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Minutes and motions

The board approved the minutes from its Feb. 10, 2025 meeting by roll call (the motion passed; one abstention). The roll call recorded the following: Tanya Fairley — yes; Kelly Funk — yes; Anthony Bertram — yes; Megan Ellis — yes; Dr. Yolanda Jimenez — yes; Colette Kavanaugh — yes; Tamika Miller — yes; Danielle Munoz — abstain; Callie May Pham — yes; Steve Weeks — yes. The board then received routine administrative reports on staffing, licensing pass rates, enforcement caseloads and inspections.

Legislation: SB 470 and SB 641

The board voted to support Senate Bill 470, legislation to preserve hybrid/remote meeting flexibility (the board reported a modest fiscal estimate tied to continued hybrid operations) and to support Senate Bill 641, which would authorize boards to waive certain licensure requirements for licensees and applicants affected by declared emergencies and would also expand collection of email addresses from licensees to facilitate emergency outreach. Both motions passed on roll-call votes with all members present voting in favor when polled after the public comment period.

Administration, enforcement and inspections updates

Executive staff and the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) reported the board’s operations are performing well on multiple internal metrics: increased application throughput, improved licensing exam pass rates year over year for several license types, a growing inspections platform and an operating surplus with 14 months of reserves. DCA also briefed the board on a proposed gubernatorial reorganization that would create a Business and Consumer Services Agency and a California Housing and Homelessness Agency; the plan remained under the Little Hoover Commission review at the time of the meeting.

Enforcement staff reported 33% of complaints in the quarter were health-and-safety matters and that 53% of those complaints concerned alleged unlicensed activity. The board’s discipline pipeline showed active work referring cases to the Attorney General for formal action; staff said the increase in enforcement referrals reflects expanded investigator capacity. The board also described rollout of a new mobile inspection platform (MIP) in which inspectors enter results via iPad and transmit reports directly to the licensing and enforcement systems; 6 inspectors were fully using the platform and 11 were in training.

Apprenticeship program: deep dive and next steps

The meeting included extended discussion of apprenticeship programs for barbering and cosmetology. Staff reported a targeted outreach in March 2025 that contacted roughly 115 apprentices; the board summarized evidence that many apprentices were charged tuition or other substantial fees (examples reported to staff ranged from $2,500 up to $15,000 and several apprentices said they paid $7,000–$10,000), that some apprentices were effectively paying booth-rental fees rather than earning wages, and that apprenticeship completion and exam-application rates were low (the transcript cites that 47% of barber apprentices and 42% of cosmetology apprentices in a multi-year sample never applied to take the licensing exam). Staff also reported examples of program sponsors invoicing Local Education Agencies or federal programs for related-training reimbursements and, in one instance, a sponsor had received roughly $484,000 in a year from an Apprenticeship Innovation Fund grant while simultaneously charging apprentices tuition.

Board members and staff discussed multiple problems: lack of ongoing oversight and renewal for program sponsors (approval is currently a one‑time action), program sponsors franchising out approval to related training facilities, apprentices performing unpaid work or renting booths rather than earning wages, inconsistent monitoring by Division of Apprenticeship Standards and some Local Education Agencies, and low pass rates for Spanish-speaking apprentices. The board heard public comments from multiple program sponsors, school owners, barbers and cosmetologists who both defended effective apprenticeship sponsors and asked for stronger oversight to remove bad actors.

Direction from the board

Board members expressed broad agreement that the apprenticeship pathway has value when well run and that the board should not eliminate apprenticeship wholesale. The board directed staff to include apprenticeship reforms in the 2026 sunset report and indicated support for developing legislative recommendations that would: require apprentices to earn hourly wages (not operate as booth renters), prohibit program sponsors from charging tuition in ways that replicate private-school tuition agreements, require program-sponsor renewal and fees to support oversight, bar franchising of program approvals, require a written apprenticeship agreement be attached to the apprentice’s license record, and strengthen the board’s disciplinary authority over program sponsors. Members asked staff to form a stakeholder task force to draft model language and implementation steps to present at a future meeting.

School oversight

Board staff summarized prior sunset efforts seeking sole oversight of private postsecondary schools; members debated options and agreed to study the matter further before making a formal legislative push. Public commenters, including long-standing school owners and community-college representatives, urged either sole board oversight or clearer, better‑resourced coordination between the board and the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE).

Public comment and next steps

Multiple public commenters addressed apprenticeship practices and school oversight during a lengthy public-comment period. The board closed the meeting after setting the apprenticeship package for the sunset report and scheduling follow-up task-force work; staff said a draft of the board’s sunset submission will be provided at the next meeting for further board direction.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Barbering and Cosmetology - Meeting May 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The California State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology on May 19 voted to support bills preserving hybrid board meetings and to authorize emergency licensing waivers, and directed staff to pursue a major package of apprenticeship reforms for inclusion in the 2026 sunset report.","taxTitle","Respiratory Care Board of California, Boards and Commissions, Executive, California","taxId",76751,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6634128,"Barber Francisco Lemus urges reinstatement; board hears prior citations and default revocation",1030,3008000,4038000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3410661-226a4973692a361f1a358079beca69ee&start=3008&end=4038","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3410661-226a4973692a361f1a358079beca69ee/thumbnail_3008000.jpg","/articles/6634128/California/Barber-Francisco-Lemus-urges-reinstatement-board-hears-prior-citations-and-default-revocation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6634128-2d4185976bee05f5c8b99eef20a599ad/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159244&Signature=cIwinelK-D7B8XSV7iQKRSdbgcjrBHYoRd9EDCYrYOTgXPABIWISsFUxN5YidJsVLmvptYRNoLjus3Qa-VgMgeafCu~KC~Nu65VssZN71vGMIsV8mnV8thfbQaXDUhDz2Y2C-hTJFbyz9Lk6~tyfkraFoMaYu6QicS5T3VVlLht1-hn2u1slzCmpe4K397vMI2CaHyt4S78-QFzjvET8u1-~ZHtfMnsMjfYVbjHd6Xh3OuTvvvVTe2jd24AK-G5kEMT4ZuCnFRiyK036i9im0dfRnpNNlNodMEBRDnMqZkMr-M2LeONAhmrMQuk64uZA44XBlP8GOBygzRaMPUQ-MA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Francisco Lemus appeared May 19, 2025, before the California State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology and an administrative law judge to seek reinstatement of his barber license. The Office of Administrative Hearings record shows the state offered a petition packet as Exhibit 1, containing the petition for reinstatement, inspection reports and prior decisions, which was entered into evidence.

Deputy Attorney General Kevin J. Sheddig summarized the underlying history: Lemus was issued a barber license March 17, 2009, and an establishment license March 11, 2014; both were revoked effective August 31, 2018, following a default when he failed to file a notice of defense in a 2018 accusation. The state told the board Lemus had two citations in 2017 for employing unlicensed operators and for multiple health-and-safety violations. The current petition, the state said, did not include a personal statement or supporting documentation addressing rehabilitation.

Under oath, Lemus said he is now self-employed running a party‑supply business (tables, chairs, canopies and event catering) and that he stopped cutting hair after the revocation. He told the panel he has not worked as a barber since and said he seeks another opportunity \"to give it another shot.\" He told the board that if reinstated he would likely work as an employee at a shop and continue his events business on weekends.

Board members questioned Lemus about rehabilitation steps. He said he had not done formal barbering continuing education beyond stopping cutting, but stated he understands shop-owner responsibilities, including supervising employees and ensuring station sanitation. Board president Tanya Fairley and other members pressed Lemus about specific health-and-safety concerns and the board’s need for assurances that a reinstated licensee would maintain sanitary tools and supervise staff.

Lemus acknowledged past management failures, accepted responsibility for station conditions cited in inspection photos and said he learned that running a shop requires stricter oversight of employees’ sanitation and licensing. He asked the board for a second chance, while the deputy attorney general deferred to the board for a final ruling.

The ALJ closed the hearing without announcing an immediate decision; the ALJ told parties a written decision will issue within the time frame specified in the hearing procedure. Exhibit 1 (the petition packet for Lemus) was admitted into the record, and the board will consider the ALJ’s forthcoming recommendation when it is available.","Francisco Lemus testified May 19, 2025, seeking reinstatement of a barber license revoked in 2018; the state introduced inspection reports and default orders into the record, and board members pressed him on prior health-and-safety violations and supervisory responsibilities.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6634133,"Cosmetologist Angelina Pedraza testifies in bid to reinstate license, board hears history of citations and unpaid fines",2899,60000,2959000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3410661-226a4973692a361f1a358079beca69ee&start=60&end=2959","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3410661-226a4973692a361f1a358079beca69ee/thumbnail_60000.jpg","/articles/6634133/California/Cosmetologist-Angelina-Pedraza-testifies-in-bid-to-reinstate-license-board-hears-history-of-citations-and-unpaid-fines","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6634133-5efc79507e350fd0437c79cc8da1350c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159244&Signature=cvCPvN~Obf2HbVT3KzULbnMP53cOpMHKAb4bVB1EY0ugpvWNcOg2yGkL7WYeGu1CAt85tWvJeL0WyxfXMiFxFLIbuTux53JVEJlmLMV5sJtduTXbcXUniJfiASJi6~9TBISPCp6jWFL3Calkoc8e0i2hAs7etz2y6a8zo5gDYgtd4Gzwsop2K1xaULu2PipNvnmjlldOUAS1sSHocRX2FsJNRaNGyuEKMIkE0bgc3WI8Eo8XGL~FQ~Hvc--6uPAojRJBcQQ~mbfMv3ffSMeXZ7HjACOMLz9do14j-VWbAZDYZE-B0y4h2IHkFglDHxG2GxVeewW1yAuKJ8DIZJwESQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Angelina Leon Pedraza testified on May 19, 2025, at an administrative hearing before the California State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology for a petition to reinstate her cosmetologist license, telling the panel she wants to return to work in senior-care settings and to support her family.

The hearing record opened with Administrative Law Judge Chantal Samponga and a Deputy Attorney General presenting Exhibit 1, a petition packet that the state said included the petition for reinstatement form, supporting documents, prior stipulated decisions and inspection reports. Deputy Attorney General Kevin J. Sheddig summarized the board’s disciplinary history for Pedraza: a cosmetology license issued October 5, 1999; an earlier probation arising from a 2013 accusation; revocation following a default for failure to appear at a 2017 hearing; and, the state said, eight citations over 2010–2018 for health and safety violations, employing unlicensed persons and operating in an expired establishment. The packet was admitted into evidence as Exhibit 1.

Pedraza testified that she is 59 and has been caring for family members, including a 95‑year‑old father and a son with mental-health challenges, and that she wishes to work at a senior care facility if her license is reinstated. She told the board she completed a rules-and-regulations class at Santa Ana Community College and submitted four character reference letters with her petition but acknowledged she did not include a personal statement or additional documentation describing rehabilitation in the petition form. She admitted to having “quite a number of violations” while licensed and confirmed an outstanding balance the board says is $5,195 in fines and cost recovery that must be paid before a new or reinstated license can issue.

Board members questioned Pedraza about rehabilitation, supervision and public-safety responsibilities. Board president Tanya Fairley, identified in the hearing as a salon owner and industry member, emphasized the board’s public-safety role and pressed Pedraza on how she would ensure sanitary practices and rule compliance if reinstated. Pedraza said she now intends to work as an employee rather than run a salon and described plans to seek work in a senior facility; she told the panel she would “only work myself” if reinstated and that she would refuse to hire or permit unlicensed coworkers in the future. She acknowledged past lapses in oversight of workers in her establishments.

The state presented the history that a petition for reinstatement in 2020 was denied in 2021 and that prior disciplinary documents showed a 2014 probation, a 2017 petition to revoke probation, and a 2018 inspection that cited her for working with a revoked license. The record reflects the board has cited her across multiple years for a mix of health-and-safety and licensing violations.

No decision was announced at the close of testimony; the administrative law judge told the parties a written decision will issue within 30 days of the hearing. The matter was then closed and the board moved on to other proceedings.

Pedraza’s hearing included admission of the petition packet and testimony from the petitioner about her family responsibilities, training, and plans if reinstated. The record reflects outstanding fines and a multi-year disciplinary history that board members repeatedly identified as the principal context for their oversight and concern.","At an administrative hearing May 19, 2025, Angelina Leon Pedraza testified in support of a petition to reinstate her revoked cosmetology license. The state introduced a petition packet documenting prior citations, a prior revocation and outstanding fines of $5,195; no decision was issued at the hearing.","actionData","errors"]

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