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Senate approves measure allowing cosmetology apprenticeship route in rural areas

3026111 · April 16, 2025
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Summary

Senate Bill 207 creates a pathway for cosmetology and barbering apprenticeships when prospective trainees live more than 50 miles from a school, allowing in-shop supervised training by licensees with five or more years' experience.

The Oregon Senate on April 16 passed Senate Bill 207 A, which creates a pathway for cosmetology and barbering trainees in rural areas to complete required hours through an apprenticeship model supervised by experienced licensees.

Senator Brock Smith, sponsor of the bill, said he introduced the measure after hearing of long wait times and large travel distances to reach cosmetology schools in rural districts.…

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