AB1128: Bill Text

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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE

2023 Assembly BILL 1128

March 6, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives Jacobson, Schmidt, Conley, Drake, Madison, Ohnstad, Ratcliff, Sinicki, Stubbs and Subeck, cosponsored by Senators L. Johnson, Cabral-Guevara and Roys. Referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform.

AB1128,1,2 An Act to amend 15.405 (17) of the statutes; relating to: the membership of the Cosmetology Examining Board.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Cosmetology Examining Board, which licenses and regulates cosmetologists, aestheticians, electrologists, and manicurists, consists of nine members, including two representatives of cosmetology schools, four members who are licensed either as aestheticians or cosmetologists, one member who is licensed as an electrologist, and two public members. This bill adds a licensed manicurist to the membership of the board and removes one public member.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB1128,1 Section 1. 15.405 (17) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1128,2,5 15.405 (17) Cosmetology examining board. There is created a cosmetology examining board in the department of safety and professional services. The cosmetology examining board shall consist of 9 members appointed for 4-year terms. Four members shall be licensed aestheticians or cosmetologists, 2 members one member shall be a public members member, one member shall be a representative of a private school of cosmetology, one member shall be a representative of a public school of cosmetology and, one member shall be a licensed electrologist, and one member shall be a licensed manicurist. No more than 4 members may be connected with or have any financial interest in a cosmetology school.

AB1128,2 Section 2 . Nonstatutory provisions.

AB1128,2,14 (1) Notwithstanding s. 15.08 (1), the governor may provisionally appoint to the cosmetology examining board the initial manicurist member authorized by this act. That provisional appointment shall be in force until withdrawn by the governor or acted upon by the senate and, if confirmed by the senate, shall continue for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, of the member and until a successor is chosen and qualifies. A provisional appointee may exercise all the powers and duties of board membership to which the person is appointed during the time in which the appointee qualifies.

AB1128,2,21 (2) A provisional appointment made under sub. (1) that is withdrawn by the governor shall, upon withdrawal, lapse and create a vacancy for provisional appointment of another initial manicurist member authorized by this act of the cosmetology examining board. Any provisional appointment made under sub. (1) that is rejected by the senate shall upon rejection lapse and create a vacancy for nomination and appointment under s. 15.08 (1) of another initial manicurist member authorized by this act.

AB1128,3,2 (3) Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the members of the cosmetology examining board under s. 15.405 (17), the initial manicurist member authorized by this act appointed to the cosmetology examining board under this act shall be appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2028.

AB1128,3,3 (End)