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Senator Jones moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendments)

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     Between line(s) 1313-1314

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insert:

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     Section 27.  Subsections (4) and (5) of section 477.019,

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Florida Statutes, are amended, subsections (5) through (7) of

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that section are renumbered as subsections (6) through (8),

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respectively, and a new subsection (3) is added to that section,

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to read:

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     477.019  Cosmetologists; qualifications; licensure;

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supervised practice; license renewal; endorsement; continuing

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education.--

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     (3) An application for the licensure examination for any

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license under this section may be submitted for examination

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approval in the last 100 hours of training by a pregraduate of a

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licensed cosmetology school or a program within the public school

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system, which school or program is certified by the Department of

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Education with fees as required in paragraph (2)(b). Upon

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approval, the applicant may schedule the examination on a date

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when the training hours are completed. An applicant shall have 6

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months from the date of approval to take the examination. After

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the 6 months have passed, if the applicant failed to take the

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examination, the applicant must reapply. The board shall

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establish by rule the procedures for the pregraduate application

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process.

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     (4) (3) Upon an applicant receiving a passing grade, as

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established by board rule, on the examination and paying the

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initial licensing fee, the department shall issue a license to

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practice cosmetology.

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     (5) (4) If an applicant passes all parts of the examination

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for licensure as a cosmetologist, he or she may practice in the

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time between passing the examination and receiving a physical

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copy of his or her license if he or she practices under the

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supervision of a licensed cosmetologist in a licensed salon. An

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applicant who fails any part of the examination may not practice

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as a cosmetologist and may immediately apply for reexamination.

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Following the completion of the first licensing examination and

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pending the results of that examination and issuance of a license

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to practice cosmetology, graduates of licensed cosmetology

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schools or cosmetology programs offered in public school systems,

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which schools or programs are certified by the Department of

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Education, are eligible to practice cosmetology, provided such

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graduates practice under the supervision of a licensed

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cosmetologist in a licensed cosmetology salon. A graduate who

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fails the first examination may continue to practice under the

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supervision of a licensed cosmetologist in a licensed cosmetology

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salon if the graduate applies for the next available examination

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and until the graduate receives the results of that examination.

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No graduate may continue to practice under this subsection if the

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graduate fails the examination twice.

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(Redesignate Subsequent Sections)

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 145 after "department;"

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insert:

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amending s. 477.019,F.S.,; allowing a cosmetology student

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to apply for licensure examination prior to graduation and

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to practice under certain conditions;

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