Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 317.570 and 317A.120 to allow barber and cosmetology license applicants to retake the failed portion of an examination one month after receiving actual notice of the failure; enable cosmetologist and esthetician applicants to retake any examination an unlimited number of times; amend KRS 317A.020 to allow a penalty more severe than a warning notice to be issued if a licensee knowingly employs or utilizes an unlicensed nail technician; amend KRS 317A.040 to remove the requirement that a licensed cosmetologist serve as the executive director of the Kentucky Board of Cosmetology; amend KRS 317A.100 to allow reciprocal licensure for an applicant from a United States territory.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; require enhanced penalties if a licensee knowingly employs or utilizes any unlicensed individual; enable all cosmetology board licensure applicants to retake any examination an unlimited number of times; amend KRS 317A.130 to apply health and safety standards to all licensees.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 1 -- R. Thomas

Summary Remove all language relating to the barber licensure examination.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 317.410 to define "mobile barber shop"; amend KRS 317.420 to require a Kentucky Board of Barbering license to operate a mobile barber shop; amend KRS 317.430 to authorize the board to govern mobile barber shops; amend KRS 317.440 to direct the board to promulgate administrative regulations governing the location and housing of mobile barber shops, requirements regarding their operation, and inspection criteria for mobile barber shops; direct the board to establish on its website a system that allows licensees to report the location or change in location of a mobile barber shop; amend KRS 317.450 to require the board to issue a license to operate a mobile barber shop to any barber who is licensed under KRS Chapter 317 and meets the requirements of administrative regulations promulgated by the board; amend KRS 317.570 to allow examinations at a Department of Corrections facility that operates a licensed barber school; amend KRS 317.580 to require a mobile barber shop to have a sink with hot and cold running water.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 317.570, 317A.020, 317A.040, 317A.100, 317A.120
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 317.570, 317A.020, 317A.040, 317A.100, 317A.120, 317A.130
House Committee Substitute 1: 317A.020, 317A.040, 317A.100, 317A.120, 317A.130, 317.410, 317.420, 317.430, 317.440, 317.450, 317.570, 317.580
Current: 317A.020, 317A.040, 317A.100, 317A.120, 317A.130