Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:572 – Qualifications of board members; recusal from certain transactions
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:572
- Board: means the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:563
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Cosmetologist: means any person, who is not exempted from the provisions of this Chapter pursuant to La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:563
- Cosmetology: means the practice of using one's hands, mechanical or electrical apparatuses, or appliances or using cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, soaps, detergents, tonics, lotions, or creams in any one or any combination of the practices of esthetics, hair dressing, and manicuring for compensation, direct or indirect, including tips. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:563
- instructor: means a person who teaches cosmetology for direct or indirect compensation, within a school. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:563
- salon: means any premises upon or within which cosmetology is practiced for a fee. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:563
- School: means any premises wherein cosmetology is taught. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:563
A. Each member of the board shall be a duly qualified registered voter of this state and shall have been domiciled in the state for at least twelve consecutive months prior to appointment.
B. Each member shall be a registered cosmetologist who has been actively engaged, for at least five years prior to his appointment, in the practice of cosmetology, or an owner of a beauty shop or salon certified pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 37:591, or as a teacher or instructor of cosmetology in this state.
C. The board members shall not all be graduates of the same school.
D. No more than four board members shall be connected directly or indirectly with a school of cosmetology. “Connected” shall mean having an ownership interest, being employed by or having a contract with a school, or having an immediate family member who has an ownership interest in a school.
E. Any board member, who in the discharge of a duty or responsibility of his office or position would be required to vote on a matter which would cause him to be in violation of the Code of Governmental Ethics, shall recuse himself from voting.
Acts 2001, No. 907, §2, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2010, No. 728, §1.