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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

appointed by the Speaker of the House.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

will review and make recommendations for the requirements necessary to implement

apprenticeship programs in said establishments.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

for said commission; and be it further

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

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

April 3, 2015.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

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

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

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

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

life would expire on April 3, 2015.

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