Bill
Bill > S4979
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Introduced
12/11/2025
12/11/2025
In Committee
12/11/2025
12/11/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill revises the membership of the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling. Currently, the board requires three members of the public and one licensed teacher who engages in teaching at a licensed school of beauty culture or cosmetology and hairstyling in New Jersey to be appointed. The bill adjusts this to two members of the public, one individual representing public school vocational programs, and one individual representing private licensed schools of cosmetology and hairstyling. Moreover, the bill modifies the type of professional that is to be appointed to the board. Instead of allotting six slots for cosmetologist-hairstylists, beauticians, and barbers, those same slots are to be filled by individuals licensed in any of the professions for which the board issues a license. Under the bill, the board would still be required to appoint a State executive department member and two owners or operators of a hair braiding shop in the State.
AI Summary
This bill modifies the composition of the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling by changing the number and types of members who can serve on the board. Currently composed of 13 members, the bill reduces the number of public members from three to two and introduces two new representative positions: one for public school vocational programs and another for private licensed cosmetology and hairstyling schools. Instead of specifying members from specific professions like beauty culture, barbering, or cosmetology, the bill now allows the six practicing licensed members to come from any profession for which the board issues a license, provided they have at least five years of professional experience. The board will continue to include a State executive department member and two hair braiding shop owners. These changes aim to diversify the board's representation and provide more flexibility in professional membership while maintaining the board's core structure and oversight responsibilities within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee (on 12/11/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S4979 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S5000/4979_I1.HTM |
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