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While I agree for the most part, the legislation is already in process in NYS, so our only alternative is to guide them to a reasonable conclusion. Also since the tattoo school is monitored by the dept of education, our only recourse is still through the government.

Came here to discuss helping NY with their health codes. Will end up staying for the awesome!

I am a she. But the council will not make a move without revised health regulations. Which are being rewritten as we speak. The attention has already been brought. So we must look in the direction that the beurocracy is looking. addressing the man in charge of curriculum, dept of education and NYS dept of health are the directions we have to look into to get anything.

This particular school is licensed through the department of education. There will have to be some dialogue with them as well. The man who approved the curriculum is Dr Thomas Reimer TREIMER2@MAIL.NYSED.GOV. He is of the opinion that this is an adequate curriculum for INTRODUCTION to tattoo. send him pictures of student work. Send him training curriculum for proper aseptic technique. "The program of the school is not "Tattooing" but "Tattoo Fundamentals". A requirement for admissions is*a drawing portfolio. It is an introduction to the art. Students are told not to think that they are masters of the art after 2 weeks but to continue to learn and grow.* The course starts with 2 full days*in safety & sterilization,*safe work environment & waste handling (By the way, cosmetology and esthetics have 26 hours in a 1000 hour and 600 hour curriculum), which is then reinforced throught the skills training.*The other days of the first week include working on pigskin, theory etc. Students touch volunteers only in the second week. I am satisfied that the course is useful as*an INTRODUCTION to the art." this is contradictory to what she is advertising Because this is the case, we cannot simply ask them to get rid of it. We must contact the NYS dept of education and NYS department of health.

I am a native to the area. I moved to philadelphia, but I am active in this. I have a lot of info for those in need. I just got off the phone with the Schenectady dept of health director. He suggests the letters be addressed to the NYS dept of health. They are currently revising statewide regs and could use advise from professionals. He directed me to the Bureau of Public Sanitation. He is generally apposed to the school, but has no resources. He says he will put my recommendations on the desk of his boss. He was very pleasant to talk to, and does want to do something about it. I have also talked with the dept of education official that approved the curriculum that allowed this school to be lisenced. He is out of the loop and believes that the curriculum is adequate for an intro to tattooing.