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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
The holidays are over and it is now time to buckle down to business.
In these depressed economic times, it is imperative that we try to work together and devise new marketing techniques to build our business.
- Getting involved in our communities.
- Joining our local Chamber of Commerce and Networking with the other members.
- Keeping an open mind to new products and techniques.
- Joining the Florida Cosmetology Association to be kept informed of all new Legislative activities and partaking in our new Insurance plans with Abbey Insurance Co.
- Getting involved with your peers and working together.
Let us all work together for in numbers we have strength.
Charles Anzalone, President
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CONTINUING EDUCATION:
Offered FREE to the Florida Cosmetology Association Members. We are in the process of getting the course approved for 2008 and that will be finished in plenty of time before the renewal date is upon us. If you need any information, contact me by e-mail bpoole1234@aol.com or fca1234@aol.com and title it Continuing Education 2008.
License renewal is about to increase in 2010 to $50.00.
Bonnie Poole
Continuing Education Chairperson
LEGISLATION UPDATE:
COSMETOLOGY RULE CHANGES:
- Licenses and any specialty, must be on display with an attached 2 x 2 photo taken within the last 2 years and shall be laminated.
- All salon with foot bathes must be properly sterilized and disinfected. All pedicure units must be cleaned after each patron and at the end of the day with proper disinfection products. The salon must keep a log book detailing all the cleaning and disinfecting procedures in the pedicure area and to be open for review by consumer or a dept. inspector.
- THE PRIDE OF BEAUTY, SHOULD NOT BE PAIN
This flyer must be posted at all salons and at foot bathes, it may be obtained by going to D.B.P.R. home web page Cosmetology, in the information for licensees section. State of Florida Web page is MyFlorida.com
- Supervised Cosmetology Practice Exception:
- If the student passes both partes of the exam, they may practice with a license cosmetologist as long as they post their exam results and a recent photo at their workstation.
- If the student fails either portion of the exam, they are ineligible to practice until they apply to the Dept.to take the failed exam. portion and they present the owned a copy of reexamination application and exam scheduling. They may work for no longer then 60 days from the date of reexamination application. They must discontinue working after 180 days, if reexaminations
are not completed.
- If the student fails some or both parts of the exam a second time , they are no longer eligible to work
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING FALSE DISCOUMT BENEFITS ALLEGEDLY OFFERED BY THE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY:
Licensees have notified the department that they received from a company claming to offer benefits to cosmetologists part of their renewal fee paid to the department. Neither the board nor the department is offering benefits package to the licensee, your renewal fees are paid only to renew your license.
We are keeping an eye on the bills that will be sponsored regarding cosmetology. We will keep you informed as to what is going on up in Tallahassee. If you have any questions e-mail me at bpoole1234@aol.com and title it Legislation and I will get back with you.
Bonnie Poole
Legislative Chairperson
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MISSION STATEMENT
The Mission of the Florida Cosmetology Association is to protect professional Cosmetologist, Nail Techs and Estheticians in the State with Legislative protection, Continuing Education, and the ability to network with other professionals.
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