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Senator proposes major overhaul of barbering/cosmetology training as committee approves Board of Barbering budget
Summary
During a Board of Barbering budget review, a senator proposed allowing 2‑hour sanitation training plus supervised on-the-job experience and redirecting fee funds into workforce scholarships; the committee nonetheless recommended the board's FY2026–27 fee-funded budgets.
Senators recommended the fee‑funded Board of Barbering budgets for FY2026 and FY2027 and heard an expansive policy proposal from Senator Clay to change how Kansas licenses barbers and cosmetologists.
Connor Hughes, a legislative fellow, summarized the Board of Barbering’s budget and said the board receives no State General Fund support and finances operations through licensing and testing fees. He outlined the usual line items, planned repairs and a small FY2026 reallocation from salaries to contractual services.
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