§ 3118. Report to General Assembly.

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(a)Report required.-- Within two years after the effective date of this section and every four years thereafter, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall issue a written report regarding the implementation and effectiveness of the following:

(i)Section 3112 (relating to restricted licenses for barbers and cosmetologists).

(ii)Section 3112.1 (relating to restricted licenses for other occupations).

(iii)Section 3113 (relating to consideration of criminal convictions).

(iv)Section 3114 (relating to juvenile adjudications).

(v)Section 3115 (relating to preliminary determinations by licensing boards and licensing commissions).

(vi)Section 3116 (relating to best practices guide).

(vii)Section 3117 (relating to list of criminal offenses).

(b)Submittal of report.-- The report under subsection

(a)shall be submitted to the following:

(1)The President pro tempore of the Senate.

(2)The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee of the Senate.

(3)The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate.

(4)The Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(5)The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Professional Licensure Committee of the House of Representatives.

(6)The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives.

(c)Contents of report.-- The report under subsection

(a)shall include the following:

(1)The number of applications for a license, certificate, registration or permit that each licensing board and licensing commission receives each year.

(2)The number of applicants with criminal convictions that submit applications to the State Board of Barber Examiners and the State Board of Cosmetology, including the following:

(i)The number of applicants that are issued a restricted license under section 3112.

(ii)The number of applicants that are denied a restricted license under section 3112 and the reasons for the denials.

(iii)The number of restricted license holders that are issued a license to practice under the act of June 19, 1931 (P.L.589, No.202), referred to as the Barbers' License Law, or the act of May 3, 1933 (P.L.242, No.86), referred to as the Cosmetology Law, following the restricted license term.

(iv)The number of restricted licenses that are revoked during the restricted license term under section 3112(d) and the reasons for the revocations.

(3)The number of applicants that are denied licenses, certificates, registrations and permits each year by the licensing boards and licensing commissions as a result of criminal convictions.

(4)Whether to amend any provision of this chapter.

(d)Public record.-- The report under subsection

(a)shall be a public record under the Right-to-Know Law.

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Special Provisions in Appendix. See section 5 of Act 53 of 2020 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to applicability.

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