Ch. 3

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Defined term: "Practice cosmetology" § 5-101

(G) COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL.

"COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL" MEANS AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT OPERATES
AS:

(1)  A SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY; OR

(2)  A POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language substituted
for former Art. 56, § 479(m) and (n), which,
respectively, defined the terms "school of beauty
culture" and "post graduate school of beauty culture"
as premises where "a student" or "licensed operators,
managers, teachers and/or other persons licensed by
the Board" are taught "for tuitions or a fee". In
only a few provisions of former Art. 56, §§ 479
through 507 were the distinctions between these
schools relevant. Instead, the defined terms appeared
together or there were references such as "beauty
school duly registered by the Board" or "beauty school
of this State that is approved by the Board", which
presumably meant either a school or postgraduate
school. Therefore, a single defined term that
encompasses both types of schools is more useful.

Where it is necessary to distinguish between these
schools, the appropriate reference to a "school of
cosmetology" or a "postgraduate school of cosmetology"
is used.

In a few instances, the former law referred to a
"school of cosmetology". These former references have
been examined to determine whether, in context, they
seemed to include postgraduate schools.

The substituted language omits the former references
to "tuitions or a fee", in light of § 5-510(d) of this
title, which makes provisions of this title applicable
to public and parochial schools.

(H) LICENSE.

(1)  "LICENSE" MEANS, UNLESS THE CONTEXT REQUIRES
OTHERWISE, A LICENSE ISSUED BY THE BOARD.

(2)   "LICENSE" INCLUDES, UNLESS THE CONTEXT REQUIRES
OTHERWISE, EACH OF THE FOLLOWING LICENSES:

(I) A LICENSE TO PRACTICE COSMETOLOGY;

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