New York S 5839: Requires domestic violence and sexual assault awareness training for the licensing of nail specialty, natural hair styling, esthetics and cosmetology

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S05839 Summary:

BILL NOS05839 

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Requires domestic violence and sexual assault awareness training for the licensing of nail specialty, natural hair styling, esthetics and cosmetology.

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03/03/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5839

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 3, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring
 domestic violence and sexual assault awareness training for the
 licensing of nail specialty, natural hair styling, esthetics and
 cosmetology

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 408-b of the general business law, as amended by
 2 chapter 71 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 408-b. Domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education. The
 4 department shall [ensure that] require at least one hour of domestic
 5 violence and sexual assault awareness education courses [are made avail-
 6 able to] for all licensees and applicants for a license or renewal
 7 pursuant to this article and that such courses are made available and
 8 are offered through the department's website. Such courses shall be
 9 available in each of the top ten languages spoken in the state, other
 10 than English, according to the latest available data from the United
 11 States Census Bureau. The department, in consultation with the office
 12 for the prevention of domestic violence and advocacy groups recognized
 13 by the federal department of health and human services or the federal
 14 department of justice, which have the ability to coordinate statewide
 15 and with local communities on programming and educational materials
 16 related to the prevention and intervention of domestic violence or sexu-
 17 al assault in New York state, shall develop and provide access to domes-
 18 tic violence and sexual assault awareness education courses appropriate
 19 for those licensed under this article.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 21 it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09198-01-5

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