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                   Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
                            Senator Carole Migden, Chair

                                           1263 (Yee)
          
          Hearing Date:  8/25/05          Amended: 7/12/05
          Consultant:  John Miller        Policy Vote: B&P 4 - 1
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          BILL SUMMARY: Requires the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology to  
          adopt regulations for protocols on the use of disinfectants and  
          pedicure equipment, to establish penalties for violations of the  
          regulations and specifies consistency with applicable federal  
          standards.  

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                            Fiscal Impact (in thousands)

           Major Provisions               2005-06    2006-07    2007-08    Fund
           Draft regulations            $ 75      $ 75     $0        
          Special*

          Enforcement                  $150      $300     $300      
          Special*

          *Barbering and Cosmetology Fund (fee supported)          
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          STAFF COMMENTS: SUSPENSE FILE

          This measure is intended to protect customers from skin  
          infections contracted through pedicures and responds to several  
          incidents where infections were spread through poor disinfection  
          practices. The bill specifies minimum safety, operation and  
          disinfection standards.  The bill requires the board to keep its  
          standards current with standards set by federal agencies and the  
          state Department of Health Services.  The bill requires the  
          board to set penalties for non-compliance, provide for public  
          notices, and directs disinfection practices.

          The Board of Cosmetology Fund, the source of financing for this  
          measure, has a current balance of $3.1 million.  The costs of AB  
          1263 would be partially off-set by penalty revenues.