Assembly Bill A10195

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting the cosmetology licensure compact

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A10195 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §401-a, Gen Bus L

2023-A10195 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to enacting the cosmetology licensure compact, which establishes requirements and administrative procedures for multistate licensing for the practice of cosmetology.

2023-A10195 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10195
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Hyndman) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation  to  adopting  the
   cosmetology licensure compact
 
   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
 401-a to read as follows:
   § 401-A. COSMETOLOGY  LICENSURE  COMPACT.  THE  COSMETOLOGY  LICENSURE
 COMPACT  IS  HEREBY ENTERED INTO AND ENACTED INTO LAW WITH ALL JURISDIC-
 TIONS LEGALLY JOINING THEREIN, IN THE FORM SUBSTANTIALLY AS FOLLOWS:
 
                       COSMETOLOGY LICENSURE COMPACT
                            ARTICLE 1 - PURPOSE
 
   THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPACT IS TO FACILITATE THE  INTERSTATE  PRACTICE
 AND  REGULATION  OF COSMETOLOGY WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING PUBLIC ACCESS
 TO, AND THE SAFETY OF, COSMETOLOGY  SERVICES  AND  REDUCING  UNNECESSARY
 BURDENS  RELATED  TO  COSMETOLOGY  LICENSURE.  THROUGH THIS COMPACT, THE
 MEMBER STATES SEEK TO ESTABLISH A REGULATORY  FRAMEWORK  WHICH  PROVIDES
 FOR  A  NEW  MULTISTATE  LICENSING  PROGRAM.  THROUGH THIS NEW LICENSING
 PROGRAM, THE MEMBER STATES SEEK TO PROVIDE INCREASED VALUE AND  MOBILITY
 TO  LICENSED  COSMETOLOGISTS  IN  THE  MEMBER STATES, WHILE ENSURING THE
 PROVISION OF SAFE, EFFECTIVE, AND RELIABLE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC.
   THIS COMPACT IS DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES, AND  THE
 MEMBER STATES HEREBY RATIFY THE SAME INTENTIONS BY SUBSCRIBING HERETO:
   A. PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERSTATE PRACTICE BY COSMETOLOGISTS WHO
 MEET UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTISTATE LICENSURE;
   B. ENHANCE THE ABILITIES OF MEMBER STATES TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND
 SAFETY, AND PREVENT FRAUD AND UNLICENSED ACTIVITY WITHIN THE PROFESSION;
   C.  ENSURE  AND  ENCOURAGE  COOPERATION  BETWEEN  MEMBER STATES IN THE
 LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF THE PRACTICE OF COSMETOLOGY;
   D. SUPPORT RELOCATING MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR SPOUSES;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15485-01-4
              

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