HB184 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Kurt Wallace

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Cosmetology, Board of, expanded to include barbers, renamed, Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Secs. 34-7B-1 to 34-7B-27, inclusive, added; Secs. 34-7A-1 to 34-7A-25, inclusive, repealed

Summary

HB184 expands and renames the Alabama Board of Cosmetology to regulate barbers and related beauty services under a new Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, with comprehensive licensing, school-regulation, and disciplinary rules.

What This Bill Does

It creates a new Chapter 7B to regulate cosmetologists, barbers, estheticians, manicurists, natural hairstylists, and their shops and schools, and repeals Chapter 7A. It reorganizes the board as the seven-member Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, including two barber members, two cosmetologist members, one esthetician, one manicurist, and one consumer. It sets licensing, apprenticeship, school-licensing, fees, and renewal rules; establishes a board fund and an executive director; and gives the board authority to discipline licensees with hearings and fines. It also outlines specific rules for professional hours, reciprocity, and the treatment of existing licenses and schools, with an effective date a few months after passage.

Who It Affects

• Licensees and education providers (cosmetologists, barbers, estheticians, manicurists, natural hairstylists, instructors; shops; schools; apprentices; students): face new or harmonized licensing requirements, apprenticeship paths, school and shop licensing rules, bonding/insurance requirements, fee schedules, license expiration cycles, and mandatory record-keeping and inspections.
• Public and consumers; general regulatory environment: benefit from a formalized board structure, clearer discipline processes, public records, and stronger oversight of beauty services and schools, with defined enforcement and accountability.

Key Provisions

• Creates Chapter 7B and the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; repeals Chapter 7A and transfers authority to the new board.
• Board composition: seven appointed members (two cosmetologists, two barbers, one esthetician, one manicurist, one consumer) with terms of four years and a limit of two terms; officers elected annually; compensation and duties defined.
• Executive director appointed by the Governor; board staff hired under merit system; creation of the Board Fund to manage all board money.
• Licensing and examinations: detailed criteria for barber, cosmetologist, esthetician, natural hair stylist, manicurist, and related licenses, including education hours, supervision-hour options, reciprocity, and renewal rules; licenses expire on specific schedule depending on occupation.
• Business and school licensing: require bonds (e.g., $50,000 for schools), liability insurance, financial statements, floor plans, equipment lists, student contracts, and programs with staffing and record-keeping requirements; sale/transfer approvals required.
• Apprenticeships: sponsor-based programs with permits; time/place-hour requirements; completion certification and renewal rules; no duplicate permits for same license type from another state.
• Disciplinary powers: grounds for suspension or revocation (fraud, felony, dishonesty, unprofessional conduct, etc.); due process with hearings; fines up to $750 per violation; appeals to court.
• Public transparency: board records and proceedings are public; licenses must be displayed; inspections and compliance confirmed through rules and ADC process.
• Transitional provisions: licenses and status under former Chapter 7A continue under the new Cosmetology and Barbering board; certain activities exempt from regulation; effective date set for a future date after passage.

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Subjects

Cosmetology, Board of