Bill Text: NY A04242 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires translation of examinations for the license to practice cosmetology into Spanish, French, Russian or Chinese.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to economic development [A04242 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A04242-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4242
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 2, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. CASTRO -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Economic Development
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law, in relation to requiring
         translation of examinations for the license  to  practice  cosmetology
         into Spanish, Russian, French, or Chinese
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 407 of the general  business  law,
    2  as  added  by  chapter  509  of  the laws of 1992, is amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    3. Examinations shall be in  the  English  language  [and],  SHALL  BE
    5  TRANSLATED INTO FRENCH, SPANISH, RUSSIAN, OR CHINESE IF REQUESTED BY THE
    6  PROSPECTIVE  APPLICANT AT THE TIME THE APPLICATION FOR LICENSE IS FILED,
    7  OR, at the discretion of the secretary, may be translated or  transposed
    8  into  any  other  language if requested by the prospective applicant and
    9  upon satisfactory proof of the need therefor provided that a request for
   10  such a translated examination is made of the secretary at the  time  the
   11  application  for  license  is  filed. In the case of physically disabled
   12  persons, provision for the alternative administration of the examination
   13  may be made, provided a request for such procedure is made of the secre-
   14  tary a reasonable time in advance of the examination. Examinations shall
   15  be held at least quarterly and shall be given in at least  four  conven-
   16  ient places in the state.
   17    S  2.  Subdivision  3  of  section 409 of the general business law, as
   18  amended by section 9 of part B of chapter 411 of the laws  of  1999,  is
   19  amended to read as follows:
   20    3.  The  secretary  shall  receive a non-refundable examination fee of
   21  fifteen dollars from each person who takes a written examination  pursu-
   22  ant  to  this  article.  THE  SECRETARY,  IN  HIS OR HER DISCRETION, MAY
   23  COLLECT AN ADDITIONAL FEE FROM EACH PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE  TRANSLATION
   24  OF  THE  EXAMINATION  INTO  ANY LANGUAGE OTHER THAN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       A. 4242                             2
    1  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  SEVEN  OF  THIS
    2  ARTICLE,  PROVIDED  THAT  IN  NO  EVENT  SHALL THE ADDITIONAL FEE EXCEED
    3  FIFTEEN DOLLARS. Fees collected pursuant to this article shall be depos-
    4  ited to the credit of the business and licensing services account estab-
    5  lished pursuant to the provisions of section ninety-seven-y of the state
    6  finance law.
    7    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.