MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2019 Regular Session

To: Public Health and Welfare

By: Senator(s) Dearing, Jackson (32nd), Jackson (11th)

Senate Bill 2766

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-7-12, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY TO ADMINISTER AND MONITOR STUDENT TESTS USING CONTRACTED ADMINISTRATORS AS NECESSARY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  Section 73-7-12, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     73-7-12.  Effective January 1, 2020, The State Board of Cosmetology shall * * *contract with a recognized testing service to conduct terminate its student testing contract with proper notice and shall be authorized to administer and monitor examinations for cosmetologists, estheticians, manicurists and instructors at such times and locations as determined by the * * * contracted testing service State Board of Cosmetology, and may contract for administrators in its discretion.  No member of the board shall be authorized to personally administer the examinations.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2019.