Senator Davis proposes the following amendment (LC-857.WAB0005S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking SECTION 3 and inserting:

SECTION X.A. Section 40-13-230(B) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 (B) A license as an esthetician must be issued by the board to a person who:
  (1) is at least sixteen years of age and possesses at least a tenth grade education or the equivalent as established by tests used in the public schools or tests approved by the board;
  (2) has completed at least four hundred fiftysix hundred hours in classes in skin care in a reliable school approved by the board or comparable training approved by the board; and
  (3) has passed the examination prescribed by the board and pays the required fee.
  (4) Students enrolled in esthetician programs prior to July 1, 2024 shall be issued a license for completion of at least four hundred and fifty hours in classes in skin care in a reliable school approved by the board or comparable training approved by the board so long as all other requirements for licensure are met.

B.  This SECTION takes effect July 1, 2024.

Amend the bill further, by striking SECTION 6 and inserting:

SECTION 6. Except as otherwise provided, this act takes effect June 1, 2025.