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School owners and instructors urge board to oppose cut to cosmetology training hours in discussion of AB225
Summary
During a review of Assembly Bill 225, multiple cosmetology school owners and instructors told the Nevada State Board of Cosmetology that reducing training hours to 1,000 would harm student preparedness; the board voted to approve a template position for the bill.
The Nevada State Board of Cosmetology heard public comment March 24 on Assembly Bill 225, which would change cosmetology training requirements, and several school owners and instructors urged the board to oppose reductions in required hours.
Why it matters: AB225 would change the scope and duration of training for licensed cosmetology professionals. Industry educators told the board that cutting hours would reduce students’ competency in hair, skin and nail services and weaken instruction in sanitation and infection control.
Public comment: Multiple speakers representing local cosmetology schools and training programs addressed the board during agenda item 5. Gwen Bramo (identified on the record as representing Expertise Cosmetology Institute) said the current 1,600-hour curriculum is appropriate and that California’s experience with reduced hours had not been successful. Other speakers — Tricia Faust (instructor/esthetician), Benita Holly (Euphoria Institute campus director) and Sandy Dunham (Academy of Hair Design) — echoed concerns that lowering required hours would reduce classroom and practical experience across multiple disciplines taught in cosmetology programs and could harm public safety and graduate readiness.
Board action: After hearing public comment and staff discussion, a board member moved to approve a template related to AB225 for the board’s position; the motion passed on a voice vote. The transcript indicates the board’s action was to adopt template language for its position on AB225; the exact content of the approved template was not read into the public record.
Context and next steps: Board staff said the earlier town hall and prior meeting raised the same concerns and that the current agenda item provided the opportunity for action. Members of the public were invited to submit written comments to inspection@nbcosmo.com by 5 p.m. the day of the meeting. The transcript does not include the full text of the template; any formal correspondence or the board’s final position letter should be available in the board’s records once finalized.
