Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories
329.025. Powers of the board, meetings — rulemaking authority. — 1. The board shall have power to:
(1) Prescribe by rule for the examination of applicants for licensure to practice the classified occupations of barbering and cosmetology and issue licenses;
(2) Prescribe by rule for the inspection of barber and cosmetology establishments and schools and appoint the necessary inspectors and examining assistants;
(3) Prescribe by rule for the inspection of establishments and schools of barbering and cosmetology as to their sanitary conditions and to appoint the necessary inspectors and, if necessary, examining assistants;
(4) Set the amount of the fees that this chapter and chapter 328, authorize and require, by rules promulgated under section 536.021. The fees shall be set at a level sufficient to produce revenue that shall not substantially exceed the cost and expense of administering this chapter and chapter 328;
(5) Employ and remove board personnel, as set forth in subdivision (4) of subsection 11 of section 324.001, including an executive secretary or comparable position, inspectors, investigators, legal counsel and secretarial support staff, as may be necessary for the efficient operation of the board, within the limitations of its appropriation;
(6) Elect one of its members president, one vice president, and one secretary with the limitation that no single profession can hold the positions of president and vice president at the same time;
(7) Promulgate rules necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities designated by this chapter and chapter 328;
(8) Determine the sufficiency of the qualifications of applicants; and
(9) Prescribe by rule the minimum standards and methods of accountability for the schools of barbering and cosmetology licensed under this chapter and chapter 328.
2. The board shall create no expense exceeding the sum received from time to time from fees imposed under this chapter and chapter 328.
3. A majority of the board, with at least one representative of each profession being present, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
4. The board shall meet not less than six times annually.
5. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this chapter and chapter 328 shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly under chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2001, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 280, A.L. 2008 S.B. 788, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)