South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 160

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General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Elliott
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11066ac05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 509

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Hair braiding

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/15/2004  Senate  Prefiled
  12/15/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
   1/11/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-158
   1/11/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        SJ-158

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2004

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-13-255 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF PERSONS WHO PRACTICE HAIR BRAIDING, INCLUDING REQUIRING A REGISTRATION FEE AND A SIX HOUR BOARD APPROVED HAIR BRAIDING COURSE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-13-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF COSMETOLOGISTS, SO AS TO DEFINE "HAIR BRAIDING".

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 40-13-255.    (A)    Only those individuals who are licensed to practice cosmetology or who are registered to practice hair braiding in this State may engage in the practice of hair braiding or perform hair braiding services in this State.

(B)    Unless hair braiding is performed in a licensed cosmetology school, beauty salon, or a licensed barbershop, all implements used in connection with the hair braiding must be disposable or must be sanitized in a disinfectant approved for hospital use or approved by the Environmental Protection Agency.

(C)    To practice hair braiding in this State an individual shall:

(1)    apply to the board for registration in writing upon forms prescribed by the board:

(2)    provide satisfactory proof of successful completion of a one-day, six-hour board approved hair braiding course; and

(3)    pay a twenty-five dollar registration fee.

(D)    The hair braiding instruction course shall consist of:

(1)    three hours of instruction regarding sanitation and sterilization including:

(a)    universal sanitation and sterilization precautions;

(b)    how to distinguish between disinfectants and antiseptics;

(c)    how to sanitize hands and disinfect tools used in the practice of hair braiding;

(2)    two hours of instruction regarding disorders and diseases of the scalp, including:

(a)    disorders and diseases of the scalp and how to distinguish between them;

(b)    when hair braiding services can be performed on a client with disorders or diseases of the scalp;

(3)    one hour of instruction regarding state law and regulations which pertain to the practice of hair braiding, including:

(a)    the state laws and regulations promulgated by the board that:

(i)     protect the health, safety, and welfare of the consumer;

(ii)    determine where and when an individual may legally practice hair braiding;

(iii)    specify prohibited conduct and the penalties for such conduct and for failure to follow state law and regulations;

(b)    the composition of the Board of Cosmetology, how its members are appointed and their powers and duties;

(c)    the procedures, fees, and requirements for renewal of a hair braiding registration.

(E)    Registration to practice hair braiding is valid for two years or until the end of the biennial licensure renewal cycle in which the registration is first issued, whichever occurs first."

SECTION    2.    Section 40-13-20 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 222 of 2000, is further amended by adding at the end:

"(11)    'Hair braiding' means the weaving or interweaving of natural human hair for compensation without cutting, coloring, permanent waving, relaxing, removing, or chemical treatment and does not include the use of hair extensions or wefts."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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