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SB-549 Barbering and cosmetology.(2009-2010)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.
 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to collect information on gender, language preference, and ethnicity of all licensees of the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, including establishment licensees.
(b) Collecting data on the gender, language preference, and ethnicity of establishment licensees and board licensees will help ensure that appropriate health and safety information is effectively provided to affected licensees.

SEC. 2.

 Section 7401.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

7401.5.
 (a) Any applicant for a license issued by the board and a licensee of the board may report information to the board, in his or her initial application for a license and in license renewal forms, and the board shall collect that information reported, regarding the applicant’s or licensee’s gender, language preference, and ethnicity.
(b) An applicant for an establishment license and an establishment licensee may report information to the board, in his or her initial application for a license and in license renewal forms, and the board shall collect that information reported, regarding the applicant’s and licensee’s gender, language preference, and ethnicity.
(c) The information collected by the board pursuant to this section shall be compiled quarterly and posted on the board’s Internet Web site. The board shall keep the information collected confidential and shall only post that information collected in a manner that does not identify individual applicants and licensees.
(d) The board, in an initial application for licensure or in a form for license renewal, shall state in a conspicuous manner that reporting information regarding gender, language preference, and ethnicity is voluntary, is not a condition of licensure or license renewal, and that no adverse action shall be taken against any applicant or licensee that does not report this information.