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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 157 By: Bergstrom
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to State Board of Cosmetology and
7 Barbering; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 199.4,
8 which relates to executive director; requiring
8 employment of certain position; establishing
9 eligibility requirements for certain position; and
9 providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 199.4, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 199.4. A. The State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering
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16 shall employ an executive director who shall be in charge of the
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17 office of the Board. The executive director shall have such
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18 qualifications as shall be established by rules of the Board;
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19 provided, the executive director shall not be actively engaged in
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20 the practice of cosmetology or barbering while serving as executive
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21 director. The executive director shall:
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22 1. Devote his or her entire time to the duties of the office;
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23 2. Receive salary and benefits as provided by law;
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1 3. Keep and preserve all books and records pertaining to the
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2 Board;
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3 4. Have authority, in the name of and in behalf of the Board,
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4 to issue all licenses, certificates of registration, permits,
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5 orders, and notices;
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6 5. Have authority to collect all fees and penalties provided
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7 for by the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act;
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8 6. Make quarterly reports to the Board of all monies collected
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9 and the sources from which derived;
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10 7. Have authority to approve payrolls and all claims for the
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11 Board;
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12 8. Have authority to employ staff;
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13 9. Keep a continuous inventory of all properties, excluding
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14 supplies, belonging to the Board; and
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15 10. Perform such other duties as may be directed by the Board.
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16 B. The State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering shall employ an
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17 assistant executive director who shall assist in all duties of the
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18 executive director. The assistant executive director shall:
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19 1. Devote his or her entire time to the duties of the office;
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20 2. Hold a current Oklahoma master instructor license; and
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21 3. Be qualified by education and experience.
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22 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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24 60-1-21 CAD 12/30/2024 11:40:22 AM
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