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Assembly Bill A7078A

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires appearance enhancement business owners to provide masks and gloves to nail specialists

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2009-A7078 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8096
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-b, Gen Bus L

2009-A7078 - Summary

Requires appearance enhancement business owners to provide masks and gloves to nail specialists.

2009-A7078 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7078

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 19, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  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
  appearance  enhancement business owners to provide masks and gloves to
  nail specialists

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

  Section  1.  Section  400  of  the  general business law is amended by
adding two new subdivisions 11 and 12 to read as follows:
  11. "OWNER" MEANS A PERSON WHO OR WHICH OWNS,  CONTROLS  OR  OPERATES,
WHETHER  AS  A  PARTNER,  SHAREHOLDER,  OFFICER,  INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
(INCLUDING AREA RENTER) OR PROPRIETOR OF AN APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENT BUSI-
NESS.
  12. "AREA RENTER" MEANS A LICENSED INDIVIDUAL NOT ON THE PAYROLL OF OR
SUBJECT TO THE WITHHOLDING OF TAXES BY A LICENSED BUSINESS.
  S 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 405-a
to read as follows:
  S 405-A. OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES; APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENT  BUSINESS.  1.
AN  OWNER,  AN  AREA  RENTER  OR BOTH SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NOT LIMITED TO GLOVES AND MASKS FOR  EMPLOYEES  AND
NAIL SPECIALISTS IN ALL APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENT BUSINESSES.
  2. EMPLOYEES AND NAIL SPECIALISTS SHALL BE ALLOWED TO WEAR SUCH GLOVES
AND MASKS IF THEY SO CHOOSE.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10330-02-9

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2009-A7078A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8096
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-b, Gen Bus L

2009-A7078A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires appearance enhancement business owners to provide masks and gloves to nail specialists.

2009-A7078A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7078--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 19, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ROSENTHAL, LANCMAN -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Economic  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
  appearance  enhancement business owners to provide masks and gloves to
  nail specialists

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
404-b to read as follows:
  S  404-B.  NAIL  SPECIALTY; OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES. IN ADDITION TO ANY
RULES AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING STANDARDS  FOR  PRACTICES  AND  OPER-
ATIONS  BY  LICENSEES UNDER THIS ARTICLE, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE HEALTH,
SAFETY AND WELFARE WITHIN APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENT BUSINESSES, ALL  OWNERS
AND  OPERATORS  OF APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENT BUSINESSES WHICH PRACTICE NAIL
SPECIALTY SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE, UPON REQUEST, GLOVES AND  FACEMASKS  FOR
NAIL SPECIALITY LICENSEES WHO WORK IN SUCH BUSINESSES. NO OWNER OR OPER-
ATOR OF ANY APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENT BUSINESS THAT ENGAGES IN THE PRACTICE
OF NAIL SPECIALITY SHALL PROHIBIT ANY LICENSEE PRACTICING NAIL SPECIALTY
FROM  WEARING  A  MASK  OR  GLOVES WHILE ENGAGED IN THE PRACTICE OF NAIL
SPECIALTY AT SUCH BUSINESS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10330-06-0

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