STATE OF NEW JERSEY
220th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2022 SESSION
 
 
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT
District 31 (Hudson)
Assemblywoman LINDA S. CARTER
District 22 (Middlesex, Somerset and Union)
Assemblywoman SHANIQUE SPEIGHT
District 29 (Essex)
 
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Reynolds-Jackson
 
 
 
 
SYNOPSIS
Permits chair or booth rentals for the purpose of providing cosmetology and hairstyling services or ancillary services.
 
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning cosmetology and hairstyling and amending and supplementing P.L.1984, c.205.
 
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
 
1. Section 3 of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-3) is amended to read as follows:
3. As used in [this act] P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-1 et seq.):
a. "Barber" means any person who is licensed to engage in any of the practices encompassed in barbering.
b. "Barbering" means any one or combination of the following practices when performed on the human body for cosmetic purposes and not for the treatment of disease or physical or mental ailments and when performed for the general public, primarily for male customers:
(1) shaving or trimming of the beard, mustache or other facial hair;
(2) shampooing, cutting, arranging, relaxing or styling of the hair;
(3) singeing, dyeing, tinting, coloring, bleaching of the hair;
(4) applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions or creams to the hair, scalp, face or neck;
(5) massaging, cleansing or stimulating the face, neck or scalp with or without cosmetic preparations, either by hand, mechanical or electrical appliances; or
(6) cutting, fitting, coloring or styling of hairpieces or wigs, to the extent that the services are performed while the wig is being worn by a person.
c. "Beautician" means any person who is licensed to engage in any of the practices encompassed in beauty culture.
d. "Beauty culture" means any one or combination of the following practices when performed on the human body for cosmetic purposes and not for the treatment of disease or physical or mental ailments and when performed for the general public, primarily for female customers:
(1) shampooing, cutting, arranging, dressing, relaxing, curling, permanent waving or styling of the hair;
(2) singeing, dyeing, tinting, coloring, bleaching of the hair;
(3) applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, creams or makeup to the hair, scalp, face, neck or upper part of the body;
(4) massaging, cleansing, or stimulating the face, scalp, neck or upper part of the body, with or without cosmetic preparations either by hand, mechanical or electrical appliances;
(5) removing superfluous hair from the face, neck, arms, legs or abdomen by the use of depilatories, waxing or tweezers, but not by the use of electrolysis;
(6) manicuring the fingernails, nail-sculpturing or pedicuring the toenails; or
(7) cutting, fitting, coloring or styling of hairpieces or wigs to the extent that the services are performed while the wig is being worn by a person.
e. "Board" means the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
f. "Board of Barber Examiners" means the State Board of Barber Examiners established pursuant to P.L.1938, c.197 (C.45:4-27 et seq.).
g. "Board of Beauty Culture Control" means the Board of Beauty Culture Control established pursuant to Chapter 4A of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.
h. "Clinic" means a designated portion of a licensed school in which members of the general public may receive cosmetology and hairstyling services from registered students in exchange for a fee which shall be calculated to recoup only the cost of materials used in the performance of those services.
i. "Cosmetologist-hairstylist" means any person who is licensed to engage in the practices encompassed in cosmetology and hairstyling.
j. "Cosmetology and hairstyling" means any one or combination of the following practices when performed on the human body for cosmetic purposes and not for the treatment of disease or physical or mental ailments and when performed for the general public, for male or female customers:
(1) shaving or trimming of the beard, mustache or other facial hair;
(2) shampooing, cutting, arranging, dressing, relaxing, curling, permanent waving or styling of the hair;
(3) singeing, dyeing, tinting, coloring, bleaching of the hair;
(4) applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, creams or makeup to the hair, scalp, face or neck;
(5) massaging, cleansing or stimulating the face, neck or upper part of the body, with or without cosmetic preparations, either by hand, mechanical or electrical appliances;
(6) removing superfluous hair from the face, neck, arms, legs or abdomen by the use of depilatories, waxing or tweezers, but not by the use of electrolysis;
(7) manicuring the fingernails, nail-sculpturing or pedicuring the toenails;
(8) cutting, fitting, coloring or styling of hairpieces or wigs to the extent that the services are being performed while the wig is being worn by a person.
(9) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2018, c.126)
k. "Manicurist" means a person who holds a license to engage in only the practice of manicuring.
l. "Manicuring" means any one or combination of the following practices when performed on the human body for cosmetic purposes and not for the treatment of disease or physical or mental ailments and when performed for the general public, for male or female customers:
(1) manicuring of the fingernails;
(2) pedicuring of the toenails;
(3) nail sculpturing; or
(4) removing superfluous hair from the face, neck, arms, legs or abdomen by the use of depilatories, waxing or tweezers, but not by the use of electrolysis.
m. "Owner" means any person, corporation, firm or partnership who has a financial interest in a school or shop entitling him to participate in the promotion, management and proceeds thereof. It does not include a person whose connection with a school or shop entitles him only to reasonable salary or wages for services actually rendered. "Owner" shall also mean any person, corporation, firm or partnership who has a financial interest in a hair braiding shop entitling the person, corporation, firm or partnership to participate in the promotion, management and proceeds thereof.
n. "Practicing licensee" means any person who holds a license to practice barbering, beauty culture, cosmetology and hairstyling, manicuring or as a skin care specialist.
o. "Registered student" means a person who is engaged in learning and acquiring a knowledge of any of the practices included in the definition of cosmetology and hairstyling, including beauty culture, barbering, manicuring and skin care specialty, under the direction and supervision of a person duly authorized under [this act] P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-1 et seq.) to teach cosmetology and hairstyling and who is enrolled in a program of instruction at a l