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Assembly Bill A6874

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Allows non-violent felons to become eligible for a barber license

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2009-A6874 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§434 & 438, Gen Bus L

2009-A6874 - Summary

Allows non-violent felons to become eligible for a barber license.

2009-A6874 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6874

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CAMARA -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the eligibility
  criteria for a license to barber and practice cosmetology

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 434 of the gener-
al business law, as amended by chapter 469  of  the  laws  of  2008,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (b)  Satisfactory  evidence  of  good  moral character, except that in
determining an applicant's good moral character, the secretary of  state
shall not automatically disqualify an applicant on the basis of a [crim-
inal]  NON-VIOLENT  FELONY  conviction.  The secretary shall review such
criminal history information in accordance with  article  twenty-three-A
of the correction law;
  S  2.  Subdivision  3  of  section 438 of the general business law, as
amended by chapter 469 of the laws  of  2008,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3.  An applicant for a barber shop owner's license must establish that
he or she is the real owner and possesses title to or is entitled to the
possession of the shop. He or she must furnish satisfactory evidence  of
proper  location  of  the shop, proper layout and adequate equipment for
the shop, sanitary conditions in the shop  and  its  surroundings.  Such
applicant  must also furnish satisfactory evidence of good moral charac-
ter, except that in determining an applicant's good moral character, the
secretary of state shall not automatically disqualify  an  applicant  on
the  basis  of a [criminal] NON-VIOLENT FELONY conviction. The secretary
shall review such criminal history information in accordance with  arti-
cle twenty-three-A of the correction law.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04714-01-9

2009-A6874A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§434 & 438, Gen Bus L

2009-A6874A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows non-violent felons to become eligible for a barber license.

2009-A6874A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 6874--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CAMARA, REILLY, CASTRO, BARRON -- Multi-Sponsored
  by  --  M.  of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry -- recommit-
  ted to the Committee on Economic Development, Job  Creation,  Commerce
  and  Industry  in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the eligibility
  criteria for a license to barber

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 434 of the gener-
al  business  law,  as  amended  by  chapter 469 of the laws of 2008, is
amended to read as follows:
  (b) Satisfactory evidence of good  moral  character,  except  that  in
determining  an applicant's good moral character, the secretary of state
shall not automatically disqualify an applicant on the basis of a crimi-
nal conviction, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO NON-VIOLENT FELONIES.  The
secretary shall review such criminal history information  in  accordance
with article twenty-three-A of the correction law;
  S  2.  Subdivision  3  of  section 438 of the general business law, as
amended by chapter 469 of the laws  of  2008,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3.  An applicant for a barber shop owner's license must establish that
he or she is the real owner and possesses title to or is entitled to the
possession of the shop. He or she must furnish satisfactory evidence  of
proper  location  of  the shop, proper layout and adequate equipment for
the shop, sanitary conditions in the shop  and  its  surroundings.  Such
applicant  must also furnish satisfactory evidence of good moral charac-
ter, except that in determining an applicant's good moral character, the
secretary of state shall not automatically disqualify  an  applicant  on

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04714-03-0

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