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By the Committee on Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs
and Representatives Ogles, Brown, Turnbull, J. Miller,
Cantens, Greenstein, Kilmer and Sorensen
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the regulation of
3 professions and occupations; amending s. 11.62,
4 F.S.; providing criteria for evaluating
5 proposals for new regulation of a profession or
6 occupation based on the effect of such
7 regulation on job creation or retention;
8 requiring proponents of legislation to regulate
9 a profession or occupation not already
10 regulated to provide additional cost
11 information; amending ss. 455.201 and 455.517,
12 F.S.; prohibiting the Department of Business
13 and Professional Regulation and the Department
14 of Health and their regulatory boards from
15 creating any regulation that has an
16 unreasonable effect on job creation or
17 retention or on employment opportunities;
18 providing for evaluation of proposals to
19 increase the regulation of already regulated
20 professions to determine the effect of such
21 regulation on job creation or retention and
22 employment opportunities; creating s. 455.2035,
23 F.S.; providing rulemaking authority to the
24 Department of Business and Professional
25 Regulation for the regulation of any profession
26 under its jurisdiction which does not have a
27 regulatory board; creating s. 455.2123, F.S.;
28 authorizing the use of distance learning to
29 satisfy continuing education requirements;
30 creating s. 455.2124, F.S.; authorizing
31 proration of continuing education requirements;
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1 amending s. 455.213, F.S.; requiring
2 fingerprint cards with applications for
3 registration, certification, or licensure in
4 certain professions; providing for use of such
5 cards for criminal history record checks of
6 applicants; amending s. 468.453, F.S.; applying
7 such fingerprint card requirements to
8 applicants for licensure as an athlete agent;
9 amending s. 475.175, F.S.; applying such
10 fingerprint card requirements to persons
11 applying to take the examination for licensure
12 as a real estate broker or salesperson;
13 amending s. 475.615, F.S.; applying such
14 fingerprint card requirements to applicants for
15 registration, certification, or licensure as a
16 real estate appraiser; amending s. 455.225,
17 F.S.; providing for a summary hearing on the
18 existence of probable cause; amending s.
19 455.227, F.S.; providing for denial of issuance
20 or renewal of licensure under certain
21 circumstances; amending s. 477.013, F.S.;
22 redefining the term "cosmetology" and defining
23 the terms "body wrapping" and "skin care
24 services"; amending s. 477.0132, F.S.;
25 requiring registration of persons whose
26 occupation or practice is body wrapping;
27 requiring a registration fee and certain
28 education; amending s. 477.019, F.S.; exempting
29 persons whose occupation or practice is
30 confined solely to body wrapping from certain
31 continuing education requirements; amending s.
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1 477.026, F.S.; providing for the registration
2 fee; amending s. 477.0265, F.S.; prohibiting
3 advertising or implying that skin care services
4 have any relationship to the practice of
5 massage therapy; providing penalties; amending
6 s. 477.029, F.S.; prohibiting holding oneself
7 out as a body wrapper unless licensed,
8 registered, or otherwise authorized under
9 chapter 477, F.S.; providing penalties;
10 providing an effective date.
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12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14 Section 1. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 11.62,
15 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
16 11.62 Legislative review of proposed regulation of
17 unregulated functions.--
18 (3) In determining whether to regulate a profession or
19 occupation, the Legislature shall consider the following
20 factors:
21 (a) Whether the unregulated practice of the profession
22 or occupation will substantially harm or endanger the public
23 health, safety, or welfare, and whether the potential for harm
24 is recognizable and not remote;
25 (b) Whether the practice of the profession or
26 occupation requires specialized skill or training, and whether
27 that skill or training is readily measurable or quantifiable
28 so that examination or training requirements would reasonably
29 assure initial and continuing professional or occupational
30 ability;
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1 (c) Whether the regulation will have an unreasonable
2 effect on job creation or job retention in the state or will
3 place unreasonable restrictions on the ability of individuals
4 who seek to practice or who are practicing a given profession
5 or occupation to find employment;
6 (d)(c) Whether the public is or can be effectively
7 protected by other means; and
8 (e)(d) Whether the overall cost-effectiveness and
9 economic impact of the proposed regulation, including the
10 indirect costs to consumers, will be favorable.
11 (4) The proponents of legislation that provides for
12 the regulation of a profession or occupation not already
13 expressly subject to state regulation shall provide, upon
14 request, the following information in writing to the state
15 agency that is proposed to have jurisdiction over the
16 regulation and to the legislative committees to which the
17 legislation is referred:
18 (a) The number of individuals or businesses that would
19 be subject to the regulation;
20 (b) The name of each association that represents
21 members of the profession or occupation, together with a copy
22 of its codes of ethics or conduct;
23 (c) Documentation of the nature and extent of the harm
24 to the public caused by the unregulated practice of the
25 profession or occupation, including a description of any
26 complaints that have been lodged against persons who have
27 practiced the profession or occupation in this state during
28 the preceding 3 years;
29 (d) A list of states that regulate the profession or
30 occupation, and the dates of enactment of each law providing
31 for such regulation and a copy of each law;
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1 (e) A list and description of state and federal laws
2 that have been enacted to protect the public with respect to
3 the profession or occupation and a statement of the reasons
4 why these laws have not proven adequate to protect the public;
5 (f) A description of the voluntary efforts made by
6 members of the profession or occupation to protect the public
7 and a statement of the reasons why these efforts are not
8 adequate to protect the public;
9 (g) A copy of any federal legislation mandating
10 regulation;
11 (h) An explanation of the reasons why other types of
12 less restrictive regulation would not effectively protect the
13 public;
14 (i) The cost, availability, and appropriateness of
15 training and examination requirements;
16 (j)(i) The cost of regulation, including the indirect
17 cost to consumers, and the method proposed to finance the
18 regulation;
19 (k) The cost imposed on applicants or practitioners or
20 on employers of applicants or practitioners as a result of the
21 regulation;
22 (l)(j) The details of any previous efforts in this
23 state to implement regulation of the profession or occupation;
24 and
25 (m)(k) Any other information the agency or the
26 committee considers relevant to the analysis of the proposed
27 legislation.
28 Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 455.201, Florida
29 Statutes, is amended to read:
30 455.201 Professions and occupations regulated by
31 department; legislative intent; requirements.--
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1 (4)(a) Neither the department nor any board may No
2 board, nor the department, shall create unreasonably
3 restrictive and extraordinary standards that deter qualified
4 persons from entering the various professions. Neither the
5 department nor any board may No board, nor the department,
6 shall take any action that which tends to create or maintain
7 an economic condition that unreasonably restricts competition,
8 except as specifically provided by law.
9 (b) Neither the department nor any board may create a
10 regulation that has an unreasonable effect on job creation or
11 job retention in the state or that places unreasonable
12 restrictions on the ability of individuals who seek to
13 practice or who are practicing a given profession or
14 occupation to find employment.
15 (c) The Legislature shall evaluate proposals to
16 increase regulation of already regulated professions or
17 occupations to determine their effect on job creation or
18 retention and employment opportunities.
19 Section 3. Subsection (4) of section 455.517, Florida
20 Statutes, is amended to read:
21 455.517 Professions and occupations regulated by
22 department; legislative intent; requirements.--
23 (4)(a) Neither the department nor any board may No
24 board, nor the department, shall create unreasonably
25 restrictive and extraordinary standards that deter qualified
26 persons from entering the various professions. Neither the
27 department nor any board may No board, nor the department,
28 shall take any action that which tends to create or maintain
29 an economic condition that unreasonably restricts competition,
30 except as specifically provided by law.
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1 (b) Neither the department nor any board may create a
2 regulation that has an unreasonable effect on job creation or
3 job retention in the state or that places unreasonable
4 restrictions on the ability of individuals who seek to
5 practice or who are practicing a profession or occupation to
6 find employment.
7 (c) The Legislature shall evaluate proposals to
8 increase the regulation of regulated professions or
9 occupations to determine the effect of increased regulation on
10 job creation or retention and employment opportunities.
11 Section 4. Section 455.2035, Florida Statutes, is
12 created to read:
13 455.2035 Rulemaking authority for professions not
14 under a board.--The department may adopt rules pursuant to ss.
15 120.54 and 120.536(1) to implement the regulatory requirements
16 of any profession within the department's jurisdiction which
17 does not have a statutorily authorized regulatory board.
18 Section 5. Section 455.2123, Florida Statutes, is
19 created to read:
20 455.2123 Continuing education.--A board, or the
21 department when there is no board, may provide by rule that
22 distance learning may be used to satisfy continuing education
23 requirements.
24 Section 6. Section 455.2124, Florida Statutes, is
25 created to read:
26 455.2124 Proration of continuing education.--A board,
27 or the department when there is no board, may:
28 (1) Prorate continuing education for new licensees by
29 requiring half of the required continuing education for any
30 applicant who becomes licensed with more than half the renewal
31 period remaining and no continuing education for any applicant
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1 who becomes licensed with half or less than half of the
2 renewal period remaining; or
3 (2) Require no continuing education until the first
4 full renewal cycle of the licensee.
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6 These options shall also apply when continuing education is
7 first required or the number of hours required is increased by
8 law or the board, or the department when there is no board.
9 Section 7. Subsection (10) is added to section
10 455.213, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, to read:
11 455.213 General licensing provisions.--
12 (10) For any profession requiring fingerprints as part
13 of the registration, certification, or licensure process or
14 for any profession requiring a criminal history record check
15 to determine good moral character, a fingerprint card
16 containing the fingerprints of the applicant must accompany
17 all applications for registration, certification, or
18 licensure. The fingerprint card shall be forwarded to the
19 Division of Criminal Justice Information Systems within the
20 Department of Law Enforcement for purposes of processing the
21 fingerprint card to determine if the applicant has a criminal
22 history record. The fingerprint card shall also be forwarded
23 to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of
24 processing the fingerprint card to determine if the applicant
25 has a criminal history record. The information obtained by the
26 processing of the fingerprint card by the Florida Department
27 of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation
28 shall be sent to the department for the purpose of determining
29 if the applicant is statutorily qualified for registration,
30 certification, or licensure.
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1 Section 8. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section
2 468.453, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to
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4 468.453 Licensure required; qualifications;
5 examination; bond.--
6 (2) A person shall be licensed as an athlete agent if
7 the applicant:
8 (e) Has provided sufficient information which must be
9 submitted to by the department a fingerprint card for a
10 criminal history records check through the Federal Bureau of
11 Investigation. The fingerprint card shall be forwarded to the
12 Division of Criminal Justice Information Systems within the
13 Department of Law Enforcement for purposes of processing the
14 fingerprint card to determine if the applicant has a criminal
15 history record. The fingerprint card shall also be forwarded
16 to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of
17 processing the fingerprint card to determine if the applicant
18 has a criminal history record. The information obtained by the
19 processing of the fingerprint card by the Florida Department
20 of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation
21 shall be sent to the department for the purpose of determining
22 if the applicant is statutorily qualified for licensure.
23 Section 9. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
24 475.175, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
25 475.175 Examinations.--
26 (1) A person shall be entitled to take the license
27 examination to practice in this state if the person:
28 (a) Submits to the department the appropriate
29 notarized application and fee, two photographs of herself or
30 himself taken within the preceding year, and a fingerprint
31 card. The fingerprint card shall be forwarded to the Division
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1 of Criminal Justice Information Systems within the Department
2 of Law Enforcement for purposes of processing the fingerprint
3 card to determine if the applicant has a criminal history
4 record. The fingerprint card shall also be forwarded to the
5 Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of processing the
6 fingerprint card to determine if the applicant has a criminal
7 history record. The information obtained by the processing of
8 the fingerprint card by the Florida Department of Law
9 Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall be
10 sent to the department for the purpose of determining if the
11 applicant is statutorily qualified for examination.
12 fingerprints for processing through appropriate law
13 enforcement agencies; and
14 Section 10. Subsection (3) of section 475.615, Florida
15 Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:
16 475.615 Qualifications for registration, licensure, or
17 certification.--
18 (3) Appropriate fees, as set forth in the rules of the
19 board pursuant to s. 475.6147, and a fingerprint card
20 fingerprints for processing through appropriate law
21 enforcement agencies must accompany all applications for
22 registration, licensure, and certification, or licensure. The
23 fingerprint card shall be forwarded to the Division of
24 Criminal Justice Information Systems within the Department of
25 Law Enforcement for purposes of processing the fingerprint
26 card to determine if the applicant has a criminal history
27 record. The fingerprint card shall also be forwarded to the
28 Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of processing the
29 fingerprint card to determine if the applicant has a criminal
30 history record. The information obtained by the processing of
31 the fingerprint card by the Florida Department of Law
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1 Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall be
2 sent to the department for the purpose of determining if the
3 applicant is statutorily qualified for registration,
4 certification, or licensure.
5 Section 11. Subsection (4) of section 455.225, Florida
6 Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:
7 455.225 Disciplinary proceedings.--Disciplinary
8 proceedings for each board shall be within the jurisdiction of
9 the department.
10 (4) The determination as to whether probable cause
11 exists shall be made by majority vote of a probable cause
12 panel of the board, or by the department, as appropriate. Each
13 regulatory board shall provide by rule that the determination
14 of probable cause shall be made by a panel of its members or
15 by the department. Each board may provide by rule for multiple
16 probable cause panels composed of at least two members. Each
17 board may provide by rule that one or more members of the
18 panel or panels may be a former board member. The length of
19 term or repetition of service of any such former board member
20 on a probable cause panel may vary according to the direction
21 of the board when authorized by board rule. Any probable cause
22 panel must include one of the board's former or present
23 consumer members, if one is available, willing to serve, and
24 is authorized to do so by the board chair. Any probable cause
25 panel must include a present board member. Any probable cause
26 panel must include a former or present professional board
27 member. However, any former professional board member serving
28 on the probable cause panel must hold an active valid license
29 for that profession. All proceedings of the panel are exempt
30 from s. 286.011 until 10 days after probable cause has been
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1 investigation waives his or her privilege of confidentiality.
2 The probable cause panel may make a reasonable request for,
3 and upon such request the department shall provide, such
4 additional investigative information as is necessary to the
5 determination of probable cause. A request for additional
6 investigative information shall be made within 15 days from
7 the date of receipt by the probable cause panel of the
8 investigative report of the department. The probable cause
9 panel or the department, as may be appropriate, shall make its
10 determination of probable cause within 30 days after receipt
11 by it of the final investigative report of the department. The
12 secretary may grant extensions of the 15-day and the 30-day
13 time limits. In lieu of a finding of probable cause, the
14 probable cause panel, or the department when there is no
15 board, may issue a letter of guidance to the subject. If,
16 within the 30-day time limit, as may be extended, the probable
17 cause panel does not make a determination regarding the
18 existence of probable cause or does not issue a letter of
19 guidance in lieu of a finding of probable cause, the
20 department, for disciplinary cases under its jurisdiction,
21 must make a determination regarding the existence of probable
22 cause within 10 days after the expiration of the time limit.
23 If the probable cause panel finds no probable cause, the
24 department within 10 days after that finding may petition for
25 a determination of the existence of probable cause pursuant to
26 s. 120.574. Information obtained by the department in such
27 actions shall be held confidential as provided in subsection
28 (10). The administrative law judge's order shall constitute
29 final action with respect to the existence of probable cause.
30 If the probable cause panel finds that probable cause exists,
31 it shall direct the department to file a formal complaint
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1 against the licensee. The department shall follow the
2 directions of the probable cause panel regarding the filing of
3 a formal complaint. If directed to do so, the department shall
4 file a formal complaint against the subject of the
5 investigation and prosecute that complaint pursuant to chapter
6 120. However, the department may decide not to prosecute the
7 complaint if it finds that probable cause had been
8 improvidently found by the panel. In such cases, the
9 department shall refer the matter to the board. The board may
10 then file a formal complaint and prosecute the complaint
11 pursuant to chapter 120. The department shall also refer to
12 the board any investigation or disciplinary proceeding not
13 before the Division of Administrative Hearings pursuant to
14 chapter 120 or otherwise completed by the department within 1
15 year after the filing of a complaint. The department, for
16 disciplinary cases under its jurisdiction, must establish a
17 uniform reporting system to quarterly refer to each board the
18 status of any investigation or disciplinary proceeding that is
19 not before the Division of Administrative Hearings or
20 otherwise completed by the department within 1 year after the
21 filing of the complaint. A probable cause panel or a board may
22 retain independent legal counsel, employ investigators, and
23 continue the investigation as it deems necessary; all costs
24 thereof shall be paid from the Professional Regulation Trust
25 Fund. All proceedings of the probable cause panel are exempt
26 from s. 120.525.
27 Section 12. Subsection (3) of section 455.227, Florida
28 Statutes, is amended to read:
29 455.227 Grounds for discipline; penalties;
30 enforcement.--
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1 (3)(a) In addition to any other discipline imposed
2 pursuant to this section or discipline imposed for a violation
3 of any practice act, the board, or the department when there
4 is no board, may assess costs related to the investigation and
5 prosecution of the case excluding costs associated with an
6 attorney's time.
7 (b) In any case where the board or the department
8 imposes a fine or assessment and the fine or assessment is not
9 paid within a reasonable time, such reasonable time to be
10 prescribed in the rules of the board, or the department when
11 there is no board, or in the order assessing such fines or
12 costs, the department or the Department of Legal Affairs may
13 contract for the collection of, or bring a civil action to
14 recover, the fine or assessment.
15 (c) The department shall not issue or renew a license
16 to any person against whom or business against which the board
17 has assessed a fine, interest, or costs associated with
18 investigation and prosecution until the person or business has
19 paid in full such fine, interest, or costs associated with
20 investigation and prosecution or until the person or business
21 complies with or satisfies all terms and conditions of the
22 final order.
23 Section 13. Subsection (4) of section 477.013, Florida
24 Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended, and subsections (12)
25 and (13) are added to said section, to read:
26 477.013 Definitions.--As used in this chapter:
27 (4) "Cosmetology" means the mechanical or chemical
28 treatment of the head, face, and scalp for aesthetic rather
29 than medical purposes, including, but not limited to, hair
30 shampooing, hair cutting, hair arranging, hair coloring,
31 permanent waving, hair relaxing, hair removing including wax
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1 treatments of body hair, pedicuring, and manicuring, for
2 compensation.
3 (12) "Body wrapping" means a treatment program which
4 uses herbal wraps for the purposes of weight loss and of
5 cleansing and beautifying the skin of the body, but does not
6 include any other service defined as cosmetology in this
7 chapter.
8 (13) "Skin care services" means the treatment of the
9 skin of the body, other than the head, face, and scalp, by the
10 use of a sponge, brush, cloth, or similar device to apply or
11 remove a chemical preparation or other substance, except that
12 chemical peels may be removed by the hands peeling the
13 substance from the skin. Skin care services must be performed
14 within a licensed cosmetology salon, and such services shall
15 not involve massage, as defined in s. 480.033(3), through
16 manipulation of the superficial tissue.
17 Section 14. Section 477.0132, Florida Statutes, 1998
18 Supplement, is amended to read:
19 477.0132 Hair braiding, and hair wrapping, and body
20 wrapping registration.--
21 (1)(a) Persons whose occupation or practice is
22 confined solely to hair braiding must register with the
23 department, pay the applicable registration fee, and take a
24 two-day 16-hour course. The course shall be board approved and
25 consist of 5 hours of HIV/AIDS and other communicable
26 diseases, 5 hours of sanitation and sterilization, 4 hours of
27 disorders and diseases of the scalp, and 2 hours of studies
28 regarding laws affecting hair braiding.
29 (b) Persons whose occupation or practice is confined
30 solely to hair wrapping must register with the department, pay
31 the applicable registration fee, and take a one-day 6-hour
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1 course. The course shall be board approved and consist of
2 education in HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases,
3 sanitation and sterilization, disorders and diseases of the
4 scalp, and studies regarding laws affecting hair wrapping.
5 (c) Unless otherwise licensed or exempted from
6 licensure under this chapter, any person whose occupation or
7 practice is body wrapping must register with the department,
8 pay the applicable registration fee, and take a two-day
9 12-hour course. The course shall be board approved and consist
10 of education in HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases,
11 sanitation and sterilization, disorders and diseases of the
12 skin, and studies regarding laws affecting body wrapping.
13 (2) Hair braiding, and hair wrapping, and body
14 wrapping are not required to be practiced in a cosmetology
15 salon or specialty salon. When hair braiding, or hair
16 wrapping, or body wrapping is practiced outside a cosmetology
17 salon or specialty salon, disposable implements must be used
18 or all implements must be sanitized in a disinfectant approved
19 for hospital use or approved by the federal Environmental
20 Protection Agency.
21 (3) Pending issuance of registration, a person is
22 eligible to practice hair braiding, or hair wrapping, or body
23 wrapping upon submission of a registration application that
24 includes proof of successful completion of the education
25 requirements and payment of the applicable fees required by
26 this chapter.
27 Section 15. Paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of section
28 477.019, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to
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1 477.019 Cosmetologists; qualifications; licensure;
2 supervised practice; license renewal; endorsement; continuing
3 education.--
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5 (c) Any person whose occupation or practice is
6 confined solely to hair braiding, or hair wrapping, or body
7 wrapping is exempt from the continuing education requirements
8 of this subsection.
9 Section 16. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section
10 477.026, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to
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12 477.026 Fees; disposition.--
13 (1) The board shall set fees according to the
14 following schedule:
15 (f) For hair braiders, and hair wrappers, and body
16 wrappers, fees for registration shall not exceed $25.
17 Section 17. Paragraph (g) is added to subsection (1)
18 of section 477.0265, Florida Statutes, to read:
19 477.0265 Prohibited acts.--
20 (1) It is unlawful for any person to:
21 (g) Advertise or imply that skin care services, as
22 performed under this chapter, have any relationship to the
23 practice of massage therapy as defined in s. 480.033(3),
24 except those practices or activities defined in s. 477.013.
25 Section 18. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
26 477.029, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to
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28 477.029 Penalty.--
29 (1) It is unlawful for any person to:
30 (a) Hold himself or herself out as a cosmetologist,
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2 HOUSE SUMMARY
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Provides criteria for evaluating proposals for new
4 regulation of a profession or occupation based on the
effect of such regulation on job creation or retention.
5 Requires proponents of legislation to regulate a
profession or occupation not already regulated to provide
6 additional cost information. Prohibits the Department of
Business and Professional Regulation and the Department
7 of Health and their regulatory boards from creating any
regulation that has an unreasonable effect on job
8 creation or retention or on employment opportunities.
Provides for evaluation of proposals to increase the
9 regulation of already regulated professions to determine
the effect of such regulation on job creation or
10 retention and employment opportunities.
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Amends and creates various provisions relating to
12 regulation of professions under the Department of
Business and Professional Regulation. Provides rulemaking
13 authority to the department for the regulation of any
profession under its jurisdiction which does not have a
14 regulatory board. Authorizes the use of distance learning
to satisfy continuing education requirements, and
15 provides for proration of continuing education
requirements. Requires fingerprint cards with
16 applications for registration, certification, or
licensure in certain professions, and provides for use of
17 such cards for criminal history record checks of
applicants. Applies such fingerprint card requirements to
18 applicants for licensure as an athlete agent, persons
applying to take the examination for licensure as a real
19 estate broker or salesperson, and applicants for
registration, certification, or licensure as a real
20 estate appraiser. Authorizes the department to petition
for a summary hearing on the existence of probable cause,
21 after a finding of no probable cause by the probable
cause panel. Provides for denial of issuance or renewal
22 of licensure until all fines, interest, and costs
assessed have been paid or the final order otherwise
23 satisfied.
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Defines the term "body wrapping." Requires registration
25 of persons whose occupation or practice is body wrapping.
Requires a registration fee and certain education.
26 Exempts persons whose occupation or practice is confined
solely to body wrapping from certain continuing education
27 requirements. Prohibits holding oneself out as a body
wrapper unless licensed, registered, or otherwise
28 authorized under chapter 477, F.S., and provides
penalties therefor.
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30 Defines the term "skin care services" and requires such
services to be performed in a licensed cosmetology salon.
31 Prohibits advertising or implying that skin care services
have any relationship to the practice of massage therapy
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Florida House of Representatives - 1999 HB 2017
190-947C-99
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