Existing law provides for the regulation of the practice of massage therapy. (Chapter 640C of NRS) Section 1 of this bill exempts the practices of blow-dry styling, hair braiding and shampoo technology from the provisions governing massage therapy. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of barbers and apprentice barbers by the State Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board. (Chapter 643 of NRS) Existing law requires, among other qualifications, a person to have practiced as a licensed apprentice under the supervision of a licensed barber to be qualified to receive a license as a barber. (NRS 643.070) Section 2 of this bill requires licensed barbers who supervise apprentices who participate in certain apprenticeship programs to train the apprentices in all subjects of practical work and related supplemental instruction for the scope of a license as a barber. Section 3 of this bill defines certain words and terms for the purposes of provisions governing barbers and the practice of barbering. Section 4 of this bill exempts persons engaging in certain practices from the application of the provisions governing barbers and the practice of barbering. Existing law sets forth the qualifications for a person to receive a license as a barber. (NRS 643.070) Section 5 of this bill: (1) allows a person to complete certain training in a federally-registered apprenticeship program in lieu of certain other training requirements to obtain a license; (2) allows a person to complete a certain number of hours in a school of barbering in lieu of serving as an apprentice or satisfying certain other requirements to obtain a license; and (3) eliminates certain requirements for licensure. Existing law sets forth the qualifications for a person to receive a license as an apprentice. (NRS 643.080) Section 6 of this bill eliminates certain requirements for such a license, including the requirement to have graduated from a school of barbering approved by the Board. Sections 6 and 9 of this bill exempt a person who is participating in a federally-registered apprenticeship program from the requirement of passing an examination conducted by the Board. Existing law requires each applicant for a license as a barber or an apprentice to file a verified application for an examination before the State Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board. (NRS 643.090) Section 7 of this bill: (1) eliminates the requirement that the applicant file a physician's certification that the applicant is free from tuberculosis and other communicable diseases; and (2) exempts a person who is participating in a federally-registered apprenticeship program from complying with the requirement to apply for an examination before the Board. Existing law requires a person who has a license or certificate as a barber or apprentice from certain other jurisdictions whose requirements for licensing barbers and apprentices are substantially the same as the requirements of this State to be admitted to practice as a licensed barber or apprentice, pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board. (NRS 643.120) Section 8 of this bill also requires a person who has a license or certificate for a scope of practice that is substantially the same as the practice of barbering to be admitted to practice as a licensed barber or apprentice, as applicable, pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board. Existing law requires the display of the license of each licensed barber and apprentice and the regulations of the Board to be displayed in a barbershop or barber school. (NRS 643.150) Section 10 of this bill requires a barbershop to make disclosures in certain forms to a customer who is to receive a service from an apprentice who is participating in a federally-registered apprenticeship program. Existing law prohibits a person from operating a barbershop unless the Board has issued to that person a license to operate a barbershop. (NRS 643.171) Section 11 of this bill provides that: (1) a person who holds a license to operate a barbershop is not prohibited from leasing space to, employing or working in the same space as a person who is licensed under provisions governing cosmetology; and (2) a licensed barber and a person who is licensed under provisions governing cosmetology who work in the same barbershop are not required to work in different spaces in the barbershop or to have partitions between them. Section 12 of this bill requires the State Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board to issue a license as an instructor to a person who: (1) holds a license as an instructor of cosmetology issued by the State Board of Cosmetology; (2) has applied to the State Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board; (3) has paid the applicable fees; and (4) submits all information required to complete the application. Section 47 of this bill repeals certain provisions relating to the: (1) examination for licensure as a hair braider or shampoo technologist; and (2) registration of makeup artists. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation by the State Board of Cosmetology of persons engaged in various branches of cosmetology, including shampoo technologists and hair braiders, persons engaged in makeup artistry, cosmetological establishments and schools of cosmetology. (Chapter 644A of NRS) Section 20 of this bill exempts from the provisions governing the licensure and regulation of persons licensed by the Board a person engaged in the practice of shampoo technology, hair braiding or makeup artistry if the person engages in no other practice which requires a license under this chapter. Thus, a person who restricts his or her activities to only those specified under existing law as constituting the practice of shampoo technology, hair braiding or makeup artistry is not required to obtain a license from the Board. Section 14 of this bill defines “blow-dry styling” to include certain practices involving hair and section 20 also exempts persons engaged only in those activities from the provisions governing the licensure and regulation of persons licensed by the Board. Sections 17, 18, 21, 34-37, 39, 40 and 42-47 of this bill eliminate references to shampoo technologists, hair braiders and makeup artists in provisions governing the licensure and regulation of persons licensed by the Board. Sections 22, 24, 26, 27, 29 and 31 of this bill revise the requirements for the admission of a person to examination for a license as a cosmetologist, hair designer, advanced esthetician, esthetician, nail technologist or electrologist, respectively, to, among other things, allow certain training requirements to be fulfilled by completing training in a federally-registered apprenticeship program, as defined in section 15 of this bill. Sections 23, 25, 28 and 30 of this bill revise the requirements for the issuance of a certificate of registration as a cosmetologist's apprentice, hair designer's apprentice, esthetician's apprentice and nail technologist's apprentice, respectively, to, among other things, allow for such a certificate of registration to be issued to persons in a federally-registered apprenticeship program. Section 33 of this bill eliminates the requirement that a person who is licensed under the laws of another state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia provide proof satisfactory to the State Board of Cosmetology that the person is of good moral character to be granted a license to practice the occupation in which the applicant was previously licensed. Section 41 of this bill revise certain provisions governing the procedures for the training and practice of apprentices for cosmetologists, estheticians, electrologists, hair designers and nail technologists. Existing law authorizes a licensed operator of a cosmetological establishment to lease space to or employ a barber. (NRS 644A.615) Section 42 of this bill authorizes an operator of a cosmetological establishment or a person who is licensed under provisions governing cosmetology to work in the same space as a barber in the cosmetological establishment. Existing law provides that, unless a person is licensed or registered in accordance with the provisions governing the occupations of cosmetology and related practices, it is unlawful for the person to: (1) conduct or operate a cosmetological establishment, a school of cosmetology or any other place of business in which any one or combination of the occupations of cosmetology are taught or practiced unless the person is licensed or registered in accordance with the provisions governing the occupations of cosmetology and related practices; or (2) engage in, or attempt to engage in, the practice of cosmetology. (NRS 644A.900) Section 46 of this bill specifies that the prohibition does not prohibit a person who participates in a federally-registered apprenticeship program from engaging in the practice for which the apprenticeship is offered in collaboration with the provider of the apprenticeship.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 640C.100, 643.010, 643.019, 643.070, 643.080, 643.090, 643.120, 643.130, 643.150, 643.171, 643.1775, 644A.010, 644A.040, 644A.075, 644A.110, 644A.150, 644A.260, 644A.300, 644A.310, 644A.315, 644A.325, 644A.328, 644A.330, 644A.340, 644A.345, 644A.355, 644A.400, 644A.450, 644A.460, 644A.470, 644A.480, 644A.490, 644A.510, 644A.515, 644A.520, 644A.525, 644A.535, 644A.615, 644A.620, 644A.625, 644A.850, 644A.900
BDR: 640C.100, 643.010, 643.019, 643.070, 643.080, 643.090, 643.120, 643.130, 643.150, 643.171, 643.1775, 644A.010, 644A.040, 644A.075, 644A.110, 644A.150, 644A.260, 644A.300, 644A.310, 644A.315, 644A.325, 644A.328, 644A.330, 644A.340, 644A.345, 644A.355, 644A.400, 644A.450, 644A.460, 644A.470, 644A.480, 644A.490, 644A.510, 644A.515, 644A.520, 644A.525, 644A.535, 644A.615, 644A.620, 644A.625, 644A.850, 644A.900