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Senate eases cosmetology licensing rules, creates stackable safety permits
Summary
The Senate approved substitute language to Senate Bill 330 to create safety-permit levels within cosmetology permits and allow some cosmetology hours to count toward advanced licenses. Sponsors said the changes shore up safety while reducing barriers for students and career-pathway participants.
The Utah Senate passed a substitute to Senate Bill 330 on Tuesday that changes cosmetology and barbering licensing requirements to introduce layered safety permits and allow certain cosmetology hours to count toward advanced credentials.
Senator said the substitute reflects work between the Legislature’s occupational licensing reviewers and industry representatives. "Last summer, the legislature asked OPLER to look at cosmetology licensing based on safety and health," the sponsor said on the floor,…
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