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SF 691

1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/04/2021 02:16pm

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A bill for an act
 relating to occupations; eliminating the Board of Cosmetologist Examiners and
assigning its duties to the Department of Health; amending Minnesota Statutes
2020, sections 155A.23, by adding a subdivision; 155A.271, subdivision 2; 214.01,
subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.23, subdivision
2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.23, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Commissioner. new text end

new text begin "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.271, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Continuing education providers.

(a) Only a deleted text begin board-licenseddeleted text end school of
cosmetologynew text begin licensed under this chapternew text end , a postsecondary institution as defined in section
136A.103, paragraph (a), or a deleted text begin board-recognizeddeleted text end professional association organized under
chapter 317A may be approved by the deleted text begin boarddeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end to offer continuing education
for credit under subdivision 1, paragraph (a). Continuing education under subdivision 1,
paragraph (b), may be offered by a:

(1) deleted text begin board-licenseddeleted text end school of cosmetologynew text begin licensed under this chapternew text end ;

(2) deleted text begin board-recognizeddeleted text end professional association organized under chapter 317A; or

(3) deleted text begin board-licenseddeleted text end salonnew text begin licensed under this chapternew text end .

An approved school or professional association may offer web-based continuing education
instruction to achieve maximum involvement of licensees. Continuing education providers
are encouraged to offer classes available in foreign language formats.

(b) deleted text begin Boarddeleted text end new text begin Commissionernew text end approval of any continuing education provider is valid for one
calendar year and is contingent upon submission and preapproval of the lesson plan or plans
with learning objectives for the class to be offered and the payment of the application fee
in section 155A.25, subdivision 1a, paragraph (d), clause (10). The deleted text begin boarddeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end
shall maintain a list of approved providers and courses on the deleted text begin board'sdeleted text end new text begin Department of Health's
new text end website. The deleted text begin boarddeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end may revoke authorization of a continuing education
provider at any time for just cause and the deleted text begin boarddeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end may demand return of
documents required under subdivision 3.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 214.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Non-health-related licensing board.

"Non-health-related licensing board"
means the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board established pursuant to
section 122A.07, the Board of Barber Examiners established pursuant to section 154.001,
deleted text begin the Board of Cosmetologist Examiners established pursuant to section 155A.20,deleted text end the Board
of Assessors established pursuant to section 270.41, the Board of Architecture, Engineering,
Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design established
pursuant to section 326.04, the Private Detective and Protective Agent Licensing Board
established pursuant to section 326.33, the Board of Accountancy established pursuant to
section 326A.02, and the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board established pursuant
to section 626.841.

Sec. 4. new text begin TRANSFER FROM THE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST EXAMINERS
TO COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039, applies to the transfer of responsibilities from the
Board of Cosmetologist Examiners to the commissioner of health, except that the position
of executive director of the Board of Cosmetologist Examiners is not transferred.
 new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall change the terms "board" and "executive secretary of the
board" to "commissioner of health" or "commissioner" wherever those terms appear in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 155A, and in Minnesota Rules adopted by the Board of
Cosmetologist Examiners.
 new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.23, subdivision 2, new text end new text begin is repealed.
 new text end

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S0691-1

155A.23 DEFINITIONS.

Subd. 2.

Board.

"Board" means the Board of Cosmetologist Examiners.