HB4079 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB4079

Introduced 2/27/2009, by Rep. William D. Burns

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

225 ILCS 410/1-11	from Ch. 111, par. 1701-11
225 ILCS 410/3-1	from Ch. 111, par. 1703-1

Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Exempts from the Act persons who practice hair braiding. Defines the practice of hair braiding. Provides that the practice of cosmetology does not include hair braiding. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning professional regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 is amended by changing Sections 1-11 and 3-1 as follows:

(225 ILCS 410/1-11) (from Ch. 111, par. 1701-11)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)

Sec. 1-11. Exceptions to Act.

(a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to the educational activities conducted in connection with any monthly, annual or other special educational program of any bona fide association of licensed cosmetologists, estheticians, nail technicians, or barbers, or licensed cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, or barber schools from which the general public is excluded.

(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to the activities and services of registered nurses or licensed practical nurses, as defined in the Nurse Practice Act, or to personal care or health care services provided by individuals in the performance of their duties as employed or authorized by facilities or programs licensed or certified by State agencies. As used in this subsection (b), "personal care" means assistance with meals, dressing, movement, bathing, or other personal needs or maintenance or general supervision and oversight of the physical and mental well-being of an individual who is incapable of maintaining a private, independent residence or who is incapable of managing his or her person whether or not a guardian has been appointed for that individual. The definition of "personal care" as used in this subsection (b) shall not otherwise be construed to negate the requirements of this Act or its rules.

(c) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to require licensure of individuals employed by the motion picture, film, television, stage play or related industry for the purpose of providing cosmetology or esthetics services to actors of that industry while engaged in the practice of cosmetology or esthetics as a part of that person's employment.

(d) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to apply to the practice of hair braiding. For the purposes of this subsection (d), any one or any combination of the following processes constitute the practice of hair braiding: the process of interweaving or twisting and locking an individual's natural hair; the process of interweaving together synthetic hair with human hair by hand; or similar work upon the hair of any person, which does not otherwise constitute the practice of cosmetology as defined in Section 3-1 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)

(225 ILCS 410/3-1) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703-1)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)

Sec. 3-1. Cosmetology defined. Any one or any combination of the following practices constitutes the practice of cosmetology when done for cosmetic or beautifying purposes and not for the treatment of disease or of muscular or nervous disorder: arranging, (not braiding), dressing, cutting, trimming, curling, waving, chemical restructuring, shaping, singeing, bleaching, coloring or similar work, upon the hair of the head or any cranial prosthesis; cutting or trimming facial hair of any person; any practice of manicuring, pedicuring, decorating nails, applying sculptured nails or otherwise artificial nails by hand or with mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliances, or in any way caring for the nails or the skin of the hands or feet including massaging the hands, arms, elbows, feet, lower legs, and knees of another person for other than the treatment of medical disorders; any practice of epilation or depilation of any person; any practice for the purpose of cleansing, massaging or toning the skin of the scalp; beautifying, massaging, cleansing, exfoliating, or stimulating the stratum corneum of the epidermis by the use of cosmetic preparations, body treatments, body wraps, the use of hydrotherapy, or any device, electrical, mechanical, or otherwise; applying make-up or eyelashes to any person or lightening hair on the body and removing superfluous hair from the body of any person by the use of depilatories, waxing or tweezers. The term "cosmetology" does not include the services provided by an electrologist. Nail technology is the practice and the study of cosmetology only to the extent of manicuring, pedicuring, decorating, and applying sculptured or otherwise artificial nails, or in any way caring for the nail or the skin of the hands or feet including massaging the hands, arms, elbows, feet, lower legs, and knees. Cosmetologists are prohibited from using any technique, product, or practice intended to affect the living layers of the skin. The term cosmetology includes rendering advice on what is cosmetically appealing, but no person licensed under this Act shall render advice on what is appropriate medical treatment for diseases of the skin. Purveyors of cosmetics may demonstrate such cosmetic products in conjunction with any sales promotion and shall not be required to hold a license under this Act. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the shampooing of hair by persons employed for that purpose and who perform that task under the direct supervision of a licensed cosmetologist or licensed cosmetology teacher.

(Source: P.A. 94-451, eff. 12-31-05.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.