{"id":"PA-094","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Pennsylvania","state":"PA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Cosmetology and State Board of Barber Examiners (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)","authority":"35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(f); Beauty Culture Law; Barbers\u0027 License Law","instrument":"Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Waives Certain Requirements for Cosmetologists and Barbers During COVID-19 Emergency","title":"Regulation Waiver - Barbers and Cosmetologists (Mar. 26, 2020)","dateIssued":"2020-03-26","effective":"2020-03-26","end":"Continued by Act 21 of 2021; Department of State announced the barber and cosmetology temporary-permit waivers would expire Sept. 15, 2021 (verified_secondary)","startDate":"2020-03-26","endDate":"2021-09-15","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["OTHER","EMP"],"addressees":["cosmetologists, barbers, salon and shop owners"],"clause":"Pennsylvania Waives Certain Requirements for Cosmetologists and Barbers During COVID-19 Emergency. A number of practical ramifications have arisen as a result of the COVID-19 emergency that may make it difficult for licensees and other parties to transact business with the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (BPOA). Paying licensing fees may become challenging for someone whose place of employment is closed or who has been laid off and has no alternate sources of income. Many people may be unable to leave their residences because of a \u0027shelter-in place\u0027 order from the government, self-isolation/quarantine, or simply because they do not feel it is safe.","enforcement":"State Board of Cosmetology; State Board of Barber Examiners","functions":["SL salons and barbershops (closed Mar. 19 - green phase; the board\u0027s own recital that licensees\u0027 places of employment were closed)","HR licensing renewals and permits"],"notes":"The licensing board\u0027s own contemporaneous recital that cosmetology and barber workplaces were closed and workers laid off under the orders.","sourceUrl":"https://www.dos.pa.gov/Documents/2020-03-26-Regulation-Waiver-Barbers-Cosmetologists.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200519192619/https://www.dos.pa.gov/Documents/2020-03-26-Regulation-Waiver-Barbers-Cosmetologists.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":130659,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"PA","url":"/library/PA-094","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/PA-094","citation":"Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Cosmetology and State Board of Barber Examiners (suspension granted by Governor Wolf), Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Waives Certain Requirements for Cosmetologists and Barbers During COVID-19 Emergency (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. PA-094)","stateName":"Pennsylvania","related":[]}