Bill > S808

This bill, titled the Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners Amendments, aims to deregulate natural hair care, license hair designers, reduce training requirements for cosmetologists, and eliminate the apprentice license, aligning with recommendations from the Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee, while also permitting mobile cosmetic art shops. Key changes include redefining "cosmetic art" to include "hair design" and "natural hair care," establishing a new license for "hair designers" requiring 900 hours of training, and reducing the required training for cosmetologists from 1,500 to 1,200 hours. The bill also transitions natural hair care specialists from requiring a license to an "infection control certification" after completing a 10-hour course, and eliminates the apprentice license altogether, automatically converting existing apprentice licenses to cosmetologist licenses. Furthermore, it allows for the licensing of "mobile cosmetic art shops," which are motor homes used for cosmetic art services, and outlines specific operational and safety requirements for these mobile businesses, while also updating rules for inspections and fees to include these new mobile shops.