You should be receiving your dues renewal notice in the mail this week. Payments are due October 1. We look forward to serving you this year and finding new ways to meet your needs. There is also a form to update your records with us included in the mailing. Please be sure to complete this so all of your staff can reap the benefits of AACS membership. If you have any questions regarding your membership, please call Linda at 800-831-1086 x102 or email her at linda@beautyschools.org.

 

In 2016, 46 states convened a legislative session that produced approximately 300 bills of interest to cosmetology, barbering, esthetics and massage therapy schools. Will you be prepared for 2017 when all 50 state legislatures will convene? For a copy of the recording, please use this link. Note, you will be requested to input your name and email at access the recording. For a copy of the PowerpPoint, please click this link.

 

As summer winds down, we are getting ready for dues renewal at AACS. We know how important it is to make those budget dollars stretch; and we can appreciate getting every value you can from your AACS membership. Did you know we offered over 200 hours of education last year; coupled with 159 online training classes, and 7 unique opportunities for educators to earn their 12 hours of CEU? Now that’s value! We are a strong association that constantly seeks to improve its offerings to our membership. The coming year is going to be even better.

 

AACS school owners, directors, admissions and compliance professionals, join us November 4-7, 2016 for the AACS Annual Convention & Expo in Orlando! Register before September 23 to receive the early bird special rate. Check out why you should attend and some of this year's highlights!

 

The penultimate week of August finds only two state legislatures – Alabama and California – in session. And here's your chance to also find out what specific bills passed that impact our industry.

 

Throughout September and October, more than 1,000 Cosmoprof® store locations across the nation will provide complimentary "License to CreateTM" tote bags for every donation of $5 or more to the Beauty Changes Lives ScholarTips initiative. The generosity continues in November, as Cosmoprof® stores will introduce a new royalty program benefiting Beauty Changes Lives. Beginning in November, Cosmoprof will donate $1 from the sale of every $10 "License to CreateTM" glamorous, oversized cosmetics bag to benefit the Beauty Changes Lives Foundation. Thank you to Cosmoprof® and parent company Beauty Systems Group (BSG) for their generosity and support!

 

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