SF 691

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

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:

Subd. 2a.

Commissioner.

"Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.

Sec. 2.

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

Subd. 2.

Continuing education providers.

(a) Only a board-licensed school of
cosmetology licensed under this chapter, a postsecondary institution as defined in section
136A.103, paragraph (a), or a board-recognized professional association organized under
chapter 317A may be approved by the board commissioner to offer continuing education
for credit under subdivision 1, paragraph (a). Continuing education under subdivision 1,
paragraph (b), may be offered by a:

(1) board-licensed school of cosmetology licensed under this chapter;

(2) board-recognized professional association organized under chapter 317A; or

(3) board-licensed salon licensed under this chapter.

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) Board Commissioner 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 board commissioner
shall maintain a list of approved providers and courses on the board's Department of Health's
website. The board commissioner may revoke authorization of a continuing education
provider at any time for just cause and the board commissioner 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,
the Board of Cosmetologist Examiners established pursuant to section 155A.20, 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. TRANSFER FROM THE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST EXAMINERS
TO COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH.

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.

Sec. 5. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.

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.

Sec. 6. REPEALER.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.23, subdivision 2, is repealed.

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S0691-1

155A.23 DEFINITIONS.

Subd. 2.

Board.

"Board" means the Board of Cosmetologist Examiners.