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This concurrent resolution amends and repeals administrative licensing requirements related to alternative hair design in Louisiana by removing specific definitions and special permit requirements for alternative hair and alternative hair design. The resolution eliminates the previous definitions of "alternative hair" (any hair that is not a person's own) and "alternative hair design" (styling hair through techniques like braiding, twisting, or weaving) from the Louisiana Administrative Code. The Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology will no longer be required to issue a Special Permit for Alternative Hair Design, and the previously established 500-hour Alternative Hair Design Curriculum is being repealed. The resolution is supported by a 2016 study showing no significant safety complaints about alternative hair design practitioners, and it aims to reduce unnecessary licensing barriers that might hinder economic opportunities for practitioners. The resolution directs the office of the state register to update the Louisiana Administrative Code accordingly and transmit the changes to the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology, effectively deregulating alternative hair design as a licensed profession.

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