SB 280 -- LICENSURE OF COSMETOLOGISTS

SPONSOR:  Taylor (Wasson)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Professional Registration and Licensing by a vote of 12 to 0.

This bill increases from 750 to 800 the number of hours a
manicurist apprentice must complete in order to be licensed.

A person is allowed to make application for the required
licensing examination if the person is a graduate of a foreign
cosmetology program and the State Board of Cosmetology determines
that the program has educational requirements which are
substantially the same as an educational establishment licensed
by the board.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2006, FY 2007, and
FY 2008.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill makes the hours of
class curriculum consistent with the number of hours necessary to
become licensed and allows the State Board of Cosmetology to
accept out-of-country training for applicants.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Wasson; Missouri
State Board of Cosmetology; and Lodge of the Four Seasons.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Bob Dominique, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:21 pm