Section 34-7A-3

Board of Cosmetology.

(a) There is created the Alabama Board of Cosmetology which shall consist of seven persons appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The seven members shall consist of the seven members of the existing Board of Cosmetology. One member shall be appointed from each congressional district, as those districts are constituted on June 3, 1999. At least five of the members of the board shall be active licensed master cosmetologists or instructor cosmetologists who reside in the district he or she represents and two of the members may be consumers. The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state.

(b) The terms of all current members of the board shall continue upon June 3, 1999, and the seven-person board as constituted on that date shall continue as the board under this chapter. As terms expire, successor board members shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. All appointments shall be for a term of four years. No person shall serve for more than two terms on the newly-constituted board. Vacancies on the board shall be filled by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for the unexpired terms. Any board member may be removed by the Governor for just cause.

(c) Any cosmetologist serving as a member of the board shall have at least five years of practical experience in the majority of the practices of cosmetology.

(d) The board may do all things necessary and convenient for enforcing this chapter. The board may from time to time promulgate necessary rules and regulations compatible with this chapter. The board shall compile and publish all rules and regulations, together with a copy of this chapter, and distribute the same to all licensees. Any amendment to this chapter or the rules and regulations of the board shall be published by the board and distributed to all licensees. Distributed copies shall be retained in each salon or school licensed by the board and shall be made available for inspection by salon or school personnel and the general public during normal operating hours.

(e) The board shall establish the recommended number of credit unit hours, including all phases necessary to produce competent practitioners, in each profession regulated by the board. The board shall also promulgate guidelines for approved seminars of continuing education.

(f) All rules and regulations promulgated by the board prior to June 3, 1999, are repealed. The board shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 22 of Title 41, to implement this chapter.

(Act 99-345, p. 478, §3.)