Louisiana § RS 37:572 - Qualifications of board members; recusal from certain transactions
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§ RS 37:572. Qualifications of board members; recusal from certain transactions
A. Each member of the board shall be a duly qualified registered voter of this state and shall have been domiciled in the state for at least twelve consecutive months prior to appointment.
B. Each member shall be one of the following:
(1) A registered cosmetologist, esthetician, or manicurist who has been actively engaged, for at least five years prior to his appointment, in the practice of cosmetology, esthetics, or manicuring. However, no more than one esthetician and one manicurist shall serve on the board.
(2) An owner of a beauty shop or salon certified pursuant to R.S. 37:591.
(3) An owner of an accredited cosmetology school, who has been the owner for more than five years.
(4) A teacher or instructor of cosmetology in this state.
C. The board members shall not all be graduates of the same school ensuring diverse educational representation.
D. To prevent conflicts of interest, no more than four board members shall be connected directly or indirectly with a school of cosmetology. "Connected" means having an ownership interest in a school, being employed by a school, having a contractual relationship with a school, or having an immediate family member who has an ownership interest in a school.
E. Any board member, who encounters a situation where voting would result in a violation of the Code of Governmental Ethics, shall recuse himself from voting on the matter.
Acts 2001, No. 907, §2, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2010, No. 728, §1; Acts 2025, No. 355, §1, eff. June 20, 2025.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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