| Passed by the House March 4, 2006 Yeas 95 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 2, 2006 Yeas 48 ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2596 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2006 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 1/31/06.
AN ACT Relating to the cosmetology apprenticeship program; amending RCW 18.16.280; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 The legislature finds that direct-entry
apprenticeship programs can be very beneficial to both students and
employers. However, there is also concern that apprenticeship programs
may reduce the number of students who enroll in traditional cosmetology
school. The advisory committee is to update the legislature on the
program with an updated final report by December 31, 2008, and is to
include an evaluation of the effectiveness of the apprenticeship
program, including but not limited to the number of apprentices who
complete the program, the number of apprentices who take and pass the
licensing examination, and a formal review of any impact the expansion
of such an apprenticeship program may have on the enrollment of
traditional cosmetology schools, including but not limited to whether
the enrollment of traditional cosmetology schools is negatively
impacted by the direct-entry apprenticeship programs.
Sec. 2 RCW 18.16.280 and 2003 c 400 s 1 are each amended to read
as follows:
A cosmetology apprenticeship pilot program is hereby created.
(1) An advisory committee is created that may consist of
representatives from individuals and businesses licensed under chapter
18.16 RCW; cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, and manicuring advisory
board members; department of labor and industries; department of
licensing; United States department of labor apprenticeship; and other
interested parties.
(a) The advisory committee shall meet to review progress of the
cosmetology apprenticeship pilot program.
(b) The department of labor and industries apprenticeship council
shall coordinate the activities of the advisory committee. The
advisory committee shall issue annual reports on the progress of the
apprenticeship program to interested parties and shall issue a final
report regarding the outcome of the apprenticeship program to be
presented to the appropriate committees of the house of representatives
and senate by December 31, 2005. The advisory committee shall submit
an updated report, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of the
apprenticeship program, to the appropriate committees of the house of
representatives and senate by December 31, 2007.
(2) Up to twenty salons approved by the department of labor and
industries apprenticeship council may participate in the apprenticeship
program. The participating salons shall proportionately represent the
geographic diversity of Washington state, including rural and urban
areas, and salons located in both eastern and western Washington.
(3) The department of licensing shall adopt rules, including a
mandatory requirement that apprentices complete in-classroom theory
courses as a part of their training, to provide for the licensure of
participants of the apprenticeship program.
(4) The cosmetology apprenticeship pilot program expires July 1,
((2006)) 2008.