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A44, R33, H3464

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. R.L. Brown, Whipper and G.A. Brown
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11052cz15.docx

Introduced in the House on January 29, 2015
Introduced in the Senate on March 4, 2015
Passed by the General Assembly on April 21, 2015
Governor's Action: May 12, 2015, Signed

Summary: Barbers and barbering

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/29/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9)
   1/29/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 9)
   2/25/2015  House   Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public 
                        and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 5)
   2/26/2015          Scrivener's error corrected
    3/3/2015  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 35)
    3/3/2015  House   Roll call Yeas-104  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 35)
    3/4/2015  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 12)
    3/4/2015  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
    3/4/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 10)
   3/26/2015  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 21)
   4/16/2015  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 17)
   4/16/2015  Senate  Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 17)
   4/21/2015  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 29)
    5/7/2015          Ratified R 33
   5/12/2015          Signed By Governor
   5/18/2015          Effective date 05/12/15
    6/9/2015          Act No. 44

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/29/2015
2/25/2015
2/26/2015
3/26/2015

(A44, R33, H3464)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-7-350, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BARBERS AND BARBERING, SO AS TO DELETE AND REPLACE THE CURRENT LANGUAGE WITH LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR BARBER SCHOOLS AND BARBER SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS.

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

Barbers and barbering, licensing requirements revised

SECTION    1.    Section 40-7-350 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 40-7-350.    (A)    A license is required from the board to operate a barber school. A barber school may be operated in and as part of an accredited high school, career center, or technical school or college and must be licensed by the board. A barber school that is not part of a secondary school is considered a post-secondary school. The board may prescribe the curriculum of a barber school.

(B)    Barber school instructors must be licensed by the board. The instructors must have successfully passed an instructor's examination as prescribed by the board and have at least three years' experience as a practicing registered barber or master hair care specialist."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 7th day of May, 2015.

Approved the 12th day of May, 2015.

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