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Indiana deregulation Bill passes the Senate

SB520 has passed through the Senate and is now in the House! 

SB520 will create the Eliminate, Reduce, and Streamline Employee Regulation (ERASER) committee to study professional licensing in Indiana. The licenses listed in the legislation may be terminated unless the general assembly takes action to retain the licenses. 

Licensed professionals in the beauty industry remain as one of the thirteen occupations still included in this bill.

Missouri HB590 will be heard in committee tomorrow, Thursday, February 28th and Missouri legislators need to hear from you!

HB590 will authorize a person to engage in the practice of specified professions without being licensed if he or she does not hold himself or herself out as being licensed.
As a member of the beauty industry, it is imperative that our profession continued to be licensed for the continued protection of the health and safety of consumers throughout the state of Missouri! Properly trained licensed professionals learn how to utilize chemicals and tools safely to avoid injuries and the spread of infectious diseases.
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PUT YOUR HEALTH FIRST The following explains how the regulation of the professional beauty industry protects the consumer and how licensed professionals are accountable for your health and safety.

Q: What kinds of beauty professionals have licenses?
A: Hair stylists, colorists, barbers, estheticians and nail technicians are licensed professionals. 

Q: Did you know a cosmetology license encompasses more than just hair?
A: Throughout their education, licensed professionals study skin and scalp care, anatomy, biology, chemistry, and science-based infection control.

Q: Why is it important that your licensed beauty professional be properly educated and licensed?
A: Licensed professionals are trained to utilize chemicals and tools safely to avoid injuries and the spread of infectious diseases such as:  burns, hair damage and loss, ring worm, folliculitis, lice, cuts, ingrown toenail and fungal infections, chemical burns, scarring, staph infections, nail separation, permanent nail disfigurement, skin pigmentation damage, strep throat, skin injuries due to waxing, infections after waxing, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C, HIV, and athlete’s foot.

Q: Why does your state legislature regulate the professional beauty industry?
A: Your state legislature creates laws to protect consumers and for the betterment of all residents of your state. Regulating the professional beauty industry provides consumer protection and consumer safety. Your state legislature has established and granted authority to your state board of barbering and cosmetology to regulate the professional beauty industry.
Q: What does legislation do?
A: The purpose of legislation is consumer health and safety. Legislation and regulations establish educational requirements to ensure knowledge and competency, which are verified by testing. Accountability is established through licensing which is governed by state boards.

Q: Do you know the steps that your licensed beauty professional takes to ensure your safety?
A: Beauty professionals first must complete hundreds of hours of schooling where they learn about proper safety and sanitation procedures, graduate from a cosmetology program, and successfully pass their state board exam to become a licensed professional.

Q: How is your licensed beauty professional held accountable to uphold these safety standards?
A: Your state board of barbering and cosmetology has inplace a consumer complaint resolution process that includes sending inspectors to examine establishments, conducting hearings to address consumer complaints, and assessing appropriate fines and penalties.


ABOUT NLCA BEAUTY FOR CHANGE 
In 2006 NLCA Beauty For Change Advocacy began and is there to assist salons and spas and beauty professionals working with the NLCA State Government Affairs Team. To help communicate and organize to advocate efforts in your state - from speaking with fellow beauty professionals to protesting at state capitols. Become a volunteer today your voice is our voice, we make a difference volunteer to with the NLCA Government Affairs Team in your state. Submit an advocacy volunteer form here

By working with beauty professionals at a state level, along with NLCA's national outreach, we can affect how government works and make a difference for our profession and our communities. " The NLCA Advocacy" provides a platform for professionals across the county to support prevailing pertinent bills directly affecting our industry in each of our states, " says, Julie Zepeda, Executive Director of the National Latino Cosmetology Association.

Please contact the NLCA Beauty For Change Team at 800.658.3801 or julie@nlcamerican.org if you have any questions or if you would like to join our efforts. Currently in your state we are looking for leaders across the nation to support the professionalism of the beauty industry.