NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1963 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1257

SENATE BILL 473

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 88 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES RELATING TO THE PRACTICE AND TEACHING OF COSMETIC ART.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 88-8 is hereby rewritten to read as follows:

"Manicurist. 'Manicurist' means any person who does manicuring or pedicuring and who makes a charge for such service."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 88-10(3) is hereby amended by deleting the words "one thousand" and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "twelve hundred" as same appears in said Section.

Sec. 3.  G.S. 88-19 of the North Carolina General Statutes is hereby amended by striking out the words and figures "one thousand (1,000)" after the word "least" and before the word "hours" in line 11 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "twelve hundred (1200)".

Sec. 4.  Chapter 88 of the General Statutes is hereby amended by adding a new Section to be designated as Section 88-30, reading as following:

"Sec. 88-30.  Registered Manicurist. A person may be licensed to engage in the practice of manicuring or pedicuring in a cosmetic art shop, beauty parlor or hairdressing establishment without being a registered cosmetologist. A certificate of registration as a registered manicurist shall be issued by the Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners to any person who meets the following qualifications:

"(1)      Who has completed 150 hours in classes in a cosmetic art school or college approved by the Board;

"(2)      Who is at least 17 years of age;

"(3)      Who passes a satisfactory physical examination as prescribed by said Board; and

"(4)      Who has passed a satisfactory examination, conducted by the Board, to determine his or her fitness to practice manicuring, such examination to be so prepared and conducted as to determine whether or not the applicant is possessed of the requisite skill in such trade to properly perform all the duties thereof and services incident thereto."

Sec. 5.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed except that the provisions of Chapter 88 in force at the time of this Act go into effect relating to apprentices and the minimum 1,000 hour curriculum shall continue in force until June 30, 1965, with respect to persons who are apprentices on June 30, 1963, and persons who have begun study or training in a cosmetic art school by June 30, 1963: Provided, however, no credit shall be allowed under Chapter 88 of the General Statutes after June 30, 1965, for any cosmetic art school study and training which occurred prior to July 1, 1963.

Sec. 6.  This Act shall become effective June 30, 1963.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 26th day of June, 1963.