WV SB654

Creates a salon training program allowing licensed salons in West Virginia to employ unlicensed individuals to provide shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling services under general supervision of a licensed provider

Requires unlicensed trainees to complete up to 4 hours of board-approved education on barbering/cosmetology laws and sanitation before offering services, with low-cost and virtual training options mandated

Allows trainees who complete 1,000 hours of supervised practice through the salon training program to qualify for the hair stylist licensing examination

Exempts hair braiding, threading, blow-dry styling, and makeup application from regulation by the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists

Requires participating salons to provide written disclosure to consumers that services are being performed by an unlicensed provider, and authorizes the board to immediately cease a salon's program participation if human health is endangered