S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4242
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 2, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. CASTRO -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Economic Development
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.
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.
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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.