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Happy Thanksgiving! Despite the unprecedented uncertainty these last few months have brought us, we are thankful for your membership and support of the beauty industry and our organization.
The AACS National Office is in the process of relocating to Washington, D.C. Until our move is complete, operations will continue uninterrupted and remotely. Click here for more information.
The season of giving is upon us and the best gift you can provide your school, students, staff and educators is membership to AACS. Advocacy, education, networking and more, learn about the benefits of AACS membership you won’t get anywhere else. To join, renew or learn more about joining AACS, contact cristina@beautyschools.org.
Jen Abarca attends the Cortiva Institute in King of Prussia, Penn. She likes the flexibility of scheduling, thinks her teachers are thoughtful and caring, and wants Rep. Madeleine Dean, Congresswoman Susan Wild, U.S. Senator Bob Casey and Senator Pat Toomey to know that government assistance has allowed her to strategically plan for her vocation. Encourage your students to record a short 30-60 second video that explains what their education means to them. Learn more about the #DontCutUsOut campaign here.
 Beauty Changes Lives launched the Make Your Mark recruiting campaign to drive student leads into America’s beauty schools. How’s the campaign doing? Here’s what the data says: Since July 2020:
New updates to the microsite make it easier for students to look for beauty schools by state, city and zip code. Ready to populate your admissions office with more leads? AACS member schools can click here to become a partner school at no charge.
AACS Reopening Guide States are adjusting their phased openings based on new information daily. Stay updated with AACS’ Reopening Guide to help your schools and organization proceed with protocols to ensure the safety and health of your staff, instructors, students, and community. In addition to resources, it also includes a state-by-state list of reopening policies. Click on this link to find out more.
AACS is here for you with a comprehensive coronavirus resource page that will be updated as new information comes in. Click here for updates from the Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization, Small Business Administration, U.S. Department of Education, accreditors, distance learning educators and more.
Member Benefits
AACS has chosen FlexCare, a leading provider of digital health solutions, as a telemedicine partner offering unmatched service, pricing and plan flexibility to our members. FlexCare telemedicine provides members 24/7/365 telephonic or live video access to U.S. board- certified physicians in all 50 states who can diagnose, treat and prescribe medication, when appropriate, for many acute medical conditions. To find out more, visit the FlexCare website. To sign up, contact: Jennifer@FlexCare.com.
As a member benefit of The American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS) you are eligible to receive our exclusive discounts at Office Depot® and OfficeMax® in-store and on-line.
Access your Store Purchasing Card (SPC) and show the card to the cashier in-store at checkout and see your savings! You can access the card in several ways: 2. Text AACSSPC to 833-602-8404 or, 3. Visit this link
Recordings of webinars to help you operate your school in light of the pandemic and changing regulations are available to members only.
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This course emphasizes providing meaningful accommodations to students with disabilities in an education setting including: legal mandates and regulations, characteristics and educational needs of students with disabilities, and instructional techniques that can be used with these students. 
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Federal Updates
Ohio Considers Temporary Work Permits for Barbers Ohio’s Senate General Government and Agency Review Committee heard sponsor testimony last week on a COVID-19 relief bill that would establish a temporary pre-examination work permit for individuals waiting to take the state’s barbering licensure exam. Ohio law currently allows an individual issued a temporary pre-examination work permit to “practice the branch of cosmetology for which the individual seeks a practicing license until the date the individual is scheduled to take an examination.” HB 673 would also define “limited events” to include an on-location wedding or event and allow an individual who is licensed to provide cosmetology and barbering services to provide services at such events “without an additional license or permit” if the services provided are incidental to their practice in a salon or barber shop. HB 673 was unanimously passed by the House in June. Ohio legislative committees typically conduct multiple hearings on a bill before voting on it. Kansas Lawsuit Seeks to Deregulate Threading The Kansas Justice Institute filed a lawsuit last week against the state’s Board of Cosmetology seeking to end the licensing requirement for eyebrow threaders. The case’s plaintiffs and their attorneys argue that the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights section 1 “protects the right to earn an honest living, to conduct business free from unreasonable governmental interference, and to be free from unreasonable government restrictions.” Page 19 of their Petition for Declaratory Judgement states “Kansas’ cosmetology and esthetician laws, regulations, and policies, as applied to Plaintiffs, violates Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights section 1.” In a separate newspaper column, Daryl James from the Institute for Justice indicates that “previous lawsuits from the Institute for Justice already have ended occupational licensing for threaders in Texas, Louisiana and Arizona. None of those states required more than 750 hours of irrelevant training, far below the Kansas standard. Yet the Texas Supreme Court, which intervened in 2015, determined that the useless licensing requirement in the Lone Star State was not only unreasonable and harsh, but also ‘oppressive.’” The text of the Ohio bill listed in this report can be found in AACS’ Bill Tracking Portal. Contact Brian Newman at bnewman@abingdonstrategies.com or by phone at 202-491-5254 with comments or questions.
This page contains a running list of state reopening guidance for salons and other personal care businesses. AACS Coronavirus Resource Center The bottom of this page contains a running list of state distance learning guidance. It was compiled with assistance from the AACS State Relations Committee and/or a review of state board websites. Accordingly, developments may be occurring faster than our ability to capture/report on them. Please contact your state regulator(s) for the most current information. State and Local Government Responses to Covid-19 Stateside Associates, a state and local government relations firm, has created a chart with state legislative actions, executive agency actions, gubernatorial actions, and local government actions related to the outbreak of the coronavirus. Executive actions closing retail and “non-essential” businesses will be of interest. PBA/Stateside Associates Report: Reopening of State and Local Economies Updated November 20, 2020 National Governors Association Coronavirus Updates COVID-19 State Legislation – National Conference of State Legislatures 
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