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IA SF316
IA SF316A bill for an act relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including schools of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences and a combined course of study for the practice of esthetics and nail technology.(See SF 551.)
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Introduced
02/13/2025
02/13/2025
In Committee
02/13/2025
02/13/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
This bill relates to barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences. The bill allows an instructor employed by a school of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences to perform barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences services for compensation at the school while not instructing students. A school of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences where a licensee performs barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences services is not required to obtain a license as a barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences establishment. The bill allows the board of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences (board) to approve a course of study allowing a student to simultaneously study for licenses to practice both esthetics and nail technology. A student who partially completes a combined course of study for licensure for the practice of esthetics and nail technology is not eligible for licensure for the practice of esthetics or nail technology unless the student has completed the licensure requirements for the practice of esthetics or nail technology. The bill requires the board to adopt rules relating to the combined license for the practice of esthetics and nail technology. The bill prohibits the board from approving a program of study that includes a course of study with substantially lower requirements than the requirements imposed by law or the board for a similar license. The bill also prohibits the board from approving a program of study that is substantially duplicative of an approved program currently operating in this state.
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes to regulations governing barbering and cosmetology schools and licensing in Iowa. It allows instructors at barbering and cosmetology schools to perform professional services for compensation when not teaching students, and exempts schools from needing an additional establishment license when students or licensed professionals provide services on-site. The bill introduces a new provision enabling students to simultaneously pursue combined licenses in esthetics and nail technology, but stipulates that students must complete full licensing requirements for each discipline to be eligible for individual licenses. Additionally, the bill restricts the state board of barbering and cosmetology from approving educational programs that have significantly lower standards than existing requirements or that substantially duplicate existing programs in the state. The board is required to develop rules to implement these new provisions, ensuring that educational standards remain high and that training programs offer meaningful, distinct pathways for professional development in the cosmetology arts and sciences.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 551. S.J. 442. (on 03/06/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=SF316 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SF316.html |
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