STATE OF NEW YORK
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1205--A
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 27, 2009
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Introduced by Sens. THOMPSON, DUANE, KRUEGER, ONORATO, PARKER -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Consumer Protection -- recommitted to the Committee on
Consumer Protection in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the eligibility
criteria for a license to barber
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 434 of the gener-
2 al business law, as amended by chapter 469 of the laws of 2008, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 (b) Satisfactory evidence of good moral character, except that in
5 determining an applicant's good moral character, the secretary of state
6 shall not automatically disqualify an applicant on the basis of a crimi-
7 nal conviction, including, but not limited to non-violent felonies. The
8 secretary shall review such criminal history information in accordance
9 with article twenty-three-A of the correction law;
10 § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 438 of the general business law, as
11 amended by chapter 469 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as
12 follows:
13 3. An applicant for a barber shop owner's license must establish that
14 he or she is the real owner and possesses title to or is entitled to the
15 possession of the shop. He or she must furnish satisfactory evidence of
16 proper location of the shop, proper layout and adequate equipment for
17 the shop, sanitary conditions in the shop and its surroundings. Such
18 applicant must also furnish satisfactory evidence of good moral charac-
19 ter, except that in determining an applicant's good moral character, the
20 secretary of state shall not automatically disqualify an applicant on
21 the basis of a criminal conviction, including, but not limited to non-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 violent felonies. The secretary shall review such criminal history
2 information in accordance with article twenty-three-A of the correction
3 law.
4 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
