HB664 Summary

• Creates the Alabama Board of Barbering and Cosmetology to replace the existing Board of Cosmetology, expanding regulation to include barbers, estheticians, manicurists, and natural hairstylists under new Chapter 7B, Title 34.

• Establishes a seven-member board appointed by the Governor consisting of two cosmetologists, two barbers, one esthetician, one manicurist, and one consumer, with members serving four-year terms and representing one member per congressional district.

• Defines licensing requirements for various practices including minimum clock hours (1,000-1,500 hours for most professions, 210 hours for natural hairstylists) and qualifications for students, apprentices, instructors, and school operators.

• Authorizes the board to establish fee schedules, deny/revoke licenses for violations, impose administrative fines up to $750 per violation, and enforce regulations through board rules compliant with the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act.

• Repeals Chapter 7A relating to the former Board of Cosmetology while preserving the status of all persons properly licensed under the previous chapter; effective the first day of the third month following passage.