08 LC 21
9668
House
Bill 1142
By:
Representatives Watson of the
91st,
Stephenson of the
92nd,
and Mangham of the
94th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 10 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to cosmetologists, so as to provide that the State Board of Cosmetology may
promulgate regulations relative to mobile salons; to provide that a
cosmetologist may provide services to disabled persons in a mobile salon; to
provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
10 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
cosmetologists, is amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 43-10-6,
relating to rules and regulations as to sanitary requirements, instruction on
HIV and AIDS, inspections, and unsanitary condition as nuisance, as
follows:
"(a)
The board is authorized to adopt reasonable rules and regulations prescribing
the sanitary requirements of beauty shops, beauty salons,
mobile salons
operated on a nonprofit basis as a service to elderly, disabled, or ill
persons, schools of cosmetology, schools
of esthetics, schools of hair design, and schools of nail care, subject to the
approval of the Department of Human Resources, to cause the rules and
regulations or any subsequent revisions to be in suitable form, and to transmit
a copy thereof to the proprietor of each beauty shop, beauty salon,
mobile
salon, school of cosmetology, school of
esthetics, school of hair design, or school of nail care. It shall be the duty
of every proprietor or person operating a beauty shop, salon, school of
cosmetology, school of esthetics, school of hair design, and school of nail care
in this state to keep a copy of such rules and regulations posted in a
conspicuous place in his or her business, so as to be easily read by his or her
customers."
SECTION
2.
Said
chapter is further amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section
43-10-18.3, relating to serving physically disabled persons in their homes, as
follows:
"(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, cosmetology services may be
performed by a licensed cosmetologist in a
mobile salon
operated by such licensed cosmetologist, a
client´s residence, a nursing home, or a hospital when the client for
reasons of ill health, infirmity, or other physical disability is unable to go
to the licensed beauty shop or salon for regular cosmetology
services."
SECTION
3.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.