ASSEMBLY REGULATED PROFESSIONS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 1507

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JANUARY 12, 2023

      The Assembly Regulated Professions Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 1507 with committee amendments.

      As amended, this bill establishes a new chair or booth rental license for qualifying individuals, who already are licensed by the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling to perform cosmetology and hairstyling services or ancillary services, in cases when these individuals engage in a business arrangement entered into by a written contract whereby they rent or lease a chair or booth from the owner of a shop that is licensed by the board.  The bill specifically provides that no licensed shop owner shall enter into a chair or booth rental arrangement unless the practicing licensee holds a chair or booth rental license as provided in this bill.

      An individual applying for a chair or booth rental license shall: make application to the board on forms as it may require; and pay a fee as required by the board.  In addition, the bill stipulates that the board shall promulgate rules and regulations relating to the information to be submitted for a chair or booth rental license, including information regarding an applicant’s compliance with State and federal tax laws. 

      The bill provides that the board shall maintain a record of all individuals holding chair or booth rental licenses, which licenses shall be renewable on a biennial basis.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS

      The committee amended the bill to incorporate chair or booth rental licensure into mobile facilities and to make a technical correction.