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S3445 1R
[First Reprint]
SENATE, No. 3445
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
�
INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 9, 2026
Sponsored by:
Senator� JAMES BEACH
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
Senator� ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT
District 31 (Hudson)
SYNOPSIS
���� Modifies membership of New Jersey State Board of
Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As reported by the Senate Budget and Appropriations
Committee on June 24, 2026, with amendments.
��
An Act
concerning the membership of the New Jersey State Board
of Cosmetology and Hairstyling and amending P.L.1984, c.205.
����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
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[
1. Section 4
of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-4) is amended to read as follows:
���� 4.��� There is created within
the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety the
New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling. The board shall consist
of 13 members who are residents of the State,
[
three
]
two
of
whom shall be public members
[
,
two
]
appointed pursuant to subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.2)
[
and
one additional public member,
]
and one of whom shall be a State executive department member appointed pursuant
to subsection c. of section 2 of P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.2).
[
Of the
remaining nine members, six
]
Six of the remaining members
shall hold practicing licenses issued by
the board and shall have been engaged in the practice of
[
beauty
culture, barbering or cosmetology and hairstyling
]
the profession in which the
member was licensed
for at least five years prior to their appointments,
but shall not have been engaged in the conduct of or teaching at a licensed
school of beauty culture or cosmetology and hairstyling, and two shall own or
operate a hair braiding shop in this State.�
Of
the six members with practicing licenses issued by the board and the one member
licensed by the board as a teacher, one shall have experience and training in
providing services to individuals with textured hair prior to their
appointment.�
[
The
remaining one member appointed by the board created by this act shall hold a
teacher's license issued by the board and shall have been engaged in the
teaching of beauty culture or cosmetology and hairstyling or shall have been
involved in the conduct of a licensed school of beauty culture or school of
cosmetology and hairstyling in this State for at least five years prior to the
appointment
]
Of the remaining two members, one shall represent public school vocational
programs in cosmetology and hairstyling approved by the State Board of
Education and one shall represent licensed private schools of cosmetology and
hairstyling
.
(cf: P.L.2025, c.207, s.2)
]
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1.
Section 4 of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-4) is amended to read as follows:
���� 4.��� There is created within
the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety the
New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.� The board shall consist
of 13 members who are residents of the State, three of whom shall be public
members, two appointed pursuant to subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1971, c.60
(C.45:1-2.2) and one additional public member, and one of whom shall be a State
executive department member appointed pursuant to subsection c. of section 2 of
P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.2).� Of the remaining� nine members,
[
six
]
four
shall hold practicing licenses issued by the board and shall have been engaged
in the practice of
[
beauty
culture, barbering, or cosmetology and hairstyling
]
the profession in which the
member was licensed
for at least five years prior to their appointments,
but shall not have been engaged in the conduct of or teaching at a licensed
school of beauty culture or cosmetology and hairstyling,
[
and
]
two shall own
or operate a hair braiding shop in this State
, two shall own or operate a
proprietary school of beauty culture or cosmetology and hairstyling in the
State, and one shall hold a teacher's license issued by the board and shall
have been engaged in the teaching of beauty culture or cosmetology and
hairstyling or shall have been involved in the conduct of a licensed school of
beauty culture or school of cosmetology and hairstyling in this State for at
least five years prior to the appointment
.� Of the
[
six
]
four
members with practicing licenses issued by the board and the one member
licensed by the board as a teacher, one shall have experience and training in
providing services to individuals with textured hair prior to their
appointment.�
[
The
remaining one member appointed by the board created by this act shall hold a
teacher's license issued by the board and shall have been engaged in the
teaching of beauty culture or cosmetology and hairstyling or shall have been
involved in the conduct of a licensed school of beauty culture or school of
cosmetology and hairstyling in this State for at least five years prior to the
appointment.
]
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(cf: P.L.2025, c.207, s.2)
���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.