NY State Assembly Bill 2009-A9214

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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May 18, 2010	held for consideration in economic development
Mar 24, 2010	print number 9214a
Mar 24, 2010	amend (t) and recommit to economic development
Jan 06, 2010	referred to economic development
Oct 28, 2009	referred to economic development

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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

                                BILL NUMBER:A9214

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the general business law, in relation to
requiring translation of examinations for the license to practice cosme-
tology into Spanish, French, or Chinese

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL:  This bill addresses the concerns
of the language barrier for many nonspeaking English persons beginning
in the cosmetology business and unable to acquire their license due to
this language barrier. A translation option will be offered to them at a
nominal cost.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:  This bill amends Section 1. Subdivision 3 of
section 407 of the general business law, as amended 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 trans-
lated into French, Spanish, 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 satis-
factory proof of the need therefore provided that request for such a
translated examination is made of the time of the application for
license is filled. In the case of disabled persons, provisions for the
alternative administration of the examination may be made, provided a
request for such procedure is made of secretary a reasonable time in

advance of the examination.  Examinations shall be held at least quar-
terly and shall be given in a least four convenient places in the state.

§ 2. Subdivision 3 of section 409 of the general business law, as
amended by section 9 part B of chapter 411 of the laws 1999, is amended
as follows:

3. The secretary shall receive a non-refundable fee of fifteen dollars
from each person who takes a written examination pursuant to this arti-
cle.  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 pursuant to the subdi-
vision three of section four hundred seven of this article, provided
that in no event shall the additional fee exceed fifteen dollars. Fees
collected pursuant to this article shall be deposited to the credit of
the business and licensing services account established pursuant to the
provisions of section ninety-seventy of the state finance law.

JUSTIFICATION:  Many people in New York State desire to work in and/or
own a business in the cosmetology field however the current law for the
license to operate in this filed is only offered in English and at the
discretion of the secretary in other languages. Taking into consider-
ation that New York State is inhabited by people from different nations
the law should be changed to assist the predominant languages in this
state including Spanish, Chinese and French. This translation would be
available for a nominal fee to defer the cost.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  This act shall take effect immediately.

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

A. 9214                             2

PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  SECTION FOUR HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS
ARTICLE, PROVIDED THAT IN NO  EVENT  SHALL  THE  ADDITIONAL  FEE  EXCEED
FIFTEEN DOLLARS. Fees collected pursuant to this article shall be depos-
ited to the credit of the business and licensing services account estab-
lished pursuant to the provisions of section ninety-seven-y of the state
finance law.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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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

                                BILL NUMBER:A9214A

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the general business law, in relation to
requiring translation of examinations for the license to practice cosme-
tology into Spanish, Russian, French, or Chinese

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL:  This bill addresses the concerns
of the language barrier for many nonspeaking English persons beginning
in the cosmetology business and unable to acquire their license due to
this language barrier. A translation option will be offered to them at a
nominal cost.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:  This bill amends Section 1. Subdivision 3 of
section 407 of the general business law, as amended 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 trans-
lated into French, Spanish, 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 satis-
factory proof of the need therefore provided that request for such a
translated examination is made of the time of the application for
license is filled. In the case of disabled persons, provisions for the
alternative administration of the examination may be made, provided a
request for such procedure is made of secretary a reasonable time in

advance of the examination.  Examinations shall be held at least quar-
terly and shall be given in a least four convenient places in the state.

§ 2. Subdivision 3 of section 409 of the general business law, as
amended by section 9 part B of chapter 411 of the laws 1999, is amended
as follows:

3. The secretary shall receive a non-refundable fee of fifteen dollars
from each person who takes a written examination pursuant to this arti-
cle.  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 pursuant to the subdi-
vision three of section four hundred seven of this article, provided
that in no event shall the additional fee exceed fifteen dollars. Fees
collected pursuant to this article shall be deposited to the credit of
the business and licensing services account established pursuant to the
provisions of section ninety-seventy of the state finance law.

JUSTIFICATION:  Many people in New York State desire to work in and/or
own a business in the cosmetology field however the current law for the
license to operate in this filed is only offered in English and at the
discretion of the secretary in other languages. Taking into consider-
ation that New York State is inhabited by people from different nations
the law should be changed to assist the predominant languages in this
state including Spanish, Chinese and French. This translation would be
available for a nominal fee to defer the cost.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  This act shall take effect immediately.

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

  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
PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  SEVEN  OF  THIS
ARTICLE,  PROVIDED  THAT  IN  NO  EVENT  SHALL THE ADDITIONAL FEE EXCEED
FIFTEEN DOLLARS. Fees collected pursuant to this article shall be depos-
ited to the credit of the business and licensing services account estab-
lished pursuant to the provisions of section ninety-seven-y of the state
finance law.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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CASTRO

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

Adam Clayton Powell IV

Naomi Rivera

Grace Meng

Adriano Espaillat

multi-Sponsors

Vivian Cook

Marcos Crespo

Vanessa Gibson

Richard Gottfried

2009-A9214 - Details

2009-A9214 - Summary

2009-A9214 - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9214 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Adam Clayton Powell IV

Naomi Rivera

Grace Meng

Adriano Espaillat

multi-Sponsors

Vivian Cook

Marcos Crespo

Vanessa Gibson

Richard Gottfried

2009-A9214A (ACTIVE) - Details

2009-A9214A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-A9214A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9214A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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