HF 388 (LSB 2366YH (3) 85)

HOUSE FILE 388

BY  PETTENGILL and ABDUL-SAMAD

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the square footage requirements for certain cosmetology schools and making penalties applicable.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 157.8, Code 2013, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  A school teaching only one course of study each for nail technology, esthetics, or electrology is required to have a minimum floor space of one thousand two hundred square feet.
EXPLANATION
   The board of cosmetology sets the minimum physical requirements for schools of cosmetology arts and sciences. This bill provides that a school that teaches only one course of study each for nail technology, esthetics, or electrology requires a minimum floor space of 1,200 square feet.
   Violation of any provision of Code chapter 157 is a serious misdemeanor, punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $315 but not more than $1,875.