South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 4877

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    4877
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19980324
Primary Sponsor:                Sharpe
All Sponsors:                   Sharpe, Kirsh, G. Brown, Cooper
                                and Beck 
Drafted Document Number:        PSD\7302AC.98
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Medical, Military, Public and
                                Municipal Affairs Committee 27
                                H3M
Subject:                        Cosmetology, cosmetologists;
                                continuing education program
                                administered by Technical Education
                                Board
History

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19980324  Introduced, read first time,             27 H3M
                  referred to Committee
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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-13-253 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION TO ADMINISTER A CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR COSMETOLOGISTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO COURSE PROVIDERS, INSTRUCTORS AND CONTENT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 40-13-253. (A) The State Technical Education Board shall administer a program providing the continuing education required under this chapter including:

(1) providing classroom and other physical facilities;

(2) providing for registration and collecting course fees;

(3) providing personnel for sign-in and monitoring of courses;

(4) providing a certificate of completion to attendees;

(5) maintaining a permanent record of courses and attendance;

(6) providing the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation with information necessary to credit licensees with continuing education credit in electronic format;

(7) providing evaluation forms to students and compiling reports on returned evaluations;

(8) establishing a schedule of fees to be charged to providers for the services rendered;

(9) establishing policies needed for the operation of the program, including but not limited to, refund policies and on-site registration.

(B) The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation shall establish in regulation the criteria for:

(1) course providers that are not unfairly exclusive or restrictive; these regulations may not require course providers to be members of any association or group;

(2) qualifications for course instructors;

(3) course content which must:

(a) be designed to expand and enhance the skills and knowledge of the licensee;

(b) cover any changes to the laws or regulations in the past year;

(c) include information on safety and sanitation.

(C) Licensees living outside of South Carolina and not currently working in South Carolina may satisfy their continuing education requirement in South Carolina by completing continuing education courses that meet the requirements of the State in which they are practicing."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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