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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session |
House: RA DP 7-0-0-0 |
HB 2550: eyelash technicians; registration..
Sponsor: Representative Wilmeth, LD 2
House Engrossed
Overview
Allows the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology (Board) to create and implement registration requirements for eyelash technicians.
History
The Board: 1) administers licensing examinations and issues licenses; 2) inspects salons, barber establishments and schools; and 3) investigates violations of sanitation requirements and procedures. The Board may also conduct hearings and impose enforcement actions where appropriate.
Current Statute allows aestheticians, individuals licensed to practice skin care and cosmetologists, individuals licensed to practice cosmetology, to engage in the practice of arching eyebrows or tinting eyebrows and eyelashes. Cosmetology also includes: 1) applying oils, creams and other products by hand or with electrical appliances; 2) removing superfluous hair without electrolysis or threading; 3) nail technology; and 4) hairstyling (A.R.S. § 32-501).
Licensing requirements for aestheticians include: 1) submitting an application to the Board; 2) receiving appropriate credits for at least two years of high school education or a Board education equivalent and evidence the individual is 16 years of age, or evidence that the individual is 18 years of age; 3) providing evidence to the Board that the individual graduated from an aestheticians school outside of the state having similar requirements to that of the state or graduating from a Board-approved aesthetician school with 600 hours of training; 4) passing the aesthetician licensing examination; and 5) paying the licensure fees (A.R.S. § 32-510).
Provisions
1. Authorizes the Board to create registration requirements for eyelash technicians including:
a) submitting an application to the Board;
b) completing credits equivalent to two years of a high school education or a Board equivalent and evidence that the applicant is 16 years old; or
c) providing evidence that the individual is 18 years old; and
d) providing to the Board proof that the applicant has completed at least 30 hours of training through an approved program and pays the appropriate fees for registration. (Sec. 6)
2. Prohibits the Board from requiring more than 30 hours of training and specifies that a training program may not be required to be licensed as a school by the Board in order to be approved. (Sec. 6)
3. Authorizes individuals to be eligible for registration if they demonstrate that they received training prior to the effective date of the bill. (Sec. 6)
4. Requires registration be renewed biannually on or before the individual's birthday during the renewal year and that the Board maintain a registry of registered nail technicians. (Sec. 6)
5. Allows the Board to set the fees for registration and registration renewal. (Sec. 4)
6. Incorporates registrations into the Board's disciplinary oversight. (Sec. 7, 8, 9)
7. Stipulates that unregistered practice as an eyelash technician constitutes a Class 1 misdemeanor. (Sec. 10)
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Asserts that an eyelash technician is
not considered an aesthetician and defines pertinent terms including:
a) eyelash technician as a person who is not licensed as a cosmetologist or aesthetician and who for compensation performs personal services limited to eyelash extensions; and
b) eyelash extensions as applying, removing and trimming threadlike natural or synthetic fibers to an eyelash, including cleansing the area of the eyes and lashes, not including applying eyelash enhancements that are tattoos, color agents, straightening agents, permanent wave solutions or bleaching agents to the eyebrow or any other cosmetology service. (Sec. 1)
9. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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