Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences and providing transition provisions

The bill also provides that the current rules of both boards shall remain in effect until the board of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences amends, rescinds, or supplements the rules, or the rules expire by their own terms. The bill grants the board of barbering, the board of cosmetology arts and sciences, and the board of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences emergency rulemaking authority to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill also provides other transition provisions, including but not limited to the transitioning of current licenses held under Code chapter 158 to new licenses under Code chapter 157 upon the expiration of the current licenses. The bill changes the definition of “cosmetology” by removing arranging, braiding, and dressing of hair from the definition. The bill adds esthetics and barbering to the practices encompassed within the definition of “cosmetology”. The bill changes the definition of “cosmetologist” to exclude a person who claims by the person’s occupation to have knowledge or skill particular to the practice of cosmetology. The bill changes the definition of “manicuring” by removing the exclusion of the application of sculpted nails or nail extensions and pedicuring from the definition. The bill also removes manicuring and pedicuring from the definition of “cosmetology arts and sciences”. The bill sets the training requirements for a license to practice esthetics to 600 hours and the training requirements for a license to practice manicuring to 325 hours. The bill removes references in the Code to methods of measuring a course of study in a practice of cosmetology other than instructional hours. The bill allows a school of cosmetology arts and sciences to provide services to members of the public so long as the provision of such services does not interfere with student instruction. The bill requires the board of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences to grant an Iowa license to practice a cosmetology art or science to a person who presents evidence of having had an equivalent license in, and having been practicing in, another state for at least of the last months. The bill also directs the board of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences to adopt rules for the licensure of persons who practice barbering and hairstyling. Under current law, cosmetologists and barbers may both provide services that include hairstyling. The bill preserves the ability of cosmetologists to provide such services and instructs the board to create a new license permitting barbering and hairstyling licensees to provide only barbering and hairstyling services. The bill provides a definition of hairstyling and adds hairstyling to the list of cosmetology arts and sciences disciplines. The bill also provides for the development of a process for the licensure of persons who provide both hairstyling and barbering services but who do not practice any of the other cosmetology arts and sciences.