Bill > H6078

This bill permits the grandfathering of licensing for barbers, hairdressers, cosmeticians, manicurists, and estheticians based on their work experience or licensure in another state. Specifically, it allows the state to license individuals who have been licensed in another state as an esthetician, barber, cosmetologist, electrologist, or manicurist, as long as that state maintains a standard substantially equivalent to Rhode Island's. The bill also maintains the existing requirements for licensing, such as being at least 18 years old, a U.S. citizen or having legal entry, and having completed the required education or having at least 25 years of prior experience in the field.