2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses › Article 17A - Barbers and Cosmetologists › Section 61-17A-17 - Licensure under prior law; expedited licensure. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)

A. A person licensed as a barber, a cosmetologist, an esthetician, an electrologist, an instructor of cosmetology or barbering or an instructor of electrology, a manicurist-pedicurist or a person holding an establishment license, clinic license or school owner's license under prior laws of this state, which license is valid on June 18, 1993, shall be held to be licensed under the provisions of the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act and shall be entitled to the renewal of the person's license as provided in that act.
B. The board shall grant a license pursuant to the provisions of the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act without an examination, upon payment of the required fee; provided that the applicant holds a valid, unrestricted license from another licensing jurisdiction.
C. No later than thirty days after a person files an application for licensure, the board shall process the application and issue an expedited license in accordance with procedures in Section 61-1-31.1 NMSA 1978. The board by rule shall determine the states and territories of the United States and the District of Columbia from which it will not accept an applicant for expedited licensure and shall determine foreign countries from which it will accept an applicant for expedited licensure. The board shall post the lists of disapproved and approved licensing jurisdictions on its website. The list of disapproved licensing jurisdictions shall include the specific reasons for disapproval. The lists shall be reviewed annually to determine if amendments to the rule are warranted.
History:
Laws 1993, ch. 171, § 17; 1997, ch. 218, § 12; 2022, ch. 39, § 76.
ANNOTATIONS
Delayed repeals.
— For delayed repeal, see 61-17A-25 NMSA 1978.
The 2022 amendment,
effective May 18, 2022, provided for expedited licensure, provided that the board of barbers and cosmetologists shall issue an expedited license without examination to a person who holds a valid, unrestricted license in another licensing jurisdiction, provided that the board shall expedite the issuance of licenses in accordance with Section 61-1-31.1 NMSA 1978 within thirty days, and required the board to determine by rule, and to post on its website, which states and territories of the United States or the District of Columbia from which the board will not accept an applicant for expedited licensure and those foreign countries from which the board will accept an applicant for expedited licensure, required that the list of disapproved licensing jurisdictions include a reason for disapproval, and required the board to review the lists annually to determine if amendments to the rule are warranted; in Subsection A, after "under the provisions of", deleted "that" and added "the Barbers and Cosmetologists"; in Subsection B, after "The board", deleted "may" and added "shall", after "holds a", deleted "current" and added "valid, unrestricted", and deleted "state, territory or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia, that has training hours and qualifications similar to or exceeding those required for licensure in New Mexico; and" and added "licensing jurisdiction", and deleted former Paragraph B(2); and added Subsection C.
Temporary provisions.
— Laws 2022, ch. 39, § 104 provided that a board that is required by Laws 2022, ch. 39 to change its licensing provisions to allow for new or different expedited licensure shall have rules in place and operational by January 1, 2023.
The 1997 amendment
substituted "licensed as a barber, a cosmetologist, an esthetician" for "licensed or certified as a barber, or cosmetologist" near the beginning of Subsection A, deleted "or certified" and "or certificate" following "licensed" and "license", respectively, near the end of Subsection A, in Subsection B, deleted "submits proof that he" at the end of the introductory paragraph and deleted "or certification" following "license" in Paragraph (1). Laws 1997, ch. 218 contains no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, is effective June 20, 1997, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature. See Volume 14 NMSA 1978 for "Adjournment Dates of Sessions of Legislature" table.