Assembly Bill A651

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the eligibility requirements for a license in the practice of barbering

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A651 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §434, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A8772

2019-A651 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Removes the review of criminal history information as evidence of good moral character in relation to licensure requirements for barbering.

2019-A651 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    651
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the eligibility
   requirements for a license in the practice of barbering

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 434 of the gener-
 al  business  law,  as  amended  by  chapter 469 of the laws of 2008, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (b) Satisfactory evidence of good moral  character[,  except  that  in
 determining  an applicant's good moral character, the secretary of state
 shall not automatically disqualify an applicant on the basis of a crimi-
 nal conviction. The secretary shall review such criminal history  infor-
 mation in accordance with article twenty-three-A of the correction law];
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04730-01-9

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