093_HB1567ham001
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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1567
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 1567 by replacing
3 the title with the following:
4 "AN ACT concerning professional regulation.";and
5 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
6 following:
7 "Section 5. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail
8 Technology Act of 1985 is amended by changing Sections 2-2
9 and 3-2 as follows:
10 (225 ILCS 410/2-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702-2)
11 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
12 Sec. 2-2. Licensure as a barber; qualifications.
13 (1) A person is qualified to receive a license as a
14 barber if that person has applied in writing on forms
15 prescribed by the Department, has paid the required fees,
16 and:
17 a. Is at least 16 years of age; and
18 b. Has a certificate of graduation from a school
19 providing secondary education, or the recognized
20 equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who are
21 beyond the age of compulsory school attendance; and
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1 c. Has graduated from a school of barbering
2 approved by the Department, having completed a total of
3 1500 hours in the study of barbering extending over a
4 period of not less than 9 months nor more than 3 years.
5 A school of barbering may, at its discretion, consistent
6 with the rules of the Department, accept up to 500 hours
7 of cosmetology school training at a recognized
8 cosmetology school toward the 1500 hour course
9 requirement of barbering. Time spent in such study under
10 the laws of another state or territory of the United
11 States or of a foreign country or province shall be
12 credited toward the period of study required by the
13 provisions of this paragraph; and
14 d. Has passed an examination caused to be conducted
15 by the Department or its designated testing service to
16 determine fitness to receive a license as a barber; and
17 e. Has met all other requirements of this Act.
18 (2) If the applicant applies for a license as a barber
19 on September 2, 2003 or September 3, 2003, the Department may
20 accept a verified 10 years of experience as a barber or
21 barber's apprentice before July 1, 2003 in lieu of the
22 requirements in items c and d of subsection (1) of this
23 Section.
24 (Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96; 89-706, eff. 1-31-97.)
25 (225 ILCS 410/3-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703-2)
26 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
27 Sec. 3-2. Licensure; qualifications.
28 (1) A person is qualified to receive a license as a
29 cosmetologist who has filed an application on forms provided
30 by the Department, pays the required fees, and:
31 a. Is at least l6 years of age; and
32 b. Has graduated from an eighth grade elementary
33 school, or its equivalent; and
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1 c. Has graduated from a school of cosmetology
2 approved by the Department, having completed a total of
3 l500 hours in the study of cosmetology extending over a
4 period of not less than 8 months nor more than 7
5 consecutive years. A school of cosmetology may, at its
6 discretion, consistent with the rules of the Department,
7 accept up to 500 hours of barber school training at a
8 recognized barber school toward the l500 hour program
9 requirement of cosmetology. Time spent in such study
10 under the laws of another state or territory of the
11 United States or of a foreign country or province shall
12 be credited toward the period of study required by the
13 provisions of this paragraph; and
14 d. Has passed an examination authorized by the
15 Department to determine fitness to receive a license as a
16 cosmetologist. The requirements for remedial training set
17 forth in Section 3-6 of this Act may be waived in whole
18 or in part by the Department upon proof to the Department
19 that the applicant has demonstrated competence to again
20 sit for the examination. The Department shall promulgate
21 rules establishing the standards by which such
22 determination shall be made; and
23 e. Has met any other requirements of this Act.
24 (2) If the applicant applies for a license as a
25 cosmetologist on September 1, 2000 or September 2, 2000, the
26 Department may accept a verified 10 years of cosmetology
27 experience, which may include esthetics or nail technology
28 experience, before July 1, 2000 in lieu of the requirements
29 in items c and d of subsection (1) of this Section.
30 (3) If the applicant applies for a license as a
31 cosmetologist on September 2, 2003 or September 3, 2003, the
32 Department may issue a license to the applicant if he or she
33 has met all of the requirements of subsection (1) of this
34 Section except item d.
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1 (Source: P.A. 91-863, eff. 7-1-00.)
2 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3 becoming law.".