Pennsylvania Act 2016-137 — COSMETOLOGY LAW - STUDENT PRACTICE UPON PUBLIC FOR PAY PROHIBITED

Act text

Session of 2016

No. 2016-137

HB 1864

AN ACT

Amending the act of May 3, 1933 (P.L.242, No.86), entitled, as amended, "An act to promote the public health and safety by providing for examination, licensing and granting of permits for those who desire to engage in the profession of cosmetology; defining cosmetology, and regulating cosmetology salons, schools, students, apprentices, teachers, managers, manicurists and cosmetologists; conferring powers and duties upon the Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs of the Department of State; providing for appeals to certain courts by applicants and licensees; and providing penalties," further providing for student practice upon the public for pay prohibited.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 7 of the act of May 3, 1933 (P.L.242, No.86), referred to as the Cosmetology Law, amended June 30, 1984 (P.L.479, No.100), is amended to read:

Section 7. Student Practice upon the Public for Pay Prohibited.--It shall be unlawful for any school of cosmetology to permit its students to practice cosmetology upon the public under any circumstances except by way of clinical work upon persons willing to submit themselves to such practice after having first been properly informed that the operator is a student. [No school of cosmetology shall, directly or indirectly, charge any money whatsoever for treatment by its students and shall only charge the reasonable cost of materials used in such treatment.] A school of cosmetology shall be permitted to charge the public a reasonable fee , as approved by the board, for cosmetology services performed by students in their clinical training and education.

Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 3rd day of November, A.D. 2016.

TOM WOLF