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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4576 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20000208 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh All Sponsors:Kirsh Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\pt\1836dw00.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee 27 H3M Subject:Cosmetology, cosmetologists; continuing education requirements and exemptions from provided History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20000208 Introduced, read first time, 27 H3M referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 40-13-250, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ANNUAL RENEWAL OF COSMETOLOGISTS LICENSES AND THE REQUIREMENT THAT APPLICANTS COMPLETE CERTAIN CONTINUING EDUCATION, SO AS TO EXEMPT A PERSON WHO HAS HELD A LICENSE FOR AT LEAST TWENTY CONSECUTIVE YEARS AND IS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER OR HAS HELD CONTINUOUS LICENSURE FOR AT LEAST THIRTY YEARS, IS FIFTY YEARS OLD, AND WHO HAS NOT BEEN DISCIPLINED BY THE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY FROM TAKING THE CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES; AND PROVIDE THAT, UPON APPROVAL BY THE BOARD, AN ATTENDANCE FORM MAY BE OBTAINED GIVING CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT FOR ATTENDANCE AT TRADE SHOW COSMETOLOGY-RELATED INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 40-13-250(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 427 of 1998, is further amended to read:
"(A) The holder of an individual license issued by the board annually, on such date as may be designated by the board, shall renew his or her license and pay the renewal fee and furnish proof to the board that he or she has completed continuing education approved by the board; provided, that any person who has held a license for at least twenty consecutive years and is sixty-five years of age or older or who has held continuous licensure for at least thirty years, is fifty years of age, and who has not been disciplined by the board is exempt from taking continuing education courses. Upon approval by the board and submission of an attendance form prescribed by the board, a person may obtain continuing education credit by attendance at trade show cosmetology-related instructional programs."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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