We want to help you get the most out of your visit to Washington DC this March. Register now for our upcoming webinars that are designed to help you prepare for the 2019 School Leaders Summit & Capitol Hill Day:

Step-by-Step Guidance on Contacting Your Elected Officials
Date: Thursday, January 10, 2019
Time: 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time
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AACS Legislative & Regulatory Priorities
Date: Thursday, January 24, 2019
Time: 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time
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Review of AACS Issue Briefs and Talking Points
Date: Friday, February 22, 2019
Time: 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time
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AACS partner member, Beauty Schools Marketing Group, will be reaching out to Virginia College beauty students in the new year to help them locate a school in their area to attend and complete their program classes. If your school is willing to help these students during this transfer process, please contact BSMG directly by emailing hello@beautyschools.com to put your school on the list. Together we can ensure every student with dreams of becoming a licensed professional can achieve their goals.

America's Beauty Show® (ABS) is one of the largest professional events in the global beauty industry today and is open only to licensed salon professionals and students to attend. The show in 2019 will be held March 30 – April 1 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.

 
ABS is offering a discounted registration rate to students who attend AACS member schools. Students can use the promotional code (19AACS) at registration for access to all 3 days of ABS for only $20!

Happy New Year!  While full State Relations Updates will resume next week, we wanted to share the following information from Ohio as their lame duck 2018 legislative session ended December 31st.  

On Monday, Ohio’s legislature concluded their 2018 legislative session without passing a bill to reduce the course of instruction for cosmetology from 1,500 to 1,000 hours.  Sub. HB 189 also contained provisions that would: have established cosmetology, hairstyling, esthetics and manicuring apprenticeship programs; authorize the State Board to establish the requirements for instructor licensure, and; revise the school surrey bond requirement from the current $10,000 bond to a sliding scale equal to ten percent of the school’s gross income from tuition, fees, and other required institutional charges during the preceding calendar year, provided that the required amount of the bond is no less than $10,000 and not more than $250,000 dollars…

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Join us for the first webinar in a series to help you prepare for the 2019 School Leaders Summit & Capitol Hill Day.
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The Duane Morris Higher Education team will be offering a Legal Workshop before the kick off of the 2019 School Leaders Summit & Capitol Hill Day at the DoubleTree by Hilton Washington DC - Crystal City. The session will be a full day and cover topics such as labor and employment regulations, privacy protection laws, and disability rights laws, just to name a few. Lunch will be provided. Space is limited so add it to your registration for Summit.

*Additional fee required.

Join us in Washington DC at the DoubleTree by Hilton Washington DC - Crystal City for informative sessions, Hill Day prep and networking opportunities with fellow school owners and industry partners. Followed by an influential day on Capitol Hill meeting with your Senators and Representatives to let our voices be heard.

Schedule – See what you can expect and plan your attendance

Register – Early registration ends January 7

Reserve your hotel room – Book by February 15 to receive group rate pricing

AACS Board Director and Strategy Committee Chair, Cathy Koluch, explains the importance of renewing your membership today. Listen as she gives insight into our plan to provide more value for your membership dollars by continuing our robust GRC efforts and adding new member benefits.

 Check out the video here!

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What are the greatest challenges facing your institution today? Whatever they are, the performance of your institution relies on the performance of your employees. 

Many schools have chosen AACS Online Training Center versus in-service training to maximize employee performance. 

In-service training delivered to a group of employees does not typically meet the individual needs of each employee. Many employees come out of the training session with no real gain in performance. 

AACS OTC offers over 150 online courses, giving each employee the opportunity to complete training linked to their individual performance goals. Customized training increases employee and institutional performance.

Purchase Training Here