GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	2
HOUSE BILL 1013
 Committee Substitute Favorable 7/23/01 

Short Title:	Cosmetic Art Fees/Continuing Education.	()	
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April 9, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF COSMETIC ART EXAMINERS TO INCREASE FEES, TO ISSUE INACTIVE LICENSES, AND TO REQUIRE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF PERSONS PRACTICING UNDER THE COSMETIC ART ACT. 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 88B‑20(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	The Board may charge license fees as follows:
(1)	Cosmetologist	$ 39.00 every 3 years
(2)	Apprentice	$ 10.00 per year
(3)	Esthetician	$ 10.00 per year
(4)	Manicurist	$ 10.00 per year
(5)	Teacher	$ 10.00 every 2 years
(6)	Cosmetic art shop 	$ 25.00 per year
(7)	Cosmetic art school	$ 50.00 per year
(8)	Duplicate license	$ 1.00."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 88B‑21 reads as rewritten:
"§ 88B‑21.  Renewals; expired licenses.
(a)	Each license to operate a cosmetic art shop shall be renewed on or before the first day of February of each year. As provided in G.S. 88B‑20, a late fee shall be charged for licenses renewed after February 1. Any license not renewed by March 1 of each year shall expire. A cosmetic art shop whose license has been expired for one year or less shall have the license reinstated immediately upon payment of the reinstatement fee, the late fee, and all unpaid license fees.
(b)	Cosmetologist licenses shall be renewed on or before October 1 every three years beginning October 1, 1998. A late fee shall be charged for renewals after that date. Any license not renewed shall expire on October 1 of the year that renewal is required. The Board may develop and implement a plan for staggered license renewal and may prorate license fees to implement such a plan.
(c)	Apprentice, esthetician, and manicurist licenses shall be renewed annually on or before October 1 of each year. A late fee shall be charged for the renewal of licenses after that date. Any license not renewed shall expire on October 1 of that year.
(d)	Teacher licenses shall be renewed every two years on or before October 1. A late fee shall be charged for the renewal of licenses after that date. Any license not renewed shall expire on October 1 of that year.
(e)	Prior to renewal of a cosmetologist's, esthetician's, or manicurist's license, the licensee shall complete  eight hours of Board-approved continuing education for each year of the licensing cycle. A cosmetologist may complete up to 24 hours of required continuing education at any time within the cosmetologist's three-year licensing cycle. Licensees shall submit written documentation to the Board showing that they have satisfied the requirements of this subsection.
(f)	If an apprentice, cosmetologist, esthetician, manicurist, or teacher fails to renew his or her license within five years following the expiration date, the licensee shall be required to pay the license fee for each year that the fees are delinquent and to pass an examination as prescribed by the Board before the license will be reinstated.
(g)	Cosmetic art school licenses shall be renewed on or before October 1 of each year. A late fee shall be charged for licenses renewed after that date. Any license not renewed by November 1 of that year shall expire. A cosmetic art school whose license has been expired for one year or less shall have its license reinstated upon payment of the reinstatement fee, the late fee, and all unpaid license fees.
(h)	The Board shall issue an inactive cosmetologist, esthetician, or manicurist license to any person licensed and in good standing with the Board, upon application on a form provided by the Board. An inactive licensee shall not be required to complete the continuing education requirements as required by subsection (e) of this section. The license may remain in inactive status indefinitely, but the licensee must continue to renew and pay the required license fee. An inactive license may be restored to active status upon application to the Board and submission of a five-dollar ($5.00) handling and postage fee. In addition, the Board may require the completion of continuing education of at least eight hours but not greater than 24 hours for any restored license. A person who possesses an inactive license shall not engage in the practice of cosmetic art for consideration, but an inactive licensee shall have the same right to purchase supplies as accorded an active licensee."
SECTION 3. Section 1 of this act becomes effective February 1, 2002. The remainder of this act becomes effective October 1, 2001.