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Assembly Bill A9214

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires translation of examinations for the license to practice cosmetology into Spanish, French, Russian, or Chinese

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2009-A9214 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§407 & 409, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A4242

2009-A9214 - Summary

Requires translation of examinations for the license to practice cosmetology into Spanish, French, Russian or Chinese.

2009-A9214 - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9214 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9214

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            October 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CASTRO -- 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 requiring
  translation of examinations for the license  to  practice  cosmetology
  into Spanish, French, or Chinese

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 407 of the general  business  law,
as  added  by  chapter  509  of  the laws of 1992, is amended to read as
follows:
  3. Examinations shall be in  the  English  language  [and],  SHALL  BE
TRANSLATED INTO FRENCH, SPANISH, OR CHINESE IF REQUESTED BY THE PROSPEC-
TIVE  APPLICANT AT THE TIME THE APPLICATION FOR LICENSE IS FILED, OR, at
the discretion of the secretary, may be translated  or  transposed  into
any  other  language  if requested by the prospective applicant and upon
satisfactory proof of the need therefor provided that a request for such
a translated examination is made of the secretary at the time the appli-
cation for license is filed. In the case of physically disabled persons,
provision for the alternative administration of the examination  may  be
made,  provided  a request for such procedure is made of the secretary a
reasonable time in advance of the  examination.  Examinations  shall  be
held  at  least quarterly and shall be given in at least four convenient
places in the state.
  S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 409 of  the  general  business  law,  as
amended  by  section  9 of part B of chapter 411 of the laws of 1999, is
amended to read as follows:
  3. The secretary shall receive a  non-refundable  examination  fee  of
fifteen  dollars from each person who takes a written examination pursu-
ant to this article. THE  SECRETARY,  IN  HIS  OR  HER  DISCRETION,  MAY
COLLECT  AN ADDITIONAL FEE FROM EACH PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE TRANSLATION
OF THE EXAMINATION INTO ANY LANGUAGE OTHER  THAN  THE  ENGLISH  LANGUAGE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14864-01-9

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2009-A9214A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§407 & 409, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A4242

2009-A9214A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires translation of examinations for the license to practice cosmetology into Spanish, French, Russian or Chinese.

2009-A9214A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9214A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9214--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            October 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CASTRO, POWELL, N. RIVERA, MENG, ESPAILLAT --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, CRESPO, GIBSON, GOTTFRIED, MAYER-
  SOHN, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Econom-
  ic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry -- recommitted  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 requiring
  translation of examinations for the license  to  practice  cosmetology
  into Spanish, Russian, French, or Chinese

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 407 of the general  business  law,
as  added  by  chapter  509  of  the laws of 1992, is amended to read as
follows:
  3. Examinations shall be in  the  English  language  [and],  SHALL  BE
TRANSLATED INTO FRENCH, SPANISH, RUSSIAN, OR CHINESE IF REQUESTED BY THE
PROSPECTIVE  APPLICANT AT THE TIME THE APPLICATION FOR LICENSE IS FILED,
OR, at the discretion of the secretary, may be translated or  transposed
into  any  other  language if requested by the prospective applicant and
upon satisfactory proof of the need therefor provided that a request for
such a translated examination is made of the secretary at the  time  the
application  for  license  is  filed. In the case of physically disabled
persons, provision for the alternative administration of the examination
may be made, provided a request for such procedure is made of the secre-
tary a reasonable time in advance of the examination. Examinations shall
be held at least quarterly and shall be given in at least  four  conven-
ient places in the state.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14864-02-0

A. 9214--A                          2

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