In Rhode Island, legislation that reduces the number of hours of instruction required to obtain a hairdresser's and cosmetician's license from 1,500 to 1,200 hours is a Senate floor vote away from final passage after the Senate Labor Committee recommend passage of H5488 in concurrence.  The Senate companion bill – S0194 – is scheduled for House Corporations Committee consideration on June 20th and could also be considered on the House floor this week.

Read more about this bill and others in this week’s AACS State Relations Update.