BILL ANALYSIS Ó SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair 2015 - 2016 Regular Session AB 181 (Bonilla) - Professions and vocations: barbering and cosmetology ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Version: June 29, 2015 |Policy Vote: B., P. & E.D. 9 - | | | 0 | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Urgency: No |Mandate: No | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Hearing Date: August 17, 2015 |Consultant: Brendan McCarthy | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- This bill meets the criteria for referral to the Suspense File. Bill Summary: AB 181 would extend the operation of the California State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology until January 1, 2020. The bill would also require the Board to perform additional, specified duties. Fiscal Impact: No significant costs are anticipated due to the extension of the California State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology (Barbering and Cosmetology Contingent Fund). Under current law, the Board itself has a statutory sunset (including the Board's authority to employ an executive officer). However, the larger body of current law requiring licensure for barbers and cosmetologists and authorizing the enforcement of those laws does not have a statutory sunset. If this bill was not enacted and the Board itself sunset, the overall regulatory program would still existing within the Department of Consumer AB 181 (Bonilla) Page 1 of ? Affairs (less the costs associated with the Board itself). Therefore, extending the sunset of the Board does not impose any significant costs. One-time additional costs of about $510,000 in 2015-16 for additional requirements imposed in the bill (Barbering and Cosmetology Contingent Fund). Under the bill, the Board would be require to review the existing 1,600 hour training requirement for cosmetologists, conduct an occupational analysis of the cosmetology profession, conduct a review of the existing national written examination and California practical examination for cosmetologists, and conduct a review of the Spanish-language examination and curriculum. Ongoing costs of about $70,000 per year for issuing new personal service permits (Barbering and Cosmetology Contingent Fund). Unknown costs for enforcing licensing requirements relating to the new personal service permit (Barbering and Cosmetology Contingent Fund). Anticipated ongoing fee revenues of about $5 million per year for new personal service permits (Barbering and Cosmetology Contingent Fund). The Board anticipates that about 15% of licensees will seek the new permit. Background: Under current law, the practice of barbering, cosmetology, and electrolysis are licensed and regulated by the California State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology. Current law sunsets the operation of the Board, itself, on January 1, 2016. (There is no statutory sunset on the larger licensing and regulation program.) Proposed Law: AB 181 would extend the operation of the California State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology until January 1, 2020. The bill would also require the Board to perform additional, specified duties. Specific provisions of the bill would: Extend the existing sunset on the Board until January 1, 2020; AB 181 (Bonilla) Page 2 of ? Require the Board to conduct a review of the current 1,600 hour training requirement for cosmetologists; Require the Board to conduct an occupational analysis of the cosmetology profession; Require the Board to conduct a review of the existing national written examination for cosmetologists and the existing California-required practical examination for cosmetologists; Require the Board to conduct a review of the existing Spanish-language examination and curriculum requirements; Require the Board to adopt a protocol for inspecting establishments when there is a language barrier between the operator or employees and the inspector; Require the Board to establish a Health and Safety Advisory Committee; Require the Board to issue regulations for issuing personal service permits (for when licensed individuals provide authorized services outside of an establishment); Make other technical and clarifying changes to current law. Related Legislation: This bill is one of many sunset review bills used to reauthorize and make changes to licensing board and bureaus. -- END --