HOUSE BILL REPORT

                 SSB 6507

                      As Passed House:

                      February 27, 1998

Title:  An act relating to eliminating the expiration of the state cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, and manicuring advisory board.

Brief Description:  Eliminating the expiration of the state cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, and manicuring advisory board.

Sponsors:  Senate Committee on Government Operations (originally sponsored by Senators Wood, Haugen, Oke, Heavey, Swecker, Prentice, Schow, Wojahn, Long, Loveland, Hale, Kline, West, Patterson, Snyder, Goings, Jacobsen, Spanel, Fairley, Fraser, McAuliffe, Brown and Kohl).

Brief History:

  Committee Activity:

Government Administration:  2/24/98 [DP].

Floor Activity:

Passed House:  2/27/98, 94-0.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION

Majority Report:  Do pass.  Signed by 13 members:  Representatives D. Schmidt, Chairman; D. Sommers, Vice Chairman; Scott, Ranking Minority Member; Gardner, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Doumit; Dunn; Dunshee; Murray; Reams; Smith; L. Thomas; Wensman and Wolfe.

Staff:  John Carmichael (786-7093).

Background:  The Cosmetology, Barbering, Esthetics, and Manicuring Advisory Board consists of nine members appointed by the director of the Department of Licensing. Members include one consumer and eight members affiliated with cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, or manicuring.

In 1995, 31 boards, commissions, and committees were eliminated.  At that time, the Cosmetology, Barbering, Esthetics, and Manicuring Advisory Board was scheduled to expire on June 30, 1997.  Membership on the board was increased from five to seven members, and the board was charged with making a thorough review of educational and licensing requirements and making a report to the Legislature.

In 1997, the board's expiration was postponed to June 30, 1998, and membership of the board was increased from seven to nine members.

Summary of Bill:  The nine-member Cosmetology, Barbering, Esthetics, and Manicuring Advisory Board is continued with no scheduled expiration date.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

Effective Date:  Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

Testimony For:  None.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  None.