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A bill for an act relating to a barbering and cosmetology establishment training program.(See HF 711 .)

A bill for an act relating to a barbering and cosmetology establishment training program.(See HF 711 .)

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
WULF
Last action
2025-03-21
Official status
Withdrawn. H.J. 772 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to a barbering and cosmetology establishment training program.(See HF 711 .)

A bill for an act relating to a barbering and cosmetology establishment training program.(See HF 711 .)

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to a barbering and cosmetology establishment training program.(See HF 711 .)

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-21 Iowa Legislature

    Withdrawn. H.J. 772 .

  2. 2025-03-03 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 711 .

  3. 2025-02-26 Iowa Legislature

    Committee vote: Yeas, 15. Nays, 8. H.J. 446 .

  4. 2025-02-26 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 446 .

  5. 2025-02-24 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  6. 2025-02-24 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 02/24/2025 12:30PM RM 304.

  7. 2025-02-11 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Wulf, Harris and Scheetz. H.J. 289 .

  8. 2025-01-14 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 45 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to a barbering and cosmetology establishment training program.(See HF 711 .)

Current Bill Text

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House

File

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

49

BY

WULF

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

a

barbering

and

cosmetology

establishment

1

training

program.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

157.2,

subsection

1,

Code

2025,

is

1

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

2

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

h.

Persons

providing

services

pursuant

to

an

3

establishment

training

program

authorized

pursuant

to

section

4

157.12D.

5

Sec.

2.

Section

157.2,

subsection

3,

Code

2025,

is

amended

6

to

read

as

follows:

7

3.

With

the

exception

of

hair

removal,

manicuring,

and

nail

8

technology

services,

persons

licensed

under

this

chapter

or

9

participating

in

an

establishment

training

program

authorized

10

pursuant

to

section

157.12D

shall

not

administer

any

procedure

11

in

which

human

tissue

is

cut,

shaped,

vaporized,

or

otherwise

12

structurally

altered.

13

Sec.

3.

NEW

SECTION

.

157.12D

Establishment

training

14

program.

15

1.

An

establishment

training

program

is

created.

The

16

board

shall

create

an

establishment

training

program

and

allow

17

establishments

to

register

to

participate

in

the

program.

An

18

establishment

licensed

pursuant

to

section

157.11,

including

19

an

establishment

operating

in

a

residence

pursuant

to

section

20

157.6

may

participate

in

the

program

by

registering

with

the

21

board.

22

2.

An

establishment

that

registers

with

the

board

may

employ

23

persons,

without

regard

to

the

person’s

licensure

status,

to

24

provide

the

services

of

shampooing,

cutting,

coloring,

and

25

styling

hair

under

the

supervision

of

a

licensee

who

regularly

26

provides

the

services.

A

person

providing

services

without

27

a

license

must

first

complete

two

hours

of

education

related

28

to

barbering

and

cosmetology

laws

in

this

state

and

rules

and

29

sanitation,

as

determined

by

the

board

by

rule,

before

offering

30

services

permitted

under

the

program.

The

establishment

owner

31

is

responsible

for

ensuring

the

education,

training,

skills,

32

and

competence

of

persons

who

provide

services

in

the

owner’s

33

establishment.

34

3.

An

establishment

participating

in

the

establishment

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training

program

shall

comply

with

all

facility

and

minimum

1

equipment

requirements,

safety

and

infection

control

2

provisions,

inspection

requirements,

management

requirements,

3

and

establishment

licensing

renewal

requirements.

The

4

department

shall

inspect

an

establishment

participating

in

the

5

program

as

the

department

deems

necessary

to

ensure

compliance

6

with

these

requirements.

7

4.

The

establishment

shall

disclose

in

writing

prior

to

8

the

consumer’s

receipt

of

services

from

an

unlicensed

provider

9

that

the

establishment

is

participating

in

the

program

and

10

that

the

provider

is

not

licensed.

The

disclosure

shall

be

11

clearly

legible

and

state:

“This

licensed

establishment

is

12

registered

to

participate

in

an

establishment

training

program.

13

This

establishment

employs

unlicensed

providers

who

work

under

14

the

supervision

of

licensed

providers.

The

services

you

are

15

receiving

are

from

an

unlicensed

provider

participating

in

this

16

program.”

17

5.

In

addition

to

any

other

remedy

provided

by

law,

in

18

an

action

based

on

an

injury

alleged

to

have

occurred

in

an

19

establishment

participating

in

the

establishment

training

20

program,

a

prevailing

party

may

recover

reasonable

attorney’s

21

fees

and

receive

other

equitable

relief

as

determined

by

the

22

court.

23

6.

In

addition

to

any

other

disciplinary

powers

established

24

pursuant

to

this

chapter,

the

board

may,

when

it

has

probable

25

cause

to

believe

that

human

health

is

endangered,

order

an

26

establishment

participating

in

the

program

to

immediately

cease

27

participation

in

the

program.

The

board

shall

conduct

formal

28

proceedings

pursuant

to

this

chapter

to

determine

whether

the

29

problem

has

been

corrected,

whether

to

suspend,

revoke,

or

30

reinstate

the

establishment’s

participation

in

the

program,

and

31

whether

to

suspend,

revoke,

or

reinstate

the

establishment’s

32

license.

33

7.

For

the

purposes

of

this

section,

“supervision”

means

34

within

the

physical

presence

of

a

licensee

and

the

licensee

is

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available

to

assist

in

providing

services.

1

Sec.

4.

Section

157.13,

subsection

1,

Code

2025,

is

amended

2

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

3

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

d.

When

the

practice

is

performed

by

a

4

person

without

a

license

under

the

supervision

of

a

licensee

in

5

an

establishment

registered

with

the

board

pursuant

to

section

6

157.12D.

7

Sec.

5.

Section

157.13,

subsection

4,

unnumbered

paragraph

8

1,

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

9

If

the

board

has

reasonable

grounds

to

believe

that

a

person

10

or

establishment

which

is

not

licensed

under

this

chapter

and

11

that

is

not

participating

in

an

establishment

training

program

12

pursuant

to

section

157.12D

has

engaged,

or

is

about

to

engage,

13

in

an

act

or

practice

which

requires

licensure

under

this

14

chapter

,

or

otherwise

violates

a

provision

of

this

chapter

,

the

15

board

may

issue

an

order

to

require

the

unlicensed

person

or

16

establishment

to

comply

with

the

provisions

of

this

chapter

,

17

and

may

impose

a

civil

penalty

not

to

exceed

one

thousand

18

dollars

for

each

violation

of

this

chapter

by

an

unlicensed

19

person

or

establishment.

Each

day

of

a

continued

violation

20

after

an

order

or

citation

by

the

board

constitutes

a

separate

21

offense,

with

the

maximum

penalty

not

to

exceed

ten

thousand

22

dollars.

23

EXPLANATION

24

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

25

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

26

This

bill

relates

to

the

practice

of

barbering

and

27

cosmetology

arts

and

sciences

by

certain

unlicensed

persons.

28

The

bill

requires

the

board

of

barbering

and

cosmetology

arts

29

and

sciences

to

create

an

establishment

training

program

30

(program).

The

bill

allows

an

establishment

to

participate

in

31

the

program

by

registering

with

the

board.

The

bill

allows

an

32

establishment

participating

in

the

program

to

employ

unlicensed

33

persons

to

perform

certain

cosmetology

arts

and

sciences

34

under

the

supervision,

defined

in

the

bill,

of

a

licensee

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who

regularly

provides

those

services.

The

bill

requires

an

1

unlicensed

person

participating

in

the

program

to

first

receive

2

education

regarding

barbering

and

cosmetology

laws

and

rules

3

and

sanitation.

The

owner

of

an

establishment

participating

4

in

the

program

is

responsible

for

ensuring

the

education,

5

training,

skills,

and

competence

of

persons

who

provide

6

services

in

the

owner’s

establishment.

7

The

bill

requires

an

establishment

participating

in

the

8

program

to

comply

with

all

facility

and

minimum

equipment

9

requirements,

safety

and

infection

control

provisions,

10

inspection

requirements,

management

requirements,

and

11

establishment

licensing

renewal

requirements.

The

bill

12

requires

the

department

of

inspections,

appeals,

and

licensing

13

to

inspect

an

establishment

participating

in

the

program

14

as

often

as

it

deems

necessary

to

ensure

compliance

with

15

these

requirements.

The

bill

also

requires

an

establishment

16

participating

in

the

program

to

inform

a

consumer

receiving

17

services

from

an

unlicensed

person

in

writing

prior

to

the

18

provision

of

services.

19

The

bill

allows

a

party

prevailing

in

an

action

based

20

on

an

injury

alleged

to

have

occurred

in

an

establishment

21

participating

in

the

program

to

recover

reasonable

attorney’s

22

fees

and

receive

other

equitable

relief

as

determined

by

the

23

court.

The

bill

allows

the

board

to

order

an

establishment

24

to

immediately

cease

participation

in

the

program

if

it

has

25

probable

cause

to

believe

that

human

health

is

endangered.

26

The

bill

requires

the

board

to

formally

investigate

an

27

establishment

subject

to

discipline

under

the

bill

and

28

allows

the

board

to

reinstate

or

revoke

the

establishment’s

29

participation

in

the

program,

and

to

suspend,

revoke,

or

30

reinstate

the

establishment’s

license.

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