GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1987 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 211

HOUSE BILL 796

 

AN ACT TO ADD TWO ADDITIONAL LICENSED COSMETOLOGISTS TO THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETIC ART EXAMINERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 88-13 reads as rewritten:

"§ 88-13.  State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners created; appointment and qualifications of members; term of office; removal for cause.-(a) The State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners is established to consist of four members appointed by the Governor and two members appointed by the General Assembly on July 1, 1987Three Five members shall be experienced, licensed cosmetologists who have practiced all branches of cosmetic art in this State for at least five years immediately preceding appointment to the Board.  These members shall be free of any connection with any cosmetic art school, college, academy, or training school during their service on the Board.  The other member shall be a person who is not licensed under this Chapter and who shall represent the interest of the public at large.

(b)       Cosmetologist members of the Board shall serve staggered three-year terms.  In order to establish a staggered term system, the terms of those members currently serving on the Board shall expire as follows:  the term of the member having served the longest time on the Board shall expire on June 30, 1981; the term of the member having served the least time on the Board shall expire on June 30, 1983; and the term of the remaining cosmetologist member shall expire on June 30, 1982.  Thereafter, all cosmetologist members shall serve three-year terms.  One of the additional cosmetologist members added to the Board on July 1, 1987, shall be appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Lieutenant Governor in accordance with G.S. 120-121 and shall serve until June 30, 1990.  The other additional cosmetologist member added to the Board on July 1, 1987, shall be appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in accordance with G.S. 120-121 and shall serve until June 30, 1989.

The Governor shall appoint the public member not later than July 1, 1981, to serve a three-year term.

No Board member appointed on or after July 1, 1981, shall serve more than two complete consecutive three-year terms, except that each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and qualifies.

(c)       The Governor may remove any member for good cause shown and may appoint members to fill unexpired terms of the members originally appointed by himVacancies in positions appointed by the General Assembly shall be filled in accordance with G.S. 120-122."

Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 18th day of May, 1987.