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The Committee on General Government Appropriations (Bennett)

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recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete line(s) 699-752

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and insert:

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     (1)  It is unlawful for any person to:

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     (i) In the practice of cosmetology, use or possess a device

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containing a razor blade to remove, scrape, or cut calluses from

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the hands or feet.

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     (2)  Any person who violates any provision of this section

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commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as

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provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

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     Section 14.  Effective July 1, 2009, section 477.0265,

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Florida Statutes, as amended by this act, is amended to read:

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     477.0265  Prohibited acts.--

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     (1)  It is unlawful for any person to:

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     (a) Engage in the practice of cosmetology, hair stylist,

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esthetician, or nail technician services or a specialty without

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an active license as a cosmetologist, hair stylist, esthetician,

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or nail technician or registration as a specialist issued by the

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department pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

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     (b)  Own, operate, maintain, open, establish, conduct, or

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have charge of, either alone or with another person or persons, a

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cosmetology salon or specialty salon:

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     1. That Which is not licensed under the provisions of this

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chapter; or

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     2. In which a person not licensed as a cosmetologist, hair

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stylist, esthetician, or nail technician or registered as a

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cosmetologist or a specialist is permitted to perform

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cosmetology, hair stylist, esthetician, or nail technician

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services or any specialty.

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     (c)  Engage in willful or repeated violations of this

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chapter or of any rule adopted by the board.

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     (d) Permit an employed person to engage in the practice of

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cosmetology, hair stylist, esthetician, or nail technician

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services or of a specialty unless such person holds a valid,

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active license as a cosmetologist, hair stylist, esthetician, or

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nail technician or holds a registration as a specialist.

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     (e)  Obtain or attempt to obtain a license or registration

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for money, other than the required fee, or any other thing of

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value or by fraudulent misrepresentations.

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     (f) Use or attempt to use a license to provide practice

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cosmetology, hair styling, esthetician, or nail technician

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services or a registration to practice a specialty, which license

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or registration is suspended or revoked.

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     (g)  Advertise or imply that skin care services or body

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wrapping, as performed under this chapter, has have any

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relationship to the practice of massage therapy as defined in s.

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480.033(3), except those practices or activities defined in s.

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477.013.

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     (h) In the provision practice of cosmetology, nail

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technician, or specialty services, use or possess a cosmetic

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product containing a liquid nail monomer containing any trace of

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methyl methacrylate (MMA).

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     (i) In the provision practice of cosmetology, nail

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technician, or manicure or pedicure specialty services, use or

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possess a device containing a razor blade to remove, scrape, and

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cut calluses from the hands or feet.

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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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     Delete line(s) 43-45

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and insert:

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to conform; prohibiting the use or possession of a device

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containing a razor blade to remove, scrape, or cut calluses

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from the hands or feet; amending s.

4/14/2008  7:39:00 AM     601-07357-08