SENATE BILL REPORT

                  SSB 6507

              As Passed Senate, February 13, 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 Operations:  2/2/98, 2/3/98 [DPS].

Passed Senate, 2/13/98, 45-0.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6507 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

  Signed by Senators McCaslin, Chair; Hale, Vice Chair; Anderson, Haugen, Horn, Patterson and T. Sheldon.

Staff:  Diane Smith (786-7410)

Background:  Prior to 1995, the state Cosmetology Board consisted of seven members appointed by the Director of the Department of Licensing.  One member is a consumer while the rest are connected with the professions of manicuring, esthetics, barbering and cosmetology.  In 1995, the board received two more members and was scheduled to cease to exist on June 30, 1998.  The enlarged board was to conduct a thorough review of all aspects of the professions and report to the Governor, the Director of the Department of Licensing and the House and Senate.

Summary of Bill:  The nine-member board is retained.  The board=s expiration date is removed.

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:  No one.