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HB 3134 Text
Introduced Version House Bill 3134 History
H. B. 3134
(By Delegates Poore, Moore, Guthrie, Marshall, Skinner, Pasdon, Raines, Caputo, Eldridge, Stephens and Swartzmiller)
A BILL to amend and reenact §30-27-1, §30-27-3, §30-27-8 and §30-27-18 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §30-27-11b, all relating to the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists; defining “hair braiding”; legislative findings; authorizing the board to issue hair braiding permits; and authorizing hair braiding permit holders to practice individually.
That §30-27-1, §30-27-3, §30-27-8 and §30-27-18 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted; and that said code be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §30-27-11b, all to read as follows:
(a) It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice barbering, barber permanent waving, cosmetology, aesthetics, hair braiding or nail care in this state without a license or permit issued under the provisions of this article, or advertise or use any title or description tending to convey the impression that the person is a licensed aesthetician, barber, barber crossover, barber permanent wavist, cosmetologist, cosmetologist crossover or nail technician, or permitted hair braider, unless the person has been licensed or permitted under the provisions of this article, and the license or permit has not expired, been suspended or revoked.
(b) No salon, except through a licensee or permitee, may render any service or engage in any activity which if rendered or engaged in by an individual, would constitute the practices licensed regulated under the provisions of this article.
(o) “Hair braiding” means any one or any combination of the following acts when done on the human body for compensation and not for the treatment of disease: Braiding, plaiting, twisting, wrapping, threading, weaving, extending or locking of natural human hair by hand or mechanical device a natural form of hair manipulation that results in tension on hair strands by beading, braiding, cornrowing, extending, lacing, locking, sewing, twisting, weaving or wrapping human hair, natural fibers, synthetic fibers and hair extensions into a variety of shapes, patterns and textures predominantly by hand and by only using simple braiding devices, and maintenance thereof.
(c) The provisions of this section do not apply to hair braiders.
§30-27-11b. Legislative findings; hair braiding permit.
(a) The Legislature finds that hair braiding is a culturally based skill passed down through generations that does not provide a threat to public health or safety and does not require formal school instruction.
(b) The board may establish a hair braiding permit. A hair braiding permit shall allow a hair braider to work individually, without supervision by a professional licensee.
(c) A hair braider is only authorized to bead, braid, cornrow, extend, lace, lock, sew, twist, weave or wrap the hair.
(d) An applicant for a hair braiding permit shall present satisfactory evidence that he or she:
(7) Has fulfilled any other requirement specified by the board: Provided, That The board may not require an applicant for a hair braider permit to attend school to learn the art of hair braiding.
(e) The board shall propose an emergency rule to implement the provisions of this section in accordance with the provisions of section six of this article and article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code by July 1, 2013, including:
(1) The requirements and procedures for a hair braiding permit: Provided, That institutional training shall not be required;
(a) Every salon in this state offering the services set forth in this article shall be operated under the supervision and management of a professional licensee or permittee licensed regulated under this article.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the board to issue hair braiding permits to allow hair braiders to practice in a licensed salon individually, define hair braiding and clarify that hair braiding need not be taught in school.
§30-27-11b is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.