Sub. H.B. No. 227 - Cosmetology Licensing Law Summary

• Adds new license types and board positions: Establishes "managing advanced" licenses for salon managers and new board seats for tanning facility permit holders and estheticians; creates boutique services registration for limited cosmetology services (braiding, threading, shampooing).

• Expands cosmetology branches: Formally recognizes natural hair styling and boutique services as distinct branches of cosmetology with separate licensing and training requirements.

• Updates school instructor requirements: Requires schools of cosmetology to create instructor examinations and establishes new training hour requirements for instructor candidates within two years; allows non-licensed instructors under certain conditions.

• Enhances board enforcement authority: Grants the board authority to investigate alleged violations regardless of licensure status; allows disciplinary action without formal adjudication for human trafficking violations; establishes tiered fine structures based on prior violations.

• Adds reporting and transparency requirements: Mandates annual board reports to state leadership on enrollment, graduation rates, test passage rates, violations, and disciplinary actions; requires schools to establish complaint procedures and inform students of their rights.