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Board hears compact presentation but votes to oppose multistate cosmetology licensure bill
Summary
After a detailed presentation and extended Q&A on the proposed multistate cosmetology licensure compact (AB371), the Nevada State Board of Cosmetology voted to oppose the bill citing concerns about enforcement, fraudulent credentials and costs.
The Nevada State Board of Cosmetology received a presentation March 24 from Leslie Roste of the Future of the Beauty Industry Coalition on a proposed multistate cosmetology licensure compact (Assembly Bill 371, 2025) and, after extensive questioning, the board voted to oppose the bill.
Roste framed the compact as a mobility tool for licensees — "much like your driver's license," she said — that would allow a licensee who holds a multistate privilege to work temporarily in other member states without obtaining a new single-state license in each jurisdiction. She said the compact would create a multistate…
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