Senate Bill 2647, sponsored by Sen. Kevin Blackwell, would allow barbers, cosmetologists, estheticians, and manicurists to be eligible for a license by completing an apprenticeship program.
Currently, you are required to complete a minimum number of hours in a school. The apprenticeship program, which requires twice the number of hours as school, removes a potential barrier by providing an option for those who would like to or need to earn income while completing the necessary training for their trade. This is another pathway to a career in any of these fields.
Under the bill, you would be eligible for your license by completing the following apprenticeship programs:
– 3,000 hour program for a cosmetologist or barber
– 1,200 hour program for estheticians
– 700 hour program for a manicurist
Empower Mississippi supports this legislation.
It has been referred to Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency. You can read the bill here.
