2014 -- H 8358

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY

AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT APPROVAL INSPECTIONS FOR

BARBERSHOP, HAIRDRESSER, AND COSMETICIAN LOCATIONS AND

APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS

     

     Introduced By: Representative Arthur J.Corvese

     Date Introduced: June 19, 2014

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created

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consisting of nine (9) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the Rhode Island House

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of Representatives, not more than two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by the

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Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be the Director of the Rhode Island Department of

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Health, or designee; one of whom shall be the Administrator of the Rhode Island Board of

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Hairdressing and Barbering, or designee; one of whom shall be a member of a Rhode Island

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Chamber of Commerce, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; and three (3) of whom shall

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be employed as either barbers, hairdressers, or cosmeticians in the State of Rhode Island, to be

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appointed by the Speaker of the House.

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     In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory

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commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly

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resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu

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of a legislator, provided that the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader of the political party

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which is entitled to the appointment, consents to the member of the general public.

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     The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study and analysis of

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the feasibility and requirements necessary for the Department of Health to implement an

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assessment, establish required fees, and create requirements for the approval and enforcement of

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location inspections for barbershops, hairdressers, and cosmeticians. In addition, the commission

 

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will review and make recommendations for the requirements necessary to implement

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apprenticeship programs in said establishments.

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     Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at

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the call of the Speaker of the House and organize and shall select a chairperson.

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     Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment.

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     The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services.

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     All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information,

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documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or

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desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution.

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     The Speaker of the House is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters

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for said commission; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the

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House of Representatives no later than February 3, 2015, and said commission shall expire on

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April 3, 2015.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY

AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT APPROVAL INSPECTIONS FOR

BARBERSHOP, HAIRDRESSER, AND COSMETICIAN LOCATIONS AND

APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS

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     This resolution would create a nine (9) member special legislative study commission

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whose purpose it would be to study and make recommendations on the requirements necessary to

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implement Department of Health inspections for the licensure of barbershops, hairdressers, and

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cosmeticians, and who would report back to the House no later than February 3, 2015, and whose

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life would expire on April 3, 2015.

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