(a) Supplementary provisions.--Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, as an alternative to refusing to issue or renew, suspending, revoking or limiting a license as a result of a finding that an applicant for a barber's license or a cosmetology license lacks the fitness to engage in the practice of barbering under the act of June 19, 1931 (P.L. 589, No. 202),¹ referred to as the Barbers' License Law, or in the practice of cosmetology under the act of May 3, 1933 (P.L. 242, No. 86),² referred to as the Cosmetology Law, due to a criminal conviction, or is otherwise ineligible for a license as a barber or cosmetologist as a result of a criminal conviction, the State Board of Barber Examiners or the State Board of Cosmetology may issue a restricted license for a term of not less than one year and not more than two years to an applicant for a license under the Barbers' License Law or the Cosmetology Law. The following apply:

(b) Demonstration of fitness.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary and the individual's criminal convictions, an applicant for a restricted license may demonstrate fitness for issuance of a restricted license to practice barbering or cosmetology by introducing evidence of the following, as applicable:

(c) Conditions for restricted license.--The State Board of Barber Examiners or the State Board of Cosmetology shall impose conditions on a holder of a restricted license, including any of the following:

(d) Revocation.--A restricted license shall be immediately revoked if any of the following occurs:

(e) Compliance.--Within 30 days of the conclusion of the term of the restricted license, the supervising licensed manager-barber or a licensee designated in charge of the barber shop or a licensed cosmetology teacher or salon owner or designated person in charge of the salon, as appropriate, shall provide written notice to the State Board of Barber Examiners or the State Board of Cosmetology as to whether the restricted license holder complied with all conditions imposed under subsection (c). If the restricted license holder meets all of the other qualifications for licensure under the Barbers' License Law or the Cosmetology Law, the State Board of Barber Examiners or the State Board of Cosmetology shall issue a license to practice under the Barbers' License Law or the Cosmetology Law, as appropriate.

(f) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict any of the other powers and duties of the State Board of Cosmetology or the State Board of Barber Examiners.