This bill amends existing laws regarding the practice of barbering and cosmetology in Iowa. It introduces provisions that allow instructors at schools of barbering and cosmetology to perform services for compensation while not instructing students, and it clarifies that schools where these services are provided are exempt from being licensed as establishments. Additionally, the bill mandates that the board of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences adopt rules to implement these changes.

Furthermore, the bill permits the board to approve a combined course of study for students seeking licenses in both esthetics and nail technology. It specifies that students who do not complete the full requirements for either license will not be eligible for licensure in those fields. The board is also tasked with creating rules to facilitate this new combined licensing pathway.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 157.8A, 157.10, 157.11