AN ACT relating to cosmetology.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 317A to prohibit a licensee from performing services that go beyond the stratum germinativum layer unless practicing under the immediate supervision of a licensed physician; prohibit a licensee from performing any service regulated by another agency without the appropriate licensing for that service; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 317A to define "fixed salon" and "mobile salon"; change "limited beauty salon" to "limited facility" throughout; require any person…

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This bill updates Kentucky's cosmetology laws by setting new rules for salons, licenses, and professional conduct. It creates permits for natural hair braiders, establishes licensing for mobile salons, sets fines for unlicensed practice, and adds requirements such as updated training hours for estheticians. Who it may affect: licensed cosmetologists, estheticians, nail technicians, natural hair braiders, salon owners, and cosmetology school students and instructors.

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