Amd §408-b, Gen Bus L (as proposed in S.6307 & A.57)
 
Requires domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for persons engaged in the practice of nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics and cosmetology.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A8975
SPONSOR: Rosenthal L
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring
domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for persons
engaged in the practice of nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling,
esthetics and cosmetology
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To provide technical amendments to Chapter 715 of the Laws of 2019.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill would authorize the Department of State to consult with both
domestic abuse prevention advocacy and sexual assault awareness advocacy
organizations.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This is a Chapter amendment as agreed on with the Executive as provided
in Approval Message 62. This bill provides additional flexibility for
the Department of State to gather input from additional advocacy groups.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New legislation.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as
chapter 715 of the laws of 2019. The original Chapter was signed into
law on 12/20/2019 and takes effect on 6/17/2020.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8975
IN ASSEMBLY
January 6, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring
domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for persons
engaged in the practice of nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styl-
ing, esthetics and cosmetology
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 408-b of the general business law, as added by a
2 chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the general business law relating
3 to requiring domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education
4 for persons engaged in the practice of the nail specialty, waxing,
5 natural hair styling, esthetics and cosmetology, as proposed in legisla-
6 tive bills numbers S. 6307 and A. 57, is amended to read as follows:
7 § 408-b. Domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education. The
8 department shall ensure that domestic violence and sexual assault aware-
9 ness education courses are made available to all licensees and appli-
10 cants for a license or renewal pursuant to this article and that such
11 courses are offered through the department's website. The department, in
12 consultation with the office for the prevention of domestic violence and
13 [an] advocacy [group] groups recognized by the federal department of
14 health and human services or the federal department of justice, which
15 [has] have the ability to coordinate statewide and with local communi-
16 ties on programming and educational materials related to the prevention
17 and intervention of domestic violence or sexual assault in New York
18 state, shall develop and provide access to domestic violence and sexual
19 assault awareness education courses appropriate for those licensed under
20 this article.
21 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
22 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the general business
23 law relating to requiring domestic violence and sexual assault awareness
24 education for persons engaged in the practice of nail specialty, waxing,
25 natural hair styling, esthetics and cosmetology, as proposed in legisla-
26 tive bills numbers S. 6307 and A. 57, takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01833-02-0