AB664: Bill Text

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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE

2011 Assembly BILL 664

March 6, 2012 - Introduced by Representatives Stone, Krug, Brooks, Kooyenga and Honadel, cosponsored by Senator Taylor. Referred to Committee on Health.

AB664,1,2 An Act to amend 454.08 (4) of the statutes; relating to: use of tuberculocidal disinfectants in a barbering or cosmetology establishment.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law requires the Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board (board) in the Department of Safety and Professional Services to establish minimum public health and safety standards for an establishment in which barbering or cosmetology, aesthetics, electrology, or manicuring is performed (establishment). This bill prohibits the board from promulgating a rule requiring the use of a tuberculocidal disinfectant by a manager of or a person practicing barbering or cosmetology in such an establishment.

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

AB664, s. 1 Section 1. 454.08 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB664,2,7 454.08 (4) The examining board shall, by rule, establish minimum standards concerning the maintenance, equipment, plans, and specifications for licensed establishments as they relate to the public health and safety. The examining board may not promulgate a rule requiring the use of a tuberculocidal disinfectant by a manager of or a barber or cosmetologist in an establishment licensed under this section. The examining board may not license an establishment under this section unless it meets the standards established by the examining board. A person proposing to open an establishment in a new location shall apply to the examining board for an inspection and approval of the establishment, submitting an exact description and floor plan of the proposed location of the establishment on a form provided by the department.

AB664,2,8 (End)