Plain English Breakdown
The bill status shows it passed both chambers but reached final enrollment; however, no effective date is listed in the provided metadata.
HB684: Rules for Teaching Hair and Scalp Health Classes
This bill allows barbering, cosmetology, and hair design schools to teach trichology courses while requiring certain instructors to complete specific training hours.
What This Bill Does
- Allows schools of barbering, cosmetology, and hair design to offer classes on the study of hair and scalp health called trichology.
- Requires that certain teachers and instructors in these programs finish 50 hours of trichology training before teaching.
- Provides exceptions where the full training requirement might not apply.
- Adds new definitions related to cosmetologists and barbering schools.
Who It Names or Affects
- Schools of barbering, cosmetology, and hair design in Georgia.
- Teachers and instructors who work at these beauty training schools.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill text does not list the specific details of what counts as an exception to the training rule.
- The exact date when these new rules will start is not included in this summary.
- The source material does not explain how schools must prove that instructors completed their 50 hours.