Sec. 20-275. Renewal of licenses. Continuing education requirements. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 20-275. Renewal of licenses. Continuing education requirements. (a) Each person licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall renew such license once every two years with the department in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88 on forms provided by the department. The renewal fee shall be one hundred dollars.

      (b) Each licensed electrologist applying for license renewal shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the Commissioner of Public Health of having participated in continuing education programs. The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to (1) define basic requirements for continuing education programs, (2) delineate qualifying programs, (3) establish a system of control and reporting, and (4) provide for waiver of the continuing education requirement for good cause.

      (1951, S. 2324d; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 68; 1963, P.A. 330, S. 6; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 83; P.A. 80-484, S. 128, 176; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 35, 117; P.A. 00-135, S. 9, 21; P.A. 01-109, S. 9; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 25.)

      History: 1959 act doubled fees; 1963 act added provision re person holding a duplicate license; 1971 act increased fees from $4 to $5; P.A. 80-484 replaced previous provisions requiring annual registration in January and governing special case registrations, i.e. of those retired or out of state with provision for registration in accordance with Sec. 19-45; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 raised fee from $5 to $50; P.A. 00-135 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added new Subsec. (b) re continuing education, effective May 26, 2000; P.A. 01-109 changed "hypertrichologist" to "electrologist" in Subsec. (b); June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3 amended Subsec. (a) to change license renewal from annually to biennially and increase renewal fee from $50 to $100, effective January 1, 2004.