Senate Bill S96

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to offering domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education to persons engaged in the practice of nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics or cosmetology

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S96 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §408-b, amd §409, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S5816

2019-S96 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to offering domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education to persons engaged in the practice of nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics or cosmetology.

2019-S96 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S96 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    96
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to offering domes-
   tic violence and sexual assault awareness education to persons engaged
   in the practice of  nail  specialty,  waxing,  natural  hair  styling,
   esthetics or cosmetology
 
   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
 408-b to read as follows:
   § 408-B. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS EDUCATION.  1.
 THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  ENSURE THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
 AWARENESS EDUCATION COURSES ARE MADE  AVAILABLE  TO  ALL  LICENSEES  AND
 APPLICANTS  FOR  A  LICENSE OR RENEWAL PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE AND THAT
 SUCH COURSES ARE OFFERED AT LEAST ANNUALLY. THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTA-
 TION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND  REGU-
 LATIONS  REGARDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS EDUCA-
 TION COURSES AND PROVIDERS.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION TO AN APPLI-
 CANT FOR A LICENSE OR RENEWAL OF A LICENSE PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE UPON
 SATISFACTORY PROOF THAT THE APPLICANT HAS COMPLETED AT LEAST ONE HOUR OF
 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS EDUCATION.
   3. A PERSON LICENSED UNDER THIS ARTICLE  WHO  HAS  COMPLETED  DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE  AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS EDUCATION SHALL NOT BE CIVILLY OR
 CRIMINALLY LIABLE FOR ACTING OR FAILING TO ACT ON  INFORMATION  OBTAINED
 DURING  THE  COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT CONCERNING POTENTIAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
 OR SEXUAL ASSAULT.
   § 2. Section 409 of the general business law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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