Senate
File
2275
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2275
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
2013)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
exempting
natural
hair
braiding
from
the
definition
of
1
cosmetology.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
157.1,
Code
2016,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
24A.
“Natural
hair
braiding”
means
a
method
3
of
natural
hair
care
consisting
of
braiding,
locking,
twisting,
4
weaving,
cornrowing,
or
otherwise
physically
manipulating
hair
5
without
the
use
of
chemicals
to
alter
the
hair’s
physical
6
characteristics
that
incorporates
both
traditional
and
modern
7
styling
techniques.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
157.1,
subsection
5,
paragraph
a,
Code
2016,
9
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
a.
Arranging,
braiding,
dressing,
curling,
waving,
press
11
and
curl
hair
straightening,
shampooing,
cutting,
singeing,
12
bleaching,
coloring,
or
similar
works,
upon
the
hair
of
any
13
person,
or
upon
a
wig
or
hairpiece
when
done
in
conjunction
14
with
haircutting
or
hairstyling
by
any
means.
“Cosmetology”
15
does
not
include
natural
hair
braiding.
16
Sec.
3.
Section
157.2,
Code
2016,
is
amended
by
adding
the
17
following
new
subsection:
18
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6.
Persons
performing
natural
hair
19
braiding
shall
pass
a
health
and
sanitation
examination
as
20
prescribed
by
the
board
and
shall
register
with
the
board.
21
The
registration
information
shall
include
an
address
and
22
description
of
the
location
or
locations
where
the
person
23
performs
natural
hair
braiding.
The
department
shall
inspect
24
a
location
where
a
person
performs
natural
hair
braiding
upon
25
receipt
of
a
complaint
to
the
board
about
that
location.
The
26
inspection
shall
monitor
compliance
with
health
and
sanitation
27
requirements
established
under
this
chapter
or
by
rule
as
28
adopted
by
the
board.
A
person
who
performs
natural
hair
29
braiding
who
is
deemed
to
have
failed
an
inspection
by
the
30
department
shall
pay
a
fine
as
determined
by
the
board.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
Generally,
a
person
practicing
cosmetology
on
a
more
than
35
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casual
basis,
regardless
of
whether
the
person
is
compensated,
1
is
required
to
be
licensed
with
the
board
of
cosmetology
arts
2
and
sciences.
This
bill
defines
“natural
hair
braiding”
and
3
exempts
it
from
the
definition
of
cosmetology
in
Code
chapter
4
157.
5
The
bill
requires
persons
performing
natural
hair
braiding
6
to
pass
a
health
and
sanitation
examination
as
prescribed
by
7
the
board
of
cosmetology
and
to
register
with
the
board
of
8
cosmetology.
If
the
board
of
cosmetology
receives
a
complaint
9
about
a
person
performing
natural
hair
braiding,
the
department
10
of
public
health
shall
inspect
the
location
where
the
person
11
performs
the
natural
hair
braiding
to
monitor
compliance
with
12
the
board
of
cosmetology’s
health
and
sanitation
requirements
13
established
under
Code
chapter
157
or
as
adopted
by
the
board
14
of
cosmetology
by
rule.
If
the
department
of
public
health
15
deems
a
person
to
have
failed
an
inspection,
that
person
shall
16
pay
a
fine
as
determined
by
the
board
of
cosmetology.
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