RELATING TO BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS; EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE BOARD OF BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. Section 61-17A-25 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, Chapter 171, Section 27, as amended) is amended to read:

"61-17A-25. TERMINATION OF AGENCY LIFE--DELAYED REPEAL.--The board of barbers and cosmetologists is terminated on July 1, 2005 pursuant to the Sunset Act. The board shall continue to operate according to the provisions of the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act until July 1, 2006. Effective July 1, 2006, the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act is repealed."

Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2001.

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