New Jersey A 975: Provides immunity from civil liability for persons performing animal rescue and authorizes formation of emergency animal rescue response units.

Bill Text

A975 

ASSEMBLY, No. 975 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman CAROL A. MURPHY

District 7 (Burlington)

Assemblyman WILLIAM B. SAMPSON, IV

District 31 (Hudson)

Assemblywoman ANNETTE QUIJANO

District 20 (Union)

SYNOPSIS

���� Allows teaching experience to be considered for 
out-of-State individuals seeking licensure from New Jersey State Board of 
Cosmetology and Hairstyling.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning cosmetology and hairstyling licensure for 
out-of-State individuals and amending P.L.1984, c.205.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

����� 1.�� Section 
28 of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-28) is amended to read as follows:

����� 28. a.� 
Applicants possessing a license to render services in another state or a 
foreign country, which services are included within the definition of 
cosmetology and hairstyling as set forth in P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-1 et 
seq.), may be issued a license as a cosmetologist-hairstylist, beautician, 
barber, manicurist, hair braiding or skin care specialist, as appropriate, 
without examination, provided, however, that the state or country has 
established eligibility criteria substantially similar to those established in 
this State, and the applicant has paid a fee as required by the board and 
submitted certification from the licensing jurisdiction.� A person possessing a 
license to practice cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, 
manicuring, hair braiding or skin care specialty services issued by a licensing 
authority from another state or a foreign country which has established 
eligibility criteria with respect to cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty 
culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding or skin care specialty training 
which are, in the opinion of the board, less stringent than those required in 
this State may, nevertheless, be eligible for licensure without examination, if 
he can present satisfactory evidence of prior practical experience of three 
years working in a licensed shop in the practice in which the applicant is 
seeking licensure or prior teaching experience, which, at the discretion of 
the board and as determined by the board, shall be equivalent to all or part of 
the three years of prior practical experience working in a licensed shop, in a facility licensed or otherwise approved by an 
agency in the other jurisdiction to allow teaching in cosmetology and 
hairstyling services.� 

����� b.�� There 
is established a three-year pilot program, administered by the board in 
consultation with the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and 
Public Safety, in any city of the second class having a population of not less 
than 69,000 persons or more than 80,000 persons that is located in a county of 
the second class having a population of not less than 500,000 persons or more 
than 510,000 persons, according to the 2010 federal decennial census, to permit 
a person possessing a license to render barbering services in another state or 
foreign country, which services are included within the definition of barbering 
as set forth in section 3 of P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-3), to practice as a 
barber upon first arrival in this State and while awaiting the issuance of a 
license as a barber pursuant to subsection a. of this section.� A person that 
renders barbering services without a license, under the pilot program 
established pursuant to this subsection, shall not be in violation of section 
14 of P.L.1995, c.82 (C.45:5B-12.1) or any other provision of P.L.1984, c.205 
(C.45:5B-1 et seq.)� that prohibits the practice of barbering without a 
license, provided that� the person has made a good faith effort to obtain a 
license in this State pursuant to the provisions of subsection a. of this 
section and the person is under the direct supervision of a barber licensed in 
this State pursuant to P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-1 et seq.).

����� c.�� The 
board, in consultation with the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department 
of Law and Public Safety, shall submit a report evaluating the effectiveness of 
the pilot program established pursuant to subsection b. of this section to the 
Governor and, pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 
(C.52:14-19.1), the Legislature upon completion of the pilot program.

(cf: 
P.L.2019, c.20, s.1)

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� The bill allows teaching 
experience to be considered when an out-of-State individual applies for a 
license from the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling. The 
teaching experience would have to be acquired in a school licensed or otherwise 
approved by an agency in the other jurisdiction in order to apply in New 
Jersey.� Consideration of teaching experience, allowed at th