or
stimulating the face, neck or upper part of the body, with or without cosmetic
preparations, either by hand, mechanical or electrical appliances;

���� (6)�� removing superfluous
hair from the face, neck, arms, legs or abdomen by the use of depilatories,
waxing or tweezers, but not by the use of electrolysis;

���� (7)�� manicuring the
fingernails, nail-sculpturing or pedicuring the toenails;

���� (8)�� cutting, fitting,
coloring or styling of hairpieces or wigs to the extent that the services are
being performed while the wig is being worn by a person.

���� (9)�� (Deleted by amendment,
P.L.2018, c.126)

���� k.��� "Manicurist"
means a person who holds a license to engage in only the practice of
manicuring.

���� l.���� "Manicuring"
means any one or combination of the following practices when performed on the
human body for cosmetic purposes and not for the treatment of disease or
physical or mental ailments and when performed for the general public, for male
or female customers:

���� (1)�� manicuring of the
fingernails;

���� (2)�� pedicuring of the
toenails;

���� (3)�� nail sculpturing; or

���� (4)�� removing superfluous
hair from the face, neck, arms, legs or abdomen by the use of depilatories,
waxing or tweezers, but not by the use of electrolysis.

���� m.�� "Owner" means
any person, corporation, firm or partnership who has a financial interest in a
school or shop entitling him to participate in the promotion, management and
proceeds thereof. It does not include a person whose connection with a school
or shop entitles him only to reasonable salary or wages for services actually
rendered.� "Owner" shall also mean any person, corporation, firm or
partnership who has a financial interest in a hair braiding shop entitling the
person, corporation, firm or partnership to participate in the promotion,
management and proceeds thereof.

���� n.��� "Practicing
licensee" means any person who holds a license to practice barbering,
including
a license in general barbering,
beauty culture, cosmetology and
hairstyling, manicuring or as a skin care specialist.

���� o.��� "Registered
student" means a person who is engaged in learning and acquiring a
knowledge of any of the practices included in the definition of cosmetology and
hairstyling, including beauty culture, barbering, manicuring
[
and
]
,
skin
care specialty,
and general barbering,
under the direction and
supervision of a person duly authorized under P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-1 et
seq.) to teach cosmetology and hairstyling and who is enrolled in a program of
instruction at a licensed school of cosmetology and hairstyling, completion of
which may render him eligible for licensure pursuant to P.L.1984, c.205
(C.45:5B-1 et seq.) but does not mean a person who is enrolled in a public
school vocational program in cosmetology and hairstyling approved by the State
Board of Education or in any other cosmetology and hairstyling program approved
by the State Board of Education.

���� p.��� "Registration
card" means a document issued by the board to a registered student upon
receipt of documentation from a licensed school of cosmetology and hairstyling
that the student is enrolled.

���� q.��� "School" means
an establishment or place licensed by the board to be maintained for the
purpose of teaching cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering,
manicuring, hair braiding or skin care specialty to registered students.

���� r.���� "Senior
student" means a registered student who has successfully completed
one-half of the total hours of instruction required for licensure as a
cosmetologist-hairstylist, beautician, barber, manicurist
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialist
, or general barber
in a licensed school of cosmetology
and hairstyling, as determined by the board pursuant to regulation, or in any
public school vocational training program approved by the State Board of
Education.

���� s.���� "Student
permit" means a permit issued to a registered student at a licensed school
of cosmetology and hairstyling or enrolled in an approved vocational training
program, which enables the student to practice cosmetology and hairstyling,
beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, skin care specialty,
[
or
]
,
hair
braiding,
or general barbering,
as appropriate, based on the course of
instruction in which the student is enrolled.

���� t.���� "Shop" means
any fixed establishment, mobile facility, or place where one or more persons
engage in one or more of the practices included in the definition of
cosmetology and hairstyling, barbering, beauty culture, manicuring, hair
braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
.

���� u.��� "Teacher"
means any person who is licensed by the board to give instruction or training
in the theory or practice of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture,
barbering, manicuring
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
.

���� v.��� "Temporary
permit" means a permit issued to applicants for licensure awaiting
scheduling or results of an examination.

���� w.�� (Deleted by amendment,
P.L.2009, c.162)

���� x.��� "Skin care
specialist" means a person who holds a license to engage in only the
practices included in the definition of skin care specialty.

���� y.��� "Skin care
specialty" means any one or combination of the following practices when
performed on the male or female human body for cosmetic purposes and not for
the treatment of disease or physical or mental ailments and when performed for
the general public, primarily for male customers:

���� (1)�� applying cosmetic
preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, creams or makeup to the scalp, face
or neck;

���� (2)�� massaging, cleansing or
stimulating the face, neck or upper part of the body, with or without cosmetic
preparations, either by hand, mechanical or electrical appliances; or

���� (3)�� removing superfluous
hair from the face, neck, arms, legs or abdomen by the use of depilatories,
waxing or tweezers, but not by the use of electrolysis.

���� z.���� (Deleted by amendment,
P.L.2009, c.162)

���� aa.�� "Hair braider"
or "hair braiding specialist" means a person who holds a license to
engage in only the practice of hair braiding.

���� bb.� "Hair braiding"
means the twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding of hair
by hand or with mechanical devices.� "Hair braiding" may include the
use of: natural or synthetic hair extensions or fibers, decorative beads, and
other hair accessories; minor trimming of natural hair or hair extensions
incidental to twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding
hair; making of wigs from natural hair, natural or synthetic fibers, and hair
extensions; and the use of topical agents in conjunction with performing hair
braiding, including conditioners, gels, moisturizers, oils, pomades, and
shampoos.

���� cc.�� (Deleted by amendment,
P.L.2023, c.231)

���� dd.� "Mobile
facility" means a shop capable of being moved from one place to another as
or by a motor vehicle that shall be properly registered, insured, and inspected
in accordance with all applicable motor vehicle laws and regulations and in
compliance with all appropriate municipal laws and regulations including, but
not limited to, licensing and land use approvals and permits, if applicable.

���� ee.�� "Chair or booth
rental" means a business arrangement entered into by a written contract
whereby a practicing licensee rents or leases a chair or booth from the owner
of a licensed shop.

���� ff.�� "Junior
student" means a registered student who has completed less than one-half
of the total hours of instruction for licensure as a cosmetologist-hairstylist,
beautician, barber, manicurist, skin care specialist, or hair braider in a
licensed school of cosmetology and hairstyling, as determined by the board
pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-6), or in any public school
vocational program approved by the State Board of Education.

���� gg.� "Shampoo
permit" means a permit issued to a registered student at a licensed school
of cosmetology and hairstyling or enrolled in an approved vocational program,
which enables the student to shampoo and rinse hair if the student is a
cosmetology-hairstyling, beauty culture, or barbering student who has
successfully completed 60 hours of relevant coursework pursuant to section 4 of
P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-4).

���� hh.� "Shampoo
technician" means an individual who is certified to provide hair washing
services, including shampooing, conditioning, and glazing, in a shop licensed
pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-9).

����
ii.���
�Barbering apprentice� means a person pursuing in
good faith a course of study in the practice of barbering or general barbering
under the tutelage, supervision and direction of a person licensed in the same
profession for which the apprenticeship is sought, who assists such person in
such practice, and who demonstrates completion of courses in sanitation and
safety.

�����
jj.�� �General
barber� means a person who is licensed to engage in any of the practices
encompassed in general barbering.

�����
kk. �General
barbering� means any one or combination of the following practices when
performed on the human body for cosmetic purposes and not for the treatment of
disease or physical or mental ailments and when performed for the general
public, primarily for male customers:

�����
(1)� shampooing,
cutting, including clipper cutting, and styling of the hair;

�����
(2)� shaving
or trimming of the beard, mustache, or other facial hair; and

�����
(3)� massaging,
cleansing, or stimulating the face.

(cf:
P.L.2025, c.18, s.1)

����� 2.�� Section
6 of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-6) is amended to read as follows:

����
6.��� The
board shall:

���� a.���� Review the
qualifications of applicants for licensure
and for general barbering
apprenticeships
;

���� b.��� Devise examinations for
licensure which include practical and written portions;

���� c.���� Administer and grade
examinations or employ competent examiners to administer and grade examinations
but in no case shall the board permit a person having any affiliation with a
licensed school to examine or grade an applicant who has been a registered student
at the school with which the examiner has an affiliation;

���� d.��� Issue and renew licenses
of any cosmetologist-hairstylist, beautician, barber, manicurist, skin care
specialist,
general barber,
teacher, shop, chair or booth rental, or
school;

���� e.���� Issue student permits
to registered students, which permits shall remain valid during the period that
the student is registered at a licensed school or enrolled in an approved
vocational training program;

���� f.���� Issue temporary permits
to applicants for licensure who are awaiting scheduling for or results from an
examination;

���� g.��� Issue registration cards
to registered students;

���� h.��� Suspend, revoke or
refuse to renew a license and exercise investigative powers pursuant to the
provisions of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.);

���� i.���� Appoint and employ an
executive director and an assistant executive director subject to the approval
of the Attorney General, and other employees as necessary to carry out the
provisions of
this act;

���� j.���� Determine the duties
that the executive director and the assistant executive director shall perform;

���� k.��� File with the Attorney
General a petition to remove any executive director or assistant executive
director for cause, which petition shall be acted upon by the Attorney General
in a manner which he deems appropriate;

���� l.���� Establish fees for
initial licensure, permits, renewals and restoration of licenses as well as for
duplication of lost licenses pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1974, c.46
(C.45:1-3.2);

���� m.�� Maintain records of all
practicing licensees
[
and
]
,
all
licensed teachers
, and all certified barbering and general barbering
apprentices
.� Records shall include the latest work address of each
licensee, as provided on applications for licensure and renewals thereof;

���� n.��� Maintain a record of all
registered students and all persons holding student permits;

���� o.��� Maintain a record of all
shops licensed by the board to offer one or more of the services encompassed
within the definition of cosmetology and hairstyling;

���� p.��� Maintain a record of all
schools licensed by the board to offer courses of instruction or training in
the practice and theory of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture,
barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
and
]
,
skin
care specialty
, and general barbering
to registered students, which
courses shall be approved by the board for the awarding of credit for
licensure;

���� q.��� Make available for
public inspection all records required to be kept pursuant to this section;

���� r.���� Promulgate regulations
governing the practice and teaching of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty
culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
and
]
,
skin
care specialty
, and general barbering
as are necessary to implement
P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-1 et seq.) and to insure that cosmetology and
hairstyling services and instruction in those services are being offered both
in a manner which is sanitary and safe and in a manner which is not intended to
deceive or mislead the general public;

���� s.���� Promulgate regulations
governing the conduct of shops, including, but not limited to, mobile
facilities, chair or booth rentals, and schools as are necessary to implement
P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-1 et seq.), including, but not limited to, regulations
that ensure that all schools offer instruction on cosmetology and hairstyling,
beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
and
]
,
skin care specialty
,
and general barbering
by instructors who are knowledgeable in the practice
and teaching of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering,
manicuring, hair braiding
[
and
]
,
skin
care specialty,
and general barbering,
as the case may be, and to assure
that cosmetology and hairstyling services and instruction in those services are
being offered both in a manner that is sanitary and safe, and in a manner not
intended to deceive or mislead the general public, students of the schools, or
organizations awarding financial aid to the students and to clarify or define
any term used in the act and to define any activity included in hairstyling and
cosmetology, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
and
]
,
skin
care specialty
, and general barbering
;

���� t.���� Review curricula
offered by licensed schools in courses of instruction offered to registered
students
, and barbering and general barbering apprentices,
and approve
those curricula which offer comprehensive training in cosmetology and
hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
and
]
,
skin
care specialty
, and general barbering
;

���� u.��� Direct the conduct of
inspections and investigations of all licensed shops, including shops with
chair or booth rentals, and schools;

���� v.��� Direct the conduct of
inspections or investigations of any premises from which the board may have
reason to believe that cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering,
manicuring, hair braiding
[
and
]
,
skin
care specialty
, and general barbering
services are being offered, or
that courses of instruction are being offered to registered students;

���� w.�� Establish criteria and
standards for education and experience required for licensure;
[
and
]

���� x.��� Maintain a record of all
individuals holding chair or booth rental licenses
; and

����
y.��� Issue and maintain a register of barbering and general barbering
apprenticeship certificates and proof of completion, as determined by the
board, of courses in sanitation and safety by barbering and general barbering
apprentices
.

(cf:
P.L.2025, c.18, s.2)

���� 3.��� Section 7 of P.L.1984,
c.205 (C.45:5B-7) is amended to read as follows:

���� 7.��� No person shall render
any of the services encompassed within the definition of cosmetology and
hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
and
]
,
skin
care specialty
, and

general barbering
services, without first
having secured a license from the board which permits the offering of that
service in accordance with the authority provided by the license, except for
the following persons when acting within the scope of their profession or occupation:

���� a.���� Persons authorized by
the laws of this State to practice medicine and surgery, dentistry,
chiropractic and acupuncture;

���� b.��� Registered nurses,
licensed practical nurses, nurses' aides, physical therapists, physical therapy
assistants, and other licensed health care professionals;

���� c.���� Personnel employed by,
and providing services in facilities regulated by, the United States Department
of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Defense;

���� d.��� Persons employed to
render cosmetology and hairstyling services in the course of and incidental to
the business of employers engaged in the theatrical, radio, television or
motion picture production industries, modeling or photography;

���� e.���� Persons employed to
demonstrate, recommend or administer cosmetic preparations, lotions, creams,
makeup or perfume intended for home use for the purposes of effecting retail
sales if those persons neither accept payment from the consumer for that
demonstration nor make the demonstration contingent upon the purchase of any
product or service;

���� f.���� Registered students
holding a student permit, provided that those services are rendered in a school
clinic or licensed shop during hours that the student does not have scheduled
classes;
[
and
]

���� g.��� Persons employed as
shampoo technicians
; or

����
h.��� Persons certified as
barbering apprentices
.

(cf: P.L.2025, c.18, s.3)

���� 4.��� Section 8 of P.L.1984,
c.205 (C.45:5B-8) is amended to read as follows:

���� 8.��� No person shall offer or
render any of the services encompassed within the definition of cosmetology and
hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
and
]
,
skin
care specialty services
, and general barbering
, in a place which is not
licensed as a shop or school, except that a practicing licensee, duly licensed
pursuant to this act, may render the services which he is licensed to offer:�

���� a.���� Upon patients in
hospitals, nursing homes, and other licensed health care facilities;�

���� b.��� Upon inmates and
residents of institutions of the Department of Corrections or the Department of
Human Services;

���� c.���� Upon a person with a
disability in the person's place of residence, if the practicing licensee is
sponsored by a licensed shop and a record of those services is maintained by
that shop;�

���� d.��� Upon performers or
models, prior to, in anticipation of or during a performance; or

���� e.���� Upon potential
consumers of cosmetic preparations, lotions, creams, makeup or perfume which
are intended for home use if the application of the product is made for the
purposes of effecting a retail sale and the person neither accepts payment from
the consumer for the service, nor makes the provision of the service contingent
upon the purchase of any product or service.

���� Nothing contained in this
section shall be construed to preclude a student enrolled in a school of
cosmetology and hairstyling licensed in this State, or in a public school
approved by the State Board of Education to offer a vocational program in
cosmetology and hairstyling, or a student enrolled in a cosmetology and
hairstyling program approved by the State Board of Education
, or a person
certified as a barbering apprentice by the board
from engaging in any
activities incident to the instruction provided in such school or program.

(cf: P.L.2021, c.275, s.2)

���� 5.��� Section 9 of P.L.1984,
c.205 (C.45:5B-9) is amended to read as follows:

���� 9.��� a. No person, firm,
corporation, partnership or other legal entity shall operate, maintain, or use
premises for the offering of or rendering of any one or more of the services
encompassed in the definition of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering,
manicuring, hair braiding,
[
and
]
skin care
specialty
, and general barbering
without first having secured a shop
license from the board.

���� b.��� No licensed shop owner
shall permit any person:

���� (1) to be in the shop owner's
employ;

���� (2) under the shop owner's
supervision or control; or

���� (3) as an independent
contractor in the shop; and practice cosmetology, hairstyling, or other
ancillary services who does not possess the appropriate requisite license or
registration issued by the board.

(cf: P.L.2023, c.231, s.8)

���� 6.��� Section 4 of P.L.2021,
c.275 (C.45:5B-9.1) is amended to read as follows:

���� 4. a. To be licensed as a shop
pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-9), a mobile facility shall
comply with the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990" (42
U.S.C. s.12101 et seq.) and additionally shall display a permanent sign
indicating the name of the shop, which shall be clearly visible to the general
public from the exterior of the shop, and shall contain:

���� (1) a minimum of 75 square
feet of floor space;

���� (2) one lavatory including a
toilet, hand washing facilities, and a door;

���� (3) one shampoo basin with hot
and cold running water and a reclining chair;

���� (4) a designated area for
cleaning and disinfecting implements and tools;

���� (5) one ultrasonic unit for
cleaning metal implements and tools;

���� (6) a clean, closed receptacle
for storage of sanitized implements and tools at each work station;

���� (7) a closed container for
clean linens;

���� (8) a closed container for
soiled linens;

���� (9) a closed waste container
accessible to each work station;

���� (10) hair drying facilities or
hair drying equipment;

���� (11) a dispensary or place
where supplies are prepared and dispensed; and

���� (12) any other equipment
necessary to provide the services offered by the shop in a safe and sanitary
manner.

���� b.��� A mobile facility
licensed as a manicuring or skin care specialty shop by the board shall be
required to have at least one sink in the work area with hot and cold running
water but shall be exempt from the requirement for a shampoo basin required
pursuant to subsection a. of this section.

���� c.���� A mobile facility
licensed as a barbering
or general barbering
shop shall be required to
contain at least one chair with an adjustable headrest suitable for performing
shaving services.

���� d.��� A mobile facility shall
maintain a stationary position whenever an individual therein is engaged in one
or more of the practices included in the definition of cosmetology and
hairstyling, barbering, beauty culture, manicuring, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
.

���� e.���� A mobile facility
wherein an individual is engaged in one or more of the services included in the
definition of cosmetology and hairstyling, barbering, beauty culture,
manicuring, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
shall not operate within 300 feet
of a shop licensed by the board to perform such services and that is not a
mobile facility unless the mobile facility is:

���� (1)�� parked outside the home
of a customer receiving services;

���� (2)�� lawfully participating
in an event, including, but not limited to, a municipal or county function; or

���� (3)�� affiliated with the
licensed shop.

���� f.���� A mobile facility shall
require a chair or booth rental license and the practitioner license to be
clearly displayed for a practicing licensee with a chair or booth rental
license and who has a business arrangement to rent a chair or booth from the
mobile facility.

���� g.��� A practitioner who holds
a chair or booth rental license who provides services in a mobile facility
under a chair and booth rental arrangement shall not offer services beyond the
scope of services that the mobile facility is licensed to provide.

(cf: P.L.2023, c.231, s.6)

���� 7.��� Section 10 of P.L.1984,
c.205 (C.45:5B-10) is amended to read as follows:

���� 10.�
a.
�No person,
firm, corporation, partnership or other legal entity shall operate, maintain or
use premises at which courses of instruction in cosmetology and hairstyling,
beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
and
]
, skin care specialty
, and general
barbering
services are offered to registered students without first having
secured a school license from the board.� Nothing herein shall prohibit the
offering of educational programs and courses in cosmetology and hairstyling,
beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
and
]
,
skin care specialty
,
and general barbering
to practicing licensees or teachers at unlicensed
premises.� However, no course offered at an unlicensed premises shall be
recognized by the board in satisfaction of licensure eligibility requirements. All
educational programs and courses offered at unlicensed premises shall be
conducted by practicing licensees.

����
b.��� Nothing in this
section shall be construed to prohibit the offering of an approved barbering or
general barbering apprenticeship program in a licensed barbering or general
barbering shop.

(cf: P.L.2018, c.126, s.7)

���� 8.��� Section 11 of P.L.1984,
c.205 (C.45:5B-11) is amended to read as follows:

���� 11.� A shop licensed by the
board shall employ at least one experienced practicing licensee to generally
oversee the management of the shop.� The practicing licensee shall:

���� a.���� Hold a
cosmetologist-hairstylist license and have three years of experience as a
cosmetologist-hairstylist; or

���� b.��� (1) If the shop performs
only beauty culture services, hold a cosmetologist-hairstylist or beauty
culture license and have three years of experience as a
cosmetologist-hairstylist or beautician; or

���� (2)�� If the shop performs
only barbering services, hold a cosmetologist-hairstylist or barbering license
and have three years of experience as a cosmetologist-hairstylist or barber; or

����
(3)�� If the shop performs only
general barbering services, hold a cosmetologist-hairstylist, barbering, or general
barbering license and have three years of experience as a
cosmetologist-hairstylist, barber or general barber; or

���� c.���� If the shop performs
only manicuring services, hold a cosmetologist-hairstylist, beautician or
manicurist license and have three years of experience as a
cosmetologist-hairstylist, beautician or manicurist; or

���� d.��� If a shop performs only
skin care specialty services, hold a cosmetologist-hairstylist, beautician or
skin care specialty license and have three years of experience as a
cosmetologist-hairstylist, beautician or skin care specialist; or

���� e.���� If a shop performs only
hair braiding services, hold a cosmetologist-hairstylist, beautician or hair
braiding license and have three years of experience as a
cosmetologist-hairstylist, beautician or hair braiding specialist.

���� A shop which satisfies the
requirements of this section by employing a practicing licensee who holds a
beautician, barber, manicuring, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
license is precluded from employing
senior students other than those being trained in the practice for which the
practicing licensee holds a license unless the shop also employs a practicing
licensee who holds a license as a cosmetologist-hairstylist and has at least
three years of experience as a cosmetologist-hairstylist.

(cf: P.L.2018, c.126 s.8)

���� 9.��� Section 12 of P.L.1984,
c.205 (C.45:5B-12) is amended to read as follows:

���� 12.� In addition to any
practice declared unlawful pursuant to P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.), it
shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the following practices:

���� a.���� Advertise in a manner
which would tend to mislead consumers of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty
culture, barbering,
including general barbering,
manicuring, hair
braiding or skin care specialty services;

���� b.��� Advertise, practice or
attempt to practice under another's name or trade name;

���� c.���� Continue to practice
while knowingly having an infectious, contagious or communicable disease which
could reasonably be expected to be transmitted during the course of rendering
cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering,
including general
barbering,
manicuring, hair braiding or skin care specialty services;

���� d.��� Engage in fraudulent
practices for the purpose of securing financial aid from any institution or
agency offering that aid to students of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty
culture, barbering,
including general barbering,
manicuring, hair
braiding or skin care specialty;

���� e.���� Aid, abet, or knowingly
permit a person not licensed pursuant to this act

to render any of the services
encompassed within the definition of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty
culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
;

���� f.���� Fail to display a
practicing license at any place at which the licensee renders services; or

���� g.��� Engage in one or more of
the practices included in the definition of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty
culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
in premises not licensed as a shop
or a school, except as provided in section 8 of this act.

(cf: P.L.2018, c.126, s.9)

���� 10.� Section 14 of P.L.1995,
c.82 (C.45:5B-12.1) is amended to read as follows:

���� 14.� a. No person shall
represent himself or hold himself out as engaging in the practices encompassed
in cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair
braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty,
or general barbering,
unless licensed under this act.

���� b.��� No person shall use the
title or designation "cosmetologist-hairstylist,"
"beautician," "barber," "manicurist," "hair
braider or hair braiding specialist
[
"
or
]
,
"
"skin care specialist
[
"
]
," or
"general barber"
or any other title or designation suggesting
that the person is a cosmetologist-hairstylist, beautician, barber, manicurist,
hair braider
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialist
or general barber
unless licensed under this act, and
unless the title or designation corresponds to the license held by the person
pursuant to this act.

(cf: P.L.2018, c.126, s.10)

���� 11.� Section 13 of P.L.1984,
c.205 (C.45:5B-13) is amended to read as follows:

���� 13.� In addition to any
practice declared unlawful pursuant to P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.), it
shall be unlawful for a licensed shop or shop owner to engage in the following
practices:�

���� a.���� Advertise in a manner
which would tend to mislead consumers of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty
culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
services;

���� b.��� Advertise, operate a
shop or attempt to operate a shop under another's name or trademark;

���� c.���� Knowingly permit any
practicing licensee to render services when that licensee has an infectious,
contagious or communicable disease which could reasonably be expected to be
transmitted during the course of rendering cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty
culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty services
, or general barbering
;

���� d.��� Aid, abet or permit a
person not licensed pursuant to this act to render any of the services
encompassed within the definition of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty
culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
;

���� e.���� Maintain a shop in a
manner which is unsafe or unsanitary;

���� f.���� Fail to display, in a
conspicuous place, its shop license; or

���� g.��� Fail to employ one
person with the required experience as provided in section 11 of this act.

(cf: P.L.2018, c.126, s.11)

���� 12.� Section 14 of P.L.1984,
c.205 (C.45:5B-14) is amended to read as follows:

���� 14.� In addition to any
practice declared unlawful pursuant to P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.), it
shall be unlawful for a licensed school or school owner to engage in the
following practices:�

���� a.���� Advertise in a manner
which would tend to mislead potential students or consumers of cosmetology and
hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
services offered within the
school's clinic;�

���� b.��� Advertise, operate a
school or attempt to open a school under another's name or trade name;�

���� c.���� Permit students to
practice upon each other or members of the public while knowingly having an
infectious, contagious or communicable disease which could reasonably be
expected to be transmitted during the course of teaching or rendering
cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair
braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
services;�

���� d.��� Permit teachers to
demonstrate cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring,
hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
services on students while
knowingly having an infectious, contagious or communicable disease which could
reasonably be expected to be transmitted during the course of teaching or
rendering cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring,
hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or

general barbering
services;�

���� e.���� Engage in fraudulent
practices for the purpose of securing financial aid from any institution or
agency offering aid to students of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture,
barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general

barbering
;

���� f.���� Aid, abet, or permit a
person not licensed pursuant to this act to teach any of the services
encompassed within the definition of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty
culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
to registered students;

���� g.��� Maintain any premises
from which the practice of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture,
barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
is offered, or the teaching of
cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair
braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
is offered in a manner which is
unsanitary or unsafe;

���� h.��� Fail to display, in a
conspicuous place, its school license;

���� i.���� Fail to maintain
accurate records of attendance by any registered student for at least five
years after the student's enrollment ends, which records shall be subject to
inspection by the board;

���� j.���� Fail to notify the
board on forms it may prescribe of any student who obtains a leave of absence,
fails to attend classes for a period of more than 90 consecutive days or
withdraws from school; or

���� k.��� Fail to maintain the
required bond during all periods of operation.

(cf: P.L.2018, c.126, s.12)

���� 13.� Section 15 of P.L.1984,
c.205 (C.45:5B-15) is amended to read as follows:

���� 15.� In addition to any
practice declared unlawful pursuant to P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.), it
shall be unlawful for a licensed teacher to engage in the following practices:�

���� a.���� Advertise in a manner
which would tend to mislead potential students or consumers of cosmetology and
hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
services offered in the school
clinic;

���� b.��� Advertise, teach or
attempt to open a school under another person's name;

���� c.���� Knowingly permit
students to practice upon each other or members of the public while having an
infectious, contagious or communicable disease which could reasonably be
expected to be transmitted during the course of rendering cosmetology and
hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
services;

���� d.��� Demonstrate cosmetology
and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or

general barbering
services on students while
knowingly having an infectious, contagious or communicable disease which could
reasonably be expected to be transmitted during the course of rendering
cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding

[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
services;

���� e.���� Engage in fraudulent
practices for the purpose of securing financial aid from any institution or
agency offering aid to students of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture,
barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general

barbering
;

���� f.���� Aid, abet or permit a
person not licensed pursuant to this act to teach any of the services included
in the definition of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering,
manicuring, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
to registered students;

���� g.��� Teach cosmetology and
hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
in a manner which is unsatisfactory
or unsafe;

���� h.��� Fail to display in a
conspicuous place a valid teacher's license at the school; or

���� i.���� Fail to accurately and
truthfully record attendance by registered students.

(cf: P.L.2018, c.126, s.13)

���� 14.� Section 16 of P.L.1984,
c.205 (C.45:5B-16) is amended to read as follows:

���� 16.� Each applicant for
initial licensure as a practicing licensee shall submit to the board
satisfactory evidence, on forms as the board requires, that he:

���� a.���� Is of good moral
character;

���� b.��� Is at least 17 years of
age;

���� c.���� Does not have any
communicable, contagious or infectious disease which could reasonably be
expected to be transmitted during the course of rendering cosmetology and
hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
services; and

���� d.��� Has successfully
completed high school or has successfully passed an examination developed by
the General Education Development (GED) Testing Service.

(cf: P.L.2018, c.126, s.14)

����� 15.�
Section 21 of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-21) is amended to read as follows:

����� 21.�
An applicant seeking initial licensure as a barber
to perform all services
in the definition of �barbering� in section 3 of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-3)

shall:

����� a.�� (Deleted
by amendment, P.L.2009, c.162)

����� b.�� (Deleted
by amendment, P.L.2009, c.162)

����� c.�� (Deleted
by amendment, P.L.2009, c.162)

����� d.�� Demonstrate
successful completion of a course of instruction in barbering consisting of:

����� (1)� Instruction
at a school of cosmetology and hairstyling licensed in this State, the
curriculum for which shall be established by the board pursuant to regulation;
or

����� (2)� A
program at a public school approved by the State Board of Education to offer a
vocational program in cosmetology and hairstyling or barbering, or other
cosmetology and hairstyling or barbering program approved by the State Board of
Education; or

����� (3)� Instruction
at a school of cosmetology and hairstyling or barbering licensed in another
state or a foreign country which, in the opinion of the board, offers curricula
which are substantially similar to that offered at licensed schools within the
State; and

���� e.���� Take
and pass an examination conducted by the board, as provided by
this act
.

�����
f.��� An
applicant may also obtain initial licensure as a barber to perform all services
in the definition of �barbering� in section 3 of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-3) if
the applicant:

�����
(1)� demonstrates
certification by the board as an apprentice pursuant to P.L.��� , c.����
(C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill); and

�����
(2)� attests,
as part of the application for initial licensure on a form determined by the
board, to meeting the requirements of the apprenticeship, including completion
of courses in sanitation and safety. Attestation that the applicant completed
all requirements shall also be required, as part of the application for initial
licensure of the applicant, by the supervising barber under whom the applicant
for licensure trained as an apprentice.

(cf:
P.L.2009, c.162, s.18)

���� 16.� Section 25 of P.L.1984,
c.205 (C.45:5B-25) is amended to read as follows:

���� 25. a. To be eligible to
obtain a student permit, an applicant shall submit to the board satisfactory
evidence that the applicant:

���� (1) is a registered student in
a course of instruction in cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture,
barbering, manicuring, hair braiding,
[
or
]
,
skin
care,
or general barbering,
as appropriate; and

���� (2) does not have a
communicable, contagious, or infectious disease which could reasonably be
expected to be transmitted during the course of rendering cosmetology and
hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding,
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or

general barbering
services.

���� b.��� A junior student in a
course of instruction in cosmetology and hairstyling shall be eligible to
obtain a shampoo permit for the purpose of shampooing and rinsing hair if the
student submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the student:

���� (1)�� completed at least 60
hours of relevant course instruction; and

���� (2)�� does not have a
communicable, contagious, or infectious disease which could reasonably be
expected to be transmitted during the course of rendering shampoo and hair
rinsing services.

���� c.���� All permits shall
remain valid only during the period that the student is registered at a
licensed school of cosmetology and hairstyling or enrolled in an approved
vocational program and shall expire upon a student's graduation, withdrawal, or
leave of absence from the school or program for more than 90 consecutive days.

(cf: P.L.2025, c.18, s.4)

���� 17.� Section 28 of P.L.1984,
c.205 (C.45:5B-28) is amended to read as follows:

���� 28.� a.� Applicants possessing
a license to render services in another state or a foreign country, which
services are included within the definition of cosmetology and hairstyling as
set forth in P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-1 et seq.), may be issued a license as a
cosmetologist-hairstylist, beautician, barber, manicurist, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialist
, or general barber
, as appropriate, without examination,
provided, however, that the state or country has established eligibility
criteria substantially similar to those established in this State, and the
applicant has paid a fee as required by the board and submitted certification
from the licensing jurisdiction.� A person possessing a license to practice
cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair
braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
services issued by a licensing
authority from another state or a foreign country which has established
eligibility criteria with respect to cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty
culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
or
]
,
skin
care specialty
, or general barbering
� training which are, in the opinion
of the board, less stringent than those required in this State may,
nevertheless, be eligible for licensure without examination, if he can present
satisfactory evidence of prior practical experience of three years working in a
licensed shop in the practice in which the applicant is seeking licensure.�

���� b.��� There is established a
three-year pilot program, administered by the board in consultation with the
Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, in any
city of the second class having a population of not less than 69,000 persons or
more than 80,000 persons that is located in a county of the second class having
a population of not less than 500,000 persons or more than 510,000 persons,
according to the 2010 federal decennial census, to permit a person possessing a
license to render barbering services in another state or foreign country, which
services are included within the definition of barbering as set forth in
section 3 of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-3), to practice as a barber upon first
arrival in this State and while awaiting the issuance of a license as a barber
pursuant to subsection a. of this section.� A person that renders barbering
services without a license, under the pilot program established pursuant to
this subsection, shall not be in violation of section 14 of P.L.1995, c.82
(C.45:5B-12.1) or any other provision of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-1 et seq.)�
that prohibits the practice of barbering without a license, provided that� the
person has made a good faith effort to obtain a license in this State pursuant
to the provisions of subsection a. of this section and the person is under the
direct supervision of a barber licensed in this State pursuant to P.L.1984,
c.205 (C.45:5B-1 et seq.).

���� c.���� The board, in
consultation with the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and
Public Safety, shall submit a report evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot
program established pursuant to subsection b. of this section to the Governor
and, pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164

(C.52:14-19.1), the Legislature upon completion of the pilot program.

(cf: P.L.2019, c.20)

���� 18.� Section 31 of P.L.1984,
c.205 (C.45:5B-31) is amended to read as follows:

���� 31.� a.� A person,
corporation, firm or partnership intending to open a shop shall:

���� (1)�� Make application to the
board on forms as it may require demonstrating that the physical premises and
the operation of the shop will meet minimum criteria as established by the
board;�

���� (2)�� Permit an inspection of
the premises;

���� (3)�� Pay a fee as may be
required by the board;

���� (4)�� Employ a practicing
licensee with the required experience pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1984, c.205
(C.45:5B-11).

���� b.��� Nothing contained in
P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-1 et seq.) shall be construed to preclude a person,
corporation, firm or partnership from obtaining a shop license for a shop which
offers only manicuring services as enumerated in subsection l. of section 3 of
P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-3); provided the applicant for a manicuring shop
license complies with the requirements of subsection a. of this section.� The
minimum criteria established by the board by regulation for such a shop shall
be appropriate to the practice offered by the shop, without regard to the
practices not offered by the shop.

���� c.���� Nothing contained in
P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-1 et seq.) shall be construed to preclude a person,
corporation, firm or partnership from obtaining a shop license for a shop which
offers only skin care specialty services as enumerated in subsection y. of section
3 of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-3); provided the applicant for a skin care
specialty shop license complies with the requirements of subsection a. of this
section.� The minimum criteria established by the board by regulation for such
a shop shall be appropriate to the practice offered by the shop, without regard
to the practices not offered by the shop.

���� d.��� Nothing contained in this
act shall be construed to preclude a person, corporation, firm or partnership
from obtaining a shop license for a shop which offers only beauty culture
services as enumerated in subsection d. of section 3 of P.L.1984, c.205
(C.45:5B-3); provided the applicant for a beauty culture shop license complies
with the requirements of subsection a. of this section.� The minimum criteria
established by the board by regulation for such a shop shall be appropriate to
the practice offered by the shop, without regard to the practices not offered
by the shop.

���� e.���� Nothing contained in
P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-1 et seq.) shall be construed to preclude a person,
corporation, firm or partnership from obtaining a shop license for a shop which
offers only barbering services as enumerated in subsection b. of section 3 of
P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-3); provided the applicant for a barber shop license
complies with the requirements of subsection a. of this section.� The minimum
criteria established by the board by regulation for such a shop shall be
appropriate to the practice offered by the shop, without regard to the
practices not offered by the shop.

���� f.���� Nothing contained in
P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-1 et seq.) shall be construed to preclude a person,
corporation, firm or partnership from obtaining a shop license for a shop which
offers only hair braiding services as enumerated in subsection bb. of section 3
of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-3); provided the applicant for a hair braiding shop
license complies with the requirements of subsection a. of this section.� The
minimum criteria established by the board by regulation for such a shop shall
be appropriate to the practice offered by the shop, without regard to the
practices not offered by the shop.

����
g.��� Nothing contained in
P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-1 et seq.) shall be construed to preclude a person,
corporation, firm or partnership from obtaining a shop license for a shop which
offers only general barbering services as enumerated in subsection gg. of
section 3 of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-3); provided the applicant for a general
barber shop license complies with the requirements of subsection a. of this
section.� The minimum criteria established by the board by regulation for such
a shop shall be appropriate to the practice offered by the shop, without regard
to the practices not offered by the shop.

(cf: P.L.2018, c.126, s.18)

���� 19.� Section 38 of P.L.1984,
c.205 (C.45:5B-38) is amended to read as follows:

���� 38.� Nothing in this act shall
be construed to limit in any way the right of the State Board of Education to
establish, operate and approve courses in cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty
culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
and
]
,
skin
care specialty
, and

general barbering
, to employ teachers, to
determine the standards for teaching and the qualifications of teachers, to
determine courses of study, to determine the standards for the admission,
progress, certification and graduation of students, to determine any and all
standards and rules as to location, supplies, equipment and anything whatsoever
pertaining to the establishment, operation and maintenance of a course in
cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair
braiding
[
and
]
,
skin
care specialty
, and general barbering
operated by a public school.�
Nothing in this act shall be interpreted to give any person or agency other
than the State Board of Education the right to prescribe any requirement of any
kind whatsoever for courses of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture,
barbering, manicuring, hair braiding
[
and
]
,
skin
care specialty
, and general barbering
in public schools or for teachers
or pupils in school courses.
Nothing in P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-1 et seq.) shall
be interpreted to limit in any way the right of the State Board of Education to
establish, operate and approve courses in sanitation and safety for barbering and
general barbering apprentices.

(cf: P.L.2018, c.126, s.20)

���� 20.� (New section) a. An
applicant seeking initial licensure as a general barber shall:

���� (1)�� Demonstrate successful
completion of instruction, which shall not exceed 550 hours, focused on the
subjects necessary for an individual to become a general barber as defined in
section 3 of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-3). Instruction shall also include:

���� (a)�� shears-over-comb
techniques;

���� (b)�� shop management;

���� (c)�� ethics;

���� (d)�� a review of State laws
and regulations; and

���� (e)�� sanitation, hygiene, and
skin disorders and proper methods of sterilization.

���� (2)�� Instruction may be
obtained at:

���� (a)�� a school of cosmetology
and hairstyling licensed in this State;

���� (b)�� a program at a public
school approved by the State Board of Education to offer a vocational program
in cosmetology and hairstyling or barbering, or other cosmetology and
hairstyling or barbering program approved by the State Board of Education; or

���� (c)�� at a school of
cosmetology and hairstyling or barbering licensed in another state or a foreign
country which, in the opinion of the board, offers curricula which are
substantially similar to that offered at licensed schools within the State; and

���� (3)�� Pass an examination
conducted by the board, as provided by P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������� ) (pending
before the Legislature as this bill).

���� b. An applicant may also
obtain initial licensure as a general barber to perform the services in the
definition of �general barbering� in section 3 of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-3)
if the applicant:

���� (1)�� demonstrates
certification by the board as an apprentice pursuant to P.L.��� , c.����
(C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill); and

���� (2)�� attests, as part of the
application for initial licensure on a form determined by the board, to meeting
the requirements of the apprenticeship, including completion of courses in
sanitation and safety. Attestation that the applicant completed all
requirements shall also be required, as part of the application for initial
licensure of the applicant, by the supervising barber under whom the applicant
for licensure trained as an apprentice.

���� 21.� (New section) a. To be
eligible for certification as a barbering apprentice or general barbering
apprentice, an applicant shall submit information, in a form as determined by
the board, that confirms the applicant:

���� (1)�� is at least 17 years of
age;

���� (2)�� is of good moral
character; and

���� (3)�� does not have a
communicable, contagious, or infectious disease which could reasonably be
expected to be transmitted during the course of rendering barbering or general
barbering services.

���� b.��� A barbering or general
barbering apprenticeship shall be for two years and shall require completion of
courses, as determined by the board, in sanitation and safety from:

���� (1)�� a State-licensed school
of cosmetology and hairstyling;

���� (2)�� a program at a public
school approved by the State Board of Education to offer a vocational program
in cosmetology and hairstyling, barbering, or general barbering;

���� (3)�� any other program
approved by the State Board of Education in cosmetology and hairstyling,
barbering or general barbering; or

���� (4)�� a school in another
state or jurisdiction of the United States, or in another country, with
substantially equivalent curriculum in sanitation and safety as a New
Jersey-licensed school of cosmetology and hairstyling.

���� c.���� To be approved by the
board to host a barbering or general barbering apprenticeship, a shop shall
meet the requirements established at sections 8 and 18 of P.L.��� , c.���
(C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) and section 9 of
P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-9).

���� d.��� Prior to hosting a
barbering or general barbering apprenticeship, a shop shall inform the board if
the apprenticeship available is for a barbering license or a general barbering
license, or if an apprenticeship for each type of license is available.

���� e.���� Upon completion of a
barbering or general barbering apprenticeship, an individual shall have the
option to apply for a barbering license or general barbering license.

���� 22.� This act shall take
effect on the first day of the thirteenth month next after enactment.

STATEMENT

���� This bill establishes a
general barbering license and a barbering apprenticeship. As a general barber,
an individual can perform the following services: (1) shampooing, cutting,
including clipper cutting, and styling of the hair; (2) shaving or trimming of
the beard, mustache, or other facial hair; and (3) massaging, cleansing, or
stimulating the face. In the bill, a barbering or general barbering
apprenticeship is two years. To be a barbering or general barbering apprentice,
an individual has to show proof of being at least 17 years of age, of good
moral character, and of being free of any communicable, contagious or
infectious disease. A shop approved by the board to host an apprenticeship is
to meet requirements established in current law and in the bill in regards to
licensure as a shop and the employment of the proper professionals to oversee
the management of the shop. An apprenticeship, under the bill, can be for an
individual seeking a barbering license or a general barbering license. Upon
completion of the apprenticeship, an individual is given the option to apply
for licensure by the board.

���� Lastly, hours to train as a
general barber are established in the bill to not exceed 550 hours of
instruction. As part of the 550 hours of instruction, general barbering
applicants are to be trained in shears-over-comb techniques, shop management,
ethics, and a review of State laws and regulations.