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Reason #7 to Attend AACS Annual Convention and Expo Sep 27 – 30 | Las Vegas, NV This year’s AACS Annual Convention & Expo theme is Power of One: Time to Engage. In addition to updates recent federal and state regulations, you’ll learn best practices in beauty school compliance, and engaging with the media. Learn from other school owners about best practices and tips to streamline your operations. Join us in Las Vegas as we unite to learn, engage, and connect around the Power of One. For a full list of schedule events please click here.
2019 Annual Convention & Expo - Early bird registration ends tomorrow! Register Now Hotel: MGM Grand Register for AACS discounted group rate for your hotel. Book Now. The deadline to book your room is Tuesday, September 3, 2019.
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Beauty Changes Lives Shauntavia Ward, recipient of the 2019 Sydell L. Miller “Total Image” scholarship graduated from Aveda Institute this spring and is now owner of Elemint, a facial aesthetic spa. After serving as a licensed nurse practitioner at the globally renowned Cleveland Clinic, Shauntavia relocated to Austin, Texas and embarked on her dream of becoming an esthetician who brings a wellness approach to beauty. Read her story in the current issue of Dermascope. 
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U.S. Department of Education Distance Education – Further the Department’s July 29, 2019 Federal Register notice regarding the legal effectiveness of the 2016 state authorization rule for distance education, there have been a number of developments and additional guidance from the Department applicable to schools providing online programs. For the latest client alert issued by Duane Morris on the topic, see Duane Morris Alert –Distance Education – State Authorization October 1, 2019 – Deadline for schools to submit 2020–21 FISAP electronically and mail in the required signature page - see https://ifap.ed.gov/eannouncements/072619FinalFISAPFormInstruDeskRefTechnicalRefDue100119.html Looking Ahead – 2019 FSA Training Conference. The Federal Student Aid Office has opened registration for the 2019 FSA Training Conference scheduled for December 3 to 6 in Reno, Nevada. The FSA Training Conference is training provided for financial aid professionals by the government for those institutions receiving Title IV funds and is the largest training program in the United States serving the financial aid community. In 2018 more than 2,000 unique schools registered for the conference. Registration is free.
U.S. Congress – Newly Introduced Legislation of Note S. 2345- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the use of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to pay for preparatory courses for professional licenses and certifications, and for other purposes. a. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 7/30/19 b. Sponsor: Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) 1 Cosponsor
a. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, 7/30/19 b. Sponsor: Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) 1 Cosponsor
S. 2327- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the eligibility requirements for transfer of unused entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes. a. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 7/30/19 b. Sponsor: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) 2 Cosponsors
H.R. 4119- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the interest-free grace period certain loans, and for other purposes c. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor, 7/30/19 d. Sponsor: Rep. Al Lawson Jr. (D-FL) 2 Cosponsors
H.R. 4113- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment, and for other purposes. a. Status: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor, 7/30/19 b. Sponsor: Rep. Kendra Horn (D-OK) 0 Cosponsors
H.R. 4098- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for accreditation reform, to require institutions of higher education to publish information regarding student success, to provide for fiscal accountability, and to provide for school accountability for student loans. a. Status: Referred to House Committee on Education and labor, 7/30/19 b. Sponsor: Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) 2 Cosponsors
Recap of 2019 State Deregulation Bills Over the next several weeks, AACS’ State Relations team will be preparing a comprehensive listing of 2019 state bills of interest to member schools. We will start this examination by reviewing 2019 deregulation bills. As you can see below, the measures are color-coded with green indicating that the bill has been enacted into law; red indicating that the bill is dead for 2019, and; regular black text indicating that the bill is still pending. The text of the bills listed in this report can be found in AACS’ Bill Tracking Portal at: https://www.billtrack50.com/Public/Stakeholder/Jt1rI23hjU2jC1MOSr6KVA/Embedded. Please do not hesitate to contact me at bnewman@abingdonstrategies.com or by phone at 202-491-5254 with comments or questions. Arkansas SB 410 As introduced, the measure would eliminate the State Board of Barber Examiners and other provisions of the state’s barbering act. Barbers licensed before January 1, 2020 would have been able to retain their licenses and be able to continue to “apply chemicals.” The measure would have also changed the state’s definition of cosmetology by eliminating the terms “arranging,” “dressing,” “cutting,” “brushing,” and “beautifying.” California AB 193 The initially drafted bill contained provisions to deregulate shampooing, makeup application and nail care. Additionally, it would have required California’s Department of Consumer Affairs to conduct a comprehensive review of all occupational licensing requirements and identify unnecessary licensing requirements that cannot be adequately justified. The bill was subsequently amended to deregulate only shampooing and makeup application. Texas HB 1705 The bill would have deleted the state’s Barbering and Cosmetology Act. AACS Note: None of the three bills listed above were considered by a legislative committee. Blow Drying and Hair Styling Arizona SB 1401 The measure exempts from licensure “persons who dry, style, arrange, dress, curl, hot iron or shampoo and condition hair if the service does not include the application of reactive chemicals to permanently straighten, curl or alter the structure of the hair.” Colorado HB 1330 This deregulation bill was unanimously passed by the House and defined “hair drying services” to include “drying, styling, arranging, curling, hot ironing, cleansing, or performing any other similar procedure intended to beautify, clean, or arrange hair. It does not include applying reactive chemicals to permanently straighten, curl, or alter the structure or color of the hair.” The bill died on the Senate floor upon the sine die adjournment of the legislature. Minnesota SF 2227 (omnibus state government budget bill) The Institute for Justice and their supporters circulated an amendment to deregulate hair styling, and makeup and eyelash extension services. New Jersey A5492 This bill exempts persons who dry, style, arrange, dress, curl, hot iron, or shampoo and condition hair from cosmetology and hairstyling licensure if the service provided does not include applying chemicals to permanently straighten, curl, or alter the structure of the hair. Successful advocacy efforts led the bill’s sponsor to withdraw it from consideration in June.
Minnesota SF 696/HF 2249 The bills exempt eyelash extension practitioners and facilities that solely provide eyelash extension services from licensure.
Hair Braiding Bills Enacted in 2019 Maine LD 1768 – The bill also deregulates threading, makeup application in a retail store and spray tanning. Minnesota SF 10 North Dakota HB 1345 Rhode Island H5677 Tennessee SB 1185 Dead and Pending Bills Florida HB 27 The bill contained language to deregulate hair braiding, hair wrapping, body wrapping, the application of polish to fingernails and toenails, and makeup application. Pennsylvania SB 291 The bill would deregulate natural hair braiding. According to the sponsor, the bill would remove “the onerous prerequisite that natural hair braiders complete 300 hours of instruction at a cosmetology school prior to examination and licensing. This legislation will not affect customer health and safety requirements for practitioners.” Status: Referred to the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee on February 14, 2019
Kansas HB 2200 Virginia HB 1990
California AB 193 The bill would have also deregulated makeup application. Missouri HB 349 The bill was passed by the House 148 to 1 but was not considered on the Senate floor prior to the sine die adjournment of the legislature. Members in the News
AACS is working with Plus Communications to better position AACS members to achieve our legislative and regulatory objectives at the federal level, ensuring lawmakers don’t pass misguided legislation that could severely harm our industry. We need your help to tell the industry’s compelling story and save our industry from the negative consequences of harmful legislation. You can help by donating to help us fund this important public relations campaign, and by sharing stories and testimonials. To submit a donation, please click here. To submit a story, please click here. 
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