CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SENATE BILL 5997

Chapter 178, Laws of 1997

55th Legislature

1997 Regular Session

COSMETOLOGY, BARBERING, ESTHETICS, AND MANICURING--INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS, SALONS, AND SHOPS

EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/27/97

Passed by the Senate March 14, 1997

YEAS 46 NAYS 2

BOB MORTON

President of the Senate

Passed by the House April 10, 1997

YEAS 93 NAYS 5

CERTIFICATE

I, Mike O=Connell, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5997 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the

House of Representatives

MIKE O'CONNELL

Secretary

Approved April 23, 1997

FILED

April 23, 1997 - 4:48 p.m.

GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State

State of Washington

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SENATE BILL 5997

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Passed Legislature - 1997 Regular Session

State of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session

By Senators Haugen, Schow and Fraser

Read first time 02/25/97. Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

AN ACT Relating to the program regulating cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, and manicuring; and amending RCW 18.16.150 and 18.16.175.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 18.16.150 and 1991 c 324 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

((~~From time to time as deemed necessary by the director,~~)) Schools ((~~may~~)) shall be audited and inspected by the director or the director's designee for compliance with this chapter at least once a year. If the director determines that a licensed school is not maintaining the standards required according to this chapter, written notice thereof shall be given to the school. A school which fails to correct these conditions to the satisfaction of the director within a reasonable time shall be subject to penalties imposed under RCW 18.16.210.

Sec. 2. RCW 18.16.175 and 1991 c 324 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) A salon/shop shall meet the following minimum requirements:

(a) Maintain an outside entrance separate from any rooms used for sleeping or residential purposes;

(b) Provide and maintain for the use of its customers adequate toilet facilities located within or adjacent to the salon/shop;

(c) Be operated under the direct supervision of a licensed cosmetologist except that a salon/shop that is limited to barbering may be directly supervised by a barber, a salon/shop that is limited to manicuring may be directly supervised by a manicurist, and a salon/shop that is limited to esthetics may be directly supervised by an esthetician;

(d) Any room used wholly or in part as a salon/shop shall not be used for residential purposes, except that toilet facilities may be used jointly for residential and business purposes;

(e) Meet the zoning requirements of the county, city, or town, as appropriate;

(f) Provide for safe storage and labeling of chemicals used in the practice of cosmetology;

(g) Meet all applicable local and state fire codes;

(h) Provide proof that the salon/shop is covered by a public liability insurance policy in an amount not less than one hundred thousand dollars for combined bodily injury and property damage liability; and

(i) Other requirements which the director determines are necessary for safety and sanitation of salons/shops. The director may consult with the state board of health and the department of labor and industries in establishing minimum salon/shop safety requirements.

(2) A salon/shop shall post the notice to customers described in RCW 18.16.180.

(3) Upon receipt of a written complaint that a salon/shop has violated any provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter or at least once every two years, the director or the director's designee shall inspect ((~~the~~)) each salon/shop. If the director determines that any salon/shop is not in compliance with this chapter, the director shall send written notice to the salon/shop. A salon/shop which fails to correct the conditions to the satisfaction of the director within a reasonable time shall, upon due notice, be subject to the penalties imposed by the director under RCW 18.16.210. The director may enter any salon/shop during business hours for the purpose of inspection. The director may contract with health authorities of local governments to conduct the inspections under this subsection.

(4) A salon/shop, including a salon/shop operated by a booth renter, shall obtain a certificate of registration from the department of revenue.

(5) This section does not prohibit the use of motor homes as mobile salon/shops if the motor home meets the health and safety standards of this section.