This bill amends the qualifications for obtaining a certificate as a registered cosmetologist, esthetician, or manicurist in Louisiana. Specifically, it modifies the educational requirements by allowing individuals to qualify if they have earned the equivalent of a high school diploma from a nonpublic school that does not seek state approval, in addition to the existing requirement of having completed the equivalent training of the tenth grade from an approved high school.

Furthermore, the bill updates the criteria for postsecondary schools that wish to be licensed as educational institutions. It now permits these schools to enroll students who have earned a high school diploma from an approved high school, a general equivalency diploma, or the equivalent of a high school diploma from a nonpublic school not seeking state approval. These changes aim to broaden access to cosmetology education and certification in Louisiana.

Statutes affected:
HB301 Original: 37:582(A)(2), 37:1(1)
HB301 Engrossed: 37:582(A)(2), 37:1(1)
HB301 Enrolled: 37:582(A)(2), 37:1(1)
HB301 Act : 37:582(A)(2), 37:1(1)