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Bill would study cosmetology CTE in Coos County and allow community‑college CTE sites
Summary
Senate Bill 531 would create a task force to study cosmetology career‑technical programming in Coos County and let the education commissioner designate community college campuses as CTE program locations; proponents said it could expand access and create shared facilities with local industry support.
Senate Bill 531, sponsored by Senator David Waters, directs creation of a task force to study the feasibility of cosmetology‑related career and technical education (CTE) programming in Coos County and would give the commissioner of education explicit authority to designate community college campuses as locations for individual CTE programs.
Waters told the committee the change follows a recent reduction in required cosmetology hours (from 1,500 to 1,200) that now makes a two‑year high‑school CTE program sufficient…
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