S 0585 General Bill, By Bryant
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 40-13-40 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A REGISTERED BARBER MAY PRACTICE BARBERING IN A
 BEAUTY SALON; TO AMEND SECTION 40-13-20, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "BEAUTY
 SALON", SO AS INCLUDE BARBERING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THAT
 MAY BE PERFORMED IN A BEAUTY SALON IN ADDITION TO COSMETOLOGY; AND TO REPEAL
 SECTION 40-7-260 RELATING TO THE PROVISION THAT ONLY LICENSED MASTER HAIR CARE
 SPECIALISTS MAY USE CHEMICALS TO WAVE, RELAX, STRAIGHTEN, OR BLEACH HAIR IN A
 BARBER SHOP.

   04/09/13  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 11)
   04/09/13  Senate Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (Senate Journal-page 11)

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-13-40 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A REGISTERED BARBER MAY PRACTICE BARBERING IN A BEAUTY SALON; TO AMEND SECTION 40-13-20, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "BEAUTY SALON", SO AS INCLUDE BARBERING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THAT MAY BE PERFORMED IN A BEAUTY SALON IN ADDITION TO COSMETOLOGY; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 40-7-260 RELATING TO THE PROVISION THAT ONLY LICENSED MASTER HAIR CARE SPECIALISTS MAY USE CHEMICALS TO WAVE, RELAX, STRAIGHTEN, OR BLEACH HAIR IN A BARBER SHOP.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Chapter 13, Title 40 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 40-13-40.    (A)    A person registered as a barber pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 7 of this title may practice barbering in a beauty salon.

(B)    A barber shop registered with the Board of Barber Examiners pursuant to Section 40-7-320 and a beauty salon may share a common door or entrance and may operate without a wall or any other physical division between the barber shop and beauty salon, and may not be required to be separated by a solid wall from floor to ceiling or in any other manner.

(C)    The provisions of this section apply notwithstanding another provision of law."

SECTION    2.    Section 40-13-20(1) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(1)    'Beauty salon' or 'salon' means a building or any place, or part of a place or building including, but not limited to, a rental booth, in which cosmetology is, barbering, or both, are performed on the general public for compensation."

SECTION    3.    Section 40-7-260 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval of the Governor.