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@@-LEGISLATURE+ST+A+TEMENTOF-THE-STATE-OF-IDAHO-Sixty-eighth-Legislature-Second-Regular-Session---2026-IN-THE-HOUSE-OF-REPRESENTATIVES-HOUSE-BILL-NO.-513-BY-BUSINESS-COMMITTEE-AN-ACT-1-RELATING-TO-THE-BARBER-AND-COSMETOLOGY-SERVICES-ACT;-AMENDING-SECTION-2-54---5810,-IDAHO-CODE,-TO-REVISE-CERTAIN-QUALIFICATIONS-FOR-LICENSURE-3-REGARDING-COSMETOLOGISTS;-AND-DECLARING-AN-EMERGENCY-AND-PROVIDING-AN-4-EFFECTIVE-DATE.-5-Be+PURPOSE+RS33021+/+H0513+This+legislation+lowers+the+amount+of+education+hours+for+a+cosmetology+license+from+1,600+to+1,000.It-Enacted+also+lowers+the+amount+of+apprenticeship+hours+for+a+cosmetology+license+from+3,200+to+2,000.+This+lowers+the+barriers+for+people+seeking+to+become+cosmetologists.+It+also+makes+Idaho+more+competitive+with+other+states.+FISCAL+NOTE+This+legislation+causes+no+additional+expenditure+of+funds+at+the+state+or+local+level+of+government,+nor+does+it+cause+an+increase+or+decrease+in+revenue+for+state+or+local+government.+Therefore,+the+legislation+has+no+fiscal+impact.+Contact:+Representative+Jef+f+Ehlers+(208)+332-1000+DISCLAIMER:+This+statement+of+purpose+and+fiscal+note+ar+e+a+mer+e+attachment+to+this+bill+and+pr+epar+edby-the-Legislature+a+pr+oponentofthe-State+bill.+It+is+neither+intended+as+an+expr+essionof-Idaho:-6-SECTION-1.-That-Section-54---5810,-Idaho-Code,-be,-and-the-same-is-hereby-7-amended-to-read-as-follows:-8-54---5810.-QUALIFICATIONS-FOR-LICENSURE-----INSTRUCTORS-----APPRENTICES-9-----STUDENTS.-(1)-To-qualify+legislative+intent+nor+intendedfor-licensure-under-this-chapter,-an-applicant-10-for-licensure-must:-1-1-(a)-Be-at-least-sixteen-and-one---half-(16-1/2)-years-of-age-at-the-time-of-12-application;-13-(b)-Have-completed-at-least-two-(2)-years-of-high-school-or-have-at---14-tained-an-equivalent-education-as-determined-by-the-board;-15-(c)-Pass-an-examination-for-the-occupation-in-which-the-applicant-is-16-seeking-licensure,-which-examination-shall-be-conducted-or-approved-by-17-the-board;-and-18-(d)-Prove-to-the-satisfaction+any+use+outsideofthe-board-that-the-applicant-has-not-19-engaged-in-conduct-that-would-constitute-grounds-for-discipline-under-20-section-54---5823,-Idaho-Code.-21-(2)-Except-as-otherwise-provided,-and-in-addition-to-the-requirements-22-listed-in-subsection-(1)+legislative+pr+ocess,+including+judicial+r+eview+(Joint+Rule+18).+Statementof-this-section,-an-applicant-for-licensure:-23-(a)-As-a-barber,-must-have:-24-(i)-Completed-and-graduated-from-a-course-of-instruction-of-at-25-least-nine-hundred-(900)-hours-in-a-barber-school-approved-by-the-26-board;-or-27-(ii)-Completed-at-least-one-thousand-eight-hundred-(1,800)-hours-28-as-an-apprentice-in-an-apprenticeship-that-covered-all-aspects-of-29-the-practice-of-barbering;-30-(b)-As-a-barber---stylist,-must-have:-31-(i)-Completed-and-graduated-from-a-course-of-instruction-of-at-32-least-one-thousand-five-hundred-(1,500)-hours-in-a-barber-school-33-approved-by-the-board;-or-34-(ii)-Completed-at-least-three-thousand-(3,000)-hours-as-an-appren---35-tice-in-an-apprenticeship-that-covered-all-aspects-of-the-practice-36-of-barber---styling;-37-(c)-As-a-cosmetologist,-must-have:-38-(i)-Completed-and-graduated-from-a-course-of-instruction-of-at-39-least-one-thousand-six-hundred-(1,600)-one-thousand-(1,000)-hours-40-in-a-cosmetology-school-approved-by-the-board;-or-41--2-(ii)-Completed-at-least-three-thousand-two-hundred-(3,200)-two-1-thousand-(2,000)-hours-as-an-apprentice-in-an-apprenticeship-that-2-covered-all-aspects-of-the-practice-of-cosmetology;-3-(d)-As-an-electrologist,-must-have:-4-(i)-Completed-and-graduated-from-a-course-of-instruction-of-at-5-least-six-hundred-(600)-hours-in-a-school-approved-by-the-board;-or-6-(ii)-Completed-at-least-one-thousand-two-hundred-(1,200)-hours-as-7-an-apprentice-in-a-cosmetology-establishment-under-the-direct-per---8-sonal-supervision-of-a-licensed-electrologist-instructor;-9-(e)-As-an-esthetician,-must-have:-10-(i)-Completed-and-graduated-from-a-course-of-instruction-of-at-1-1-least-six-hundred-(600)-hours-in-a-school-approved-by-the-board;-or-12-(ii)-Completed-at-least-one-thousand-two-hundred-(1,200)-hours-13-as-an-apprentice-in-a-cosmetology-establishment-under-the-direct-14-personal-supervision-of-a-licensed-cosmetology-instructor.-Such-15-establishment-must-have-at-least-one-(1)-licensed-esthetician-16-on---site-in-accordance-with-board-rules;-and-17-(f)-As-a-nail-technician,-must-have:-18-(i)-Completed-and-graduated-from-a-course-of-instruction-of-at-19-least-four-hundred-(400)-hours-in-a-school-approved-by-the-board;-20-or-21-(ii)-Completed-at-least-eight-hundred-(800)-hours-as-an-apprentice-22-in-a-cosmetology-establishment-under-the-direct-personal-super---23-vision-of-a-licensed-cosmetology-instructor.-Such-establishment-24-shall-have-at-least-one-(1)-licensed-nail-technician-on---site-in-ac---25-cordance-with-board-rules.-26-(3)-To-qualify-as-an-instructor-of-barbering,-barber---styling,-cosme---27-tology,-electrology,-esthetics,-or-nail-technology,-an-applicant-must:-28-(a)-Hold-a-current-license-in-the-profession-or-closely-related-profes---29-sion,-as-determined-by-the-board,-for-which-the-applicant-seeks-to-in---30-struct;-31-(b)-Have-worked-for-at-least-five-(5)-of-the-last-seven-(7)-years-as-a-li---32-censed-barber,-barber---stylist,-cosmetologist,-electrologist,-estheti---33-cian,-or-nail-technician,-or-have-satisfactorily-completed:-34-(i)-A-minimum-six-(6)-month-teacher's-course-of-instruction-in-one-35-(1)-of-the-specialties-described-in-this-subsection;-or-36-(ii)-A-minimum-three-(3)-month-teacher's-course-of-instruction-in-37-a-school-of-one-(1)-of-the-specialties-described-in-this-subsec---38-tion,-if-the-applicant-has-at-least-two-(2)-years-of-experience-as-39-a-licensee-in-one-(1)-of-the-specialties-described-in-this-subsec---40-tion;-and-41-(c)-Have-completed-twelve-(12)-college-credit-hours-or-equivalent-edu---42-cation,-as-determined-by-the-board,-or-pass-an-examination-approved-by-43-the-board.-44-(4)-To-be-qualified-to-hold-an-apprenticeship-for-purposes-of-this-chap---45-ter,-a-person-must:-46-(a)-Meet-the-qualifications-set-forth-in-paragraphs-(a),-(b),-and-(d)-of-47-subsection-(1)-of-this-section;-and-48-(b)-Be-registered-as-an-apprentice-with-the-board.-49--3-(5)-To-be-considered-a-student-for-purposes-of-this-chapter,-a-person-1-must:-2-(a)-Meet-the-qualifications-set-forth-in-paragraph-(b)-of-subsection-3-(1)-of-this-section;-and-4-(b)-Be-registered-as-a-student-in-a-licensed-barber-school-or-cosmetol---5-ogy-school.-6-(6)-A-high-school-student-enrolled-in-a-licensed-school-may-be-under-7-sixteen-and-one---half-(16-1/2)-years-of-age-while-accruing-the-course-of-in---8-struction-hours-required-for-licensure.-9-SECTION-2.-An-emergency-existing-therefor,-which-emergency-is-hereby-10-declared-to-exist,-this-act-shall-be-in-full-force-and-effect-on-and-after-1-1-July-1,-2026.-12+Purpose+/+Fiscal+Note+Bill+SOP/FN+INTRODUCED:+01/22/2026,+9:09+AM
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