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Cosmetology licensure compact draws mixed testimony as committee reviews fiscal note and scope
Summary
Staff briefed HB 1023 to create a cosmetology licensure compact allowing multistate practice; supporters said the compact aids military spouses and employers, while industry speakers and trade groups raised concerns about costs, governance and excluded licenses.
Staff to the committee summarized House Bill 1023, which would enact an interstate cosmetology licensure compact allowing cosmetologists who meet compact requirements to practice across member states under a compact privilege. The compact becomes effective when at least seven states adopt it and establishes a compact commission to administer the compact.
Saranda Ross, staff to the Postsecondary Education and Workforce Committee, told members the compact requires participating states to license cosmetologists, investigate complaints, and rely on a cosmetology competency exam; it also sets conditions for exercising compact privilege. Ross briefed an initial fiscal note estimating implementation costs charged…
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