1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 SENATE BILL 1489 By: Thompson (Roger)
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to cosmetology and barbering;
7 amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 199.2, which relates
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8 extending sunset; transferring all duties and
9 responsibilities of the Board to the State Department
9 of Health on certain date; and providing an effective
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 199.2, is
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15 amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 199.2. A. 1. There is hereby re-created, to continue
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17 until July 1, 2024 2025, in accordance with the provisions of the
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18 Oklahoma Sunset Law, a State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering
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19 which shall be composed of eleven (11) members to be appointed by
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20 the Governor and to serve at the pleasure of the Governor. On July
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21 1, 2025, the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering and all duties
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22 and responsibilities associated with the Oklahoma Cosmetology and
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23 Barbering Act shall be transferred to the State Department of
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24 Health.
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 1 2. One member shall be appointed from each congressional
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2 district and the additional members shall be appointed at-large.
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3 However, when congressional districts are redrawn, each member
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4 appointed prior to July 1 of the year in which such modification
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5 becomes effective shall complete the current term of office and
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6 appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such
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7 modification becomes effective shall be based on the redrawn
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8 districts. Appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such
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9 modification becomes effective shall be from any redrawn districts
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10 which are not represented by a board member until such time as each
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11 of the modified congressional districts are represented by a board
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12 member. One member shall be a barber appointed at-large.
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13 3. At the time of appointment, the members shall be citizens of
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14 this state, at least twenty-five (25) years of age, and shall be
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15 high school graduates. Six members shall, at the time of
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16 appointment, have had at least five (5) years’ continuous practical
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17 experience in the practice of cosmetology in this state; one member
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18 shall be appointed at large and, at the time of the appointment,
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19 have had at least five (5) years’ continuous practical experience in
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20 the practice of barbering in this state; one member shall be a lay
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21 person; one member shall be an administrator of a licensed private
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22 cosmetology school; one member shall be an administrator of a
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23 licensed barber school; and one member shall be an administrator of
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24 a public school licensed to teach cosmetology or barbering.
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 1 4. No two members shall be graduates of the same cosmetology
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2 school, nor shall they be organizers of or promote the organization
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3 of any cosmetic, beauty, or hairdressers’ association. Each of the
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4 eight cosmetology appointees shall continue to be actively engaged
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5 in the profession of cosmetology while serving. No two members
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6 engaged in the profession of barbering shall be organizers of or
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7 promote the organization of any barbering association. Each of the
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8 two barbering appointees shall continue to be actively engaged in
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9 the profession of barbering while serving.
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10 5. If any member retires or ceases to practice his or her
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11 profession during the term of membership on the Board, such terms
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12 shall automatically cease and the Governor shall appoint a like-
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13 qualified person to fulfill the remainder of the term.
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14 B. The terms of office for Board members shall be four (4)
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15 years ending June 30.
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16 C. Each member shall serve until a successor is appointed and
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17 qualified.
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18 D. Six members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the
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19 transaction of business.
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20 E. The Governor may remove any member of the Board at any time
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21 at the Governor’s discretion. Vacancies shall be filled by
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22 appointment by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term.
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23 F. The Board shall organize by electing from its membership a
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24 chair and vice-chair, each to serve for a period of one (1) year.
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 1 The presiding officer shall not be entitled to vote upon any
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2 question except in the case of a tie vote.
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3 Members shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary
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4 traveling expenses as provided by the State Travel Reimbursement
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5 Act.
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6 G. Within thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal year,
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7 the Board shall make a full report to the Governor of all its
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8 receipts and expenditures, and also a full statement of its work
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9 during the year, together with such recommendations as the Board
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10 deems expedient.
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11 H. The Board may expend funds for suitable office space for the
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12 transaction of its business. The Board shall adopt a common seal
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13 for the use of the executive director in authenticating Board
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14 documents.
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15 I. The Board shall meet at its office for the transaction of
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16 such business as may come before it on the second Monday in January,
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17 March, May, July, September, and November and at such other times as
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18 it may deem advisable.
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19 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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