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Panel backs bill to add trichology training into cosmetology and barber programs
Summary
Sponsors urged the committee to 'infuse' 30 hours of trichology (hair and scalp science) into existing 1,500‑hour barber and cosmetology programs to improve consumer protection; the committee voted to give HB 684 a do‑pass recommendation.
The Regulated Industries Committee voted to report HB 684 out of committee after proponents described growing incidents of hair loss and scalp injury and urged mandatory trichology instruction in barbering and cosmetology programs.
Representative Taylor introduced the bill and called trichology the "hair science" that covers hair loss, scalp diseases and disorders. A licensed…
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