Sponsored by:
Senator ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT
District 31 (Hudson)
Senator SHIRLEY K. TURNER
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
SYNOPSIS
Establishes licensure for cosmetic retail services.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning shops licensed by the New Jersey State Board of 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 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 senior students in exchange for a fee. The clinic shall clearly post the fees for the cosmetology and hairstyling services and provide notice to consumers that the services provided in the clinic are performed by senior students under the supervision of licensed instructors.
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 h