appropriation; barbering and cosmetology board

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is listed as the general effective date, but no specific calendar date is provided in the source material.

SB1517 - Funding for the Barbering and Cosmetology Board

This bill gives $235,500 from a specific fund to hire three new staff members at the Arizona Barbering and Cosmetology Board.

What This Bill Does

• Appropriates $235,500 for salaries and operational costs in fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Creates three full-time equivalent positions within the board's budget.
• Requires hiring one licensing specialist to handle license matters.
• Requires hiring one customer service representative to assist the public.
• Requires hiring one quality assurance specialist for oversight duties.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona Barbering and Cosmetology Board
• Barbers, cosmetologists, aestheticians, nail technicians, eyelash technicians, and hairstylists regulated by the board

Terms To Know

Appropriation

The official act of setting aside money for a specific purpose.

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent)

A unit that measures the workload of one full-time employee.

Barbering and Cosmetology Fund

The account holding money collected from licensing fees for regulated professionals.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not state the exact start date beyond the general effective date.
• The text does not specify how much each new staff member will be paid individually.
• The source material does not describe any changes to rules or fees for professionals.

Official Summary Text

SB1517 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

AMENDED

FACT SHEET FOR
S.B. 1517

appropriation;
barbering and cosmetology board

Purpose

Appropriates $235,500 and three full-time equivalent positions (FTEs) from
the Barbering and Cosmetology Fund to the Arizona Barbering and Cosmetology
Board (Board) for salaries and operational costs.

Background

The Board was established to administer and
enforce the regulatory requirements relating to barbering and cosmetology
professionals and establishments, including sanitary and safety standards.
These professionals include aestheticians, barbers, cosmetologists,
hairstylists, nail technicians and eyelash technicians. The Board's duties
include: 1) adopting rules that are necessary for the proper conduct of
professionals and establishments; 2) administering and enforcing statutory and
administrative regulations, including investigations and taking disciplinary
action; 3) when necessary, inspecting the premises of any establishment or
school during business hours; and 4) making and maintaining records of its acts
and proceedings, including issuance, denial, renewal or revocation of a license
or registration (
A.R.S.
Title 32, Chapter 3
).

The Board is self-funded, depositing 15 percent of all monies collected from
examination and licensing fees of regulated professionals and establishments in
the state General Fund (state GF) and the remaining 85 percent in the Barbering
and Cosmetology Fund (
A.R.S.�
32-505
). The Board's total operating budget is $3,027,300 and 33.5 FTEs (
JLBC Baseline
).

S.B. 1517 appropriates $235,500 from the Barbering and Cosmetology Fund
in FY 2027 to the Board.

Provisions

1.

Appropriates
$235,500 and three FTEs from the Barbering and Cosmetology Fund in FY 2027 to
the Board for salaries and operational costs.

2.

Requires
the Board to fill the three FTEs with the following staff:

a)

one licensing specialist;

b)

one customer service representative; and

c)

one quality assurance specialist.

3.

Become
effective on the general effective date.

Amendments Adopted by
Committees

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Specifies that the $235,000 and three FTE positions are
appropriated from the Barbering and Cosmetology Fund rather than the state GF.

Senate Action

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Prepared by Senate Research

February 25, 2026

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Current Bill Text

SB1517 - 572R - S Ver

Senate Engrossed

appropriation;
barbering and cosmetology board

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SENATE BILL 1517

AN
ACT

Appropriating monies to the Barbering and
Cosmetology board.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.
Appropriations;
barbering and cosmetology board; salary and operational costs

A. The sum of $235,500 and
three FTE positions are appropriated from the
barbering
and cosmetology fund established by section 32-505, Arizona Revised
Statutes, in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the barbering and cosmetology board for
salaries and operational costs.

B. The barbering and
cosmetology board shall fill three FTE positions with the following staff:

1. One licensing
specialist.

2. One customer service
representative.

3. One quality assurance specialist.