California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 181

Introduced by Committee on Business and Professions (Assembly Members Bonilla (Chair), Bloom, Dodd, Gatto, Holden, Mullin, Ting, and Wood)

January 26, 2015

An act to amend Section 7303 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 181, as introduced, Committee on Business and Professions. Professions and vocations: barbering and cosmetology.

The Barbering and Cosmetology Act provides for the licensure and regulation of barbers and cosmetologists by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology in the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law requires that the board consist of certain members, and authorizes the board to appoint an executive officer. Under existing law, these provisions are repealed on January 1, 2016.

This bill would extend the operation of these provisions until January 1, 2020.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 7303 of the Business and Professions
Code is amended to read:

7303.  

(a) Notwithstanding Article 8 (commencing with Section
9148) of Chapter 1.5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the
Government Code, there is in the Department of Consumer Affairs
the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology in which the
administration of this chapter is vested.

(b) The board shall consist of nine members. Five members
shall be public members, and four members shall represent the
professions. The Governor shall appoint three of the public
members and the four professional members. The Senate
Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each
appoint one public member. Members of the board shall be
appointed for a term of four years, except that of the members
appointed by the Governor, two of the public members and two
of the professions members shall be appointed for an initial term
of two years. No board member may serve longer than two
consecutive terms.

(c) The board may appoint an executive officer who is exempt
from civil service. The executive officer shall exercise the powers
and perform the duties delegated by the board and vested in him
or her by this chapter. The appointment of the executive officer is
subject to the approval of the director. In the event that a newly
authorized board replaces an existing or previous bureau, the
director may appoint an interim executive officer for the board
who shall serve temporarily until the new board appoints a
permanent executive officer.

(d) The executive officer shall provide examiners, inspectors,
and other personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of this
chapter.

(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, begin delete 2016, end delete
begin insert 2020, end insert and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
that is enacted before January 1, begin delete 2016, end delete begin insert 2020, end insert deletes or extends
that date. Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of this section
renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy
committees of the Legislature.