1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to cosmetology; prohibiting the use and possession of certain products; 
1.3 	requiring a study;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
1.4 	155A.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [155A.311] PROHIBITION; METHYL METHACRYLATE.
1.7 	No person practicing cosmetology, manicuring, or esthiology, or conducting or 
1.8 	operating a school or salon licensed under this chapter shall knowingly use, possess, 
1.9 	sell, or offer for sale a product containing a liquid nail monomer containing any trace 
1.10 	of methyl methacrylate (MMA).

1.11 	Sec. 2. STUDY; CHEMICAL HAZARDS.
 1.12 	The commissioner of health, in consultation with the board of cosmetologist 
1.13 	examiners, shall study and report to the legislature by December 15, 2011, on the 
1.14 	known and potential health hazards related to chemicals and products routinely used 
1.15 	by cosmetologists, manicurists, and estheticians in providing services licensed under 
1.16 	chapter 155A.