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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session |
Senate: COM DPA 5-2-1-0 | 3rd Read 17-13-0-0 |
SB 1274: professional regulatory boards; composition
Sponsor: Senator Ugenti-Rita, LD 23
Committee on Regulatory Affairs
Overview
Restructures the statutory membership of the Arizona Board of Technical Registration (BTR), the Board of Barbers (BB), the Board of Cosmetology (BC), the State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers (BFDE) and the Board of Massage Therapy (BMT).
History
The BTR regulates architects, engineers, geologists, home inspectors, landscape architects and surveyors (A.R.S Title 32, Chapter 1).
The BB licenses barbers, barber instructors, barber schools, barber shops and salons (A.R.S. § Title 32, Chapter 3).
The BC establishes standards for the practice of cosmetology, aesthetics, nail technology, hairstyling and salons and schools that engage in or teach practices (A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 5).
BFDE licenses and registers funeral directors, embalmers, interns, embalmer's assistants, cremationists, funeral establishments and crematories (A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 12).
The BMT evaluates applicant qualifications for massage therapist licenses and issues licenses to qualified applicants (A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 42).
Provisions
Board of Technical Registration (Sec. 1)
1. 
Modifies the membership of the BTR to include
the following:
a) One architect rather than two;
b) One professional engineer rather than three professional engineers; and
c) Six public members rather than one.
2. Requires at least one public member to have legal, construction or design product background.
Board of Barbers (Sec. 2)
3. States that two members of the BB must include a maximum of one member of each of the following qualifications:
a) An active barber who has been practicing for at least five years;
b) A holder of a barber school license who is a barber; or
c) A holder of a barber shop or salon license who is a barber.
4. Increases the number of public members in the BB to three rather than two.
5. Removes the following members from the BB:
a) One active barber who has been practicing for at least five years;
b) A holder of a barber school license who is a barber; or
c) A holder of a barber shop or salon license who is a barber.
Board of Cosmetology (Sec. 3)
6. States that three members of the BC must include a maximum of one member from each of the following occupations who has been actively practicing for at least three years immediately preceding the appointment:
a) cosmetologists;
b) nail technicians;
c) instructors; or
d) school owners.
7. Increases the number of public members in the BC to four rather than two.
8. Removes the following members from the BC:
a) Two cosmetologists who have been practicing in this state for at least three years preceding appointment;
b) One nail technician who has been practicing in this state for at least three years preceding appointment;
c) One instructor who has been practicing in this state for at least three years preceding appointment; and
d) A school owner.
Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers (Sec. 4)
9. Decreases the number of the BFDE to three rather than four.
10. Increases the number of public members in the BFDE to four rather than three.
Board of Massage Therapy (Sec. 5)
11. Decreases the number of massage therapists from the BMT to two rather than three.
12. Increases the number of public members in the BMT to three rather than two.
a) Requires at least one public member to be actively involved in programs or services that help to reduce or prevent human trafficking.
Miscellaneous
13. Retains the members of the BTR, BB, BC, BFDE and the BMT on the effective date of this act, until the expiration of their normal terms. (Sec. 6)
14. Requires the Governor to make all subsequent appointments of the BTR, BB, BC, BFDE and the BMT. (sec. 6)
15. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 2, 3, 5)
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SB 1274
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