HB344 Alabama 2016 Session

Under existing law, certain barbers are exempt from regulation by the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering

This bill would rename the board the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and would clarify that all barbers practicing barbering in the state are exempt from regulation by the board

This bill would phase out the membership of barbers on the board and would add an additional esthetician and manicurist to the membership of the board

This bill would also provide for the transition of the powers and duties of the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering to the Alabama Board of Cosmetology

To amend Sections 34-7B-1, 34-7B-2, 34-7B-6, 34-7B-7, 34-7B-13, 34-7B-26, 34-7B-27, 34-7B-28, and 34-7B-29, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2015-406, 2015 Regular Session, relating to the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; to rename the board the Alabama Board of Cosmetology; to clarify the exemption of all barbers practicing barbering in the state from regulation by the board; to revise the membership of the board to phase out barber members and add an additional esthetician and manicurist to the membership of the board; to provide for the transition of the board from the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering to the Alabama Board of Cosmetology; and to repeal Section 34-7B-17, Code of Alabama 1975, which provided for the examination and licensing of Class 2 barbers by the board.