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Committee backs cosmetology board fee increases after board warns of deficits; amendment corrects permit fee wording
Summary
The committee approved House Bill 326, which raises multiple cosmetology license and permit fees (from $25 to $50 for many categories) after the State Board of Cosmetology told members the board has run deficits and cannot modernize testing facilities without higher revenue. An amendment fixed a typo and combined permit lines.
The House Committee on Commerce on April 22 voted to report House Bill 326 by Representative Butler favorably as amended. The bill would raise many license and permit fees administered by the State Board of Cosmetology; the board said it has not increased fees in decades and is operating near a deficit.
Representative Butler, a cosmetologist, said the board has not raised fees in about 41 years and the testing facility and IT systems are in poor condition: she…
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