SB2799 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB2799

Introduced 1/28/2010, by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

225 ILCS 410/1-4	from Ch. 111, par. 1701-4
225 ILCS 410/3-1	from Ch. 111, par. 1703-1
225 ILCS 410/3A-1	from Ch. 111, par. 1703A-1
225 ILCS 410/4-1	from Ch. 111, par. 1704-1

Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall adopt rules concerning sanitation requirements, requirements for education on sanitation, and any other health concerns associated with threading. Defines "threading" as any technique that results in the removal of superfluous hair from the body by twisting thread around unwanted hair and then pulling it from the skin; and may also include the incidental trimming of eyebrow hair. Provides that the term "cosmetology" does not include threading and that an "esthetician" does not mean a person who engages in threading and does not engage in the practice of esthetics. 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 1-4, 3-1, 3A-1, and 4-1 as follows:

(225 ILCS 410/1-4) (from Ch. 111, par. 1701-4)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)

Sec. 1-4. Definitions. In this Act the following words shall have the following meanings:

"Board" means the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Board.

"Department" means the Department of Professional Regulation.

"Director" means the Director of Professional Regulation.

"Licensed barber" means an individual licensed by the Department to practice barbering as defined in this Act and whose license is in good standing.

"Licensed barber clinic teacher" means an individual licensed by the Department to practice barbering, as defined in this Act, and to provide clinical instruction in the practice of barbering in an approved school of barbering.

"Licensed cosmetologist" means an individual licensed by the Department to practice cosmetology, nail technology, and esthetics as defined in this Act and whose license is in good standing.

"Licensed esthetician" means an individual licensed by the Department to practice esthetics as defined in this Act and whose license is in good standing.

"Licensed nail technician" means any individual licensed by the Department to practice nail technology as defined in this Act and whose license is in good standing.

"Licensed barber teacher" means an individual licensed by the Department to practice barbering as defined in this Act and to provide instruction in the theory and practice of barbering to students in an approved barber school.

"Licensed cosmetology teacher" means an individual licensed by the Department to practice cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology as defined in this Act and to provide instruction in the theory and practice of cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology to students in an approved cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology school.

"Licensed cosmetology clinic teacher" means an individual licensed by the Department to practice cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology as defined in this Act and to provide clinical instruction in the practice of cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology in an approved school of cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology.

"Licensed esthetics teacher" means an individual licensed by the Department to practice esthetics as defined in this Act and to provide instruction in the theory and practice of esthetics to students in an approved cosmetology or esthetics school.

"Licensed esthetics clinic teacher" means an individual licensed by the Department to practice esthetics as defined in this Act and to provide clinical instruction in the practice of esthetics in an approved school of cosmetology or an approved school of esthetics.

"Licensed nail technology teacher" means an individual licensed by the Department to practice nail technology and to provide instruction in the theory and practice of nail technology to students in an approved nail technology school or cosmetology school.

"Licensed nail technology clinic teacher" means an individual licensed by the Department to practice nail technology as defined in this Act and to provide clinical instruction in the practice of nail technology in an approved school of cosmetology or an approved school of nail technology.

"Enrollment" is the date upon which the student signs an enrollment agreement or student contract.

"Enrollment agreement" or "student contract" is any agreement, instrument, or contract however named, which creates or evidences an obligation binding a student to purchase a course of instruction from a school.

"Enrollment time" means the maximum number of hours a student could have attended class, whether or not the student did in fact attend all those hours.

"Elapsed enrollment time" means the enrollment time elapsed between the actual starting date and the date of the student's last day of physical attendance in the school.

"Threading" means any technique that results in the removal of superfluous hair from the body by twisting thread around unwanted hair and then pulling it from the skin; and may also include the incidental trimming of eyebrow hair.

(Source: P.A. 94-451, eff. 12-31-05; 94-871, eff. 6-16-06.)

(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, 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 threading or 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.)

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

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

Sec. 3A-1. Esthetics defined.

(A) Any one or combination of the following practices, when done for cosmetic or beautifying purposes and not for the treatment of disease or of a muscular or nervous disorder, constitutes the practice of esthetics:

1. Beautifying, massaging, cleansing, exfoliating, or stimulating the stratum corneum of the epidermis by the use of cosmetic preparations, body treatments, body wraps, hydrotherapy, or any device, electrical, mechanical, or otherwise, for the care of the skin;

2. Applying make-up or eyelashes to any person or lightening hair on the body except the scalp; and

3. Removing superfluous hair from the body of any person.

However, esthetics does not include the services provided by a cosmetologist or electrologist. Estheticians are prohibited from using techniques, products, and practices intended to affect the living layers of the skin. The term esthetics 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.

(B) "Esthetician" means any person who, with hands or mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliances, engages only in the use of cosmetic preparations, body treatments, body wraps, hydrotherapy, makeups, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, creams or other preparations or in the practice of massaging, cleansing, exfoliating the stratum corneum of the epidermis, stimulating, manipulating, beautifying, grooming or similar work on the face, neck, arms and hands or body in a superficial mode, and not for the treatment of medical disorders.

(C) "Esthetician" does not mean a person who engages in threading and does not engage in one or more of the practices listed under subsections (A) or (B) of this Section.

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

(225 ILCS 410/4-1) (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-1)

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

Sec. 4-1. Powers and duties of Department. The Department shall exercise, subject to the provisions of this Act, the following functions, powers and duties:

(1) To cause to be conducted examinations to ascertain the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensure as cosmetologists, estheticians, nail technicians, or barbers and as cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, or barbering teachers.

(2) To determine the qualifications for licensure as a cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician, or barber or cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, or barber teacher or cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology clinic teachers for persons currently licensed as cosmetologists, estheticians, nail technicians, or barbers or cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, or barber teachers or cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology clinic teachers outside the State of Illinois or the continental U.S.

(3) To prescribe rules for:

(i) The method of examination of candidates for licensure as a cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician, or barber or cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, or barbering teacher.

(ii) Minimum standards as to what constitutes an approved school of cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, or barbering.

(4) To conduct investigations or hearings on proceedings to determine disciplinary action.

(5) To prescribe reasonable rules governing the sanitary regulation and inspection of cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, or barbering schools, salons, or shops.

(6) To prescribe reasonable rules for the method of renewal for each license as a cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician, or barber or cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, or barbering teacher or cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology clinic teacher.

(7) To prescribe reasonable rules for the method of registration, the issuance, fees, renewal and discipline of a certificate of registration for the ownership or operation of cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology salons and barber shops.

(8) To adopt rules concerning sanitation requirements, requirements for education on sanitation, and any other health concerns associated with threading.

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

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