The third week of July finds seven state legislatures actively meeting. As 2017 state legislative activity has waned considerably – at least for the remainder of the Summer – this update will focus on recent state regulatory or rule-making activity of interest to AACS member schools.

In the State of Washington, the Department of Licensing has proposed amended rules "for schools to clarify requirements for initial school licensure, facilities, school closure, school catalogs, enrollment contracts, and cancellation and refund policies.The proposed language also updates language by adding the words hair design and master esthetician throughout the chapter to be consistent with RCW 18.16 [state law]."