Additional Bills Introductions

Colorado HB 1326
The bill would establish an “occupational credential portability program” that would apply to most licensed professions.  It presumes will some limited exceptions that “a person duly licensed, certified, registered, or enrolled in good standing in another state or United States territory to practice a particular profession or occupation” is entitle to a Colorado license upon certifying they have “equivalent experience or credentials” and have not been disciplined.

Georgia SB 379
The bill makes mostly technical changes to the state’s barbering and cosmetology Act.  For schools, it would allow “master cosmetologist instructors” and “master barber instructors” to crossover after completing a 300-hour course at a barbering or cosmetology school.

State Bill Enactments

South Dakota SB 10 – Effective July 1, 2020
The bill would require the state’s Cosmetology Commission to “allow credit for general coursework in areas not specific to the practice of cosmetology, nail technology, or esthetics, that is completed in other programs or institutions, to be applied to any course of study required for licensure.”

South Dakota SB 23 – Effective July 1, 2020
The bill would repeal the high school graduation or equivalent requirement for professions under the state’s Cosmetology Commission.