(1971)

THE HONORABLE, THE ASSEMBLY

Senate Bill No. 216 (1971), if enacted into law, would remove the exemption of licensed cosmetologists from the Barber Code and require that shaping, cutting or singeing the hair of male patrons be performed by persons who have complied with the same apprenticeship and training standards of barbers. You inquire as to the constitutionality of the proposed law and whether it would conflict with either the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 or state equal opportunity laws.

The term "barbering" includes shaving; trimming the beard or cutting the hair; giving facial or…