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An act relating to cosmetology, the official text

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1                  STATE OF OKLAHOMA

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2                1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)

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3 SENATE BILL 532              By: Bergstrom
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6                  AS INTRODUCED

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7   An Act relating to cosmetology; amending 59 O.S.

7   2021, Section 199.10, as amended by Section 7,

8   Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section

8   199.10), which relates to the Oklahoma Cosmetology

9   and Barbering Act; requiring certain continuing

9   education for certain licenses; requiring the State

10  Board of Cosmetology and Barbering to promulgate

10  certain rules; and providing an effective date.

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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15  SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY  59 O.S. 2021, Section 199.10, as

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16 amended by Section 7, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024,
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17 Section 199.10), is amended to read as follows:
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18  Section 199.10. A. All licenses issued under the provisions of

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19 the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act shall be issued for a
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20 period of one (1) year. The expiration date of the license shall be
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21 the last day of the month in which the applicant's birthday falls.
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22 The public display of a licensee's personal residential address on
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23 the face of any license issued pursuant to the provisions of the
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24 Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act shall be prohibited on and
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1 after July 1, 2016, and such personal address information, if
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2 publicly displayed on a valid license, may be redacted by the
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3 licensee until the license is renewed and no longer bears his or her
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4 personal residential address.
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5   B. 1. Beginning January 1, 2026, as a condition of renewal or

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6 reactivation of the license, each licensee shall submit to the State
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7 Board of Cosmetology and Barbering evidence of completion of twelve
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8 (12) hours of continuing education courses approved by the Board,
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9 within the twenty-four (24) months immediately preceding the term
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10 for which the license is to be issued.
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11  2. The Board shall promulgate rules for subjects to be included

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12 in the continuing education. Each licensee shall be required to
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13 complete and include as part of the requirements of the continuing
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14 education a specified number of required subjects as prescribed by
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15 rule.
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16  C. Applications for renewal must be made on or before the last

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17 day of the month in which the applicant's birthday falls, and shall
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18 be accompanied by the appropriate fees.
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19  C. D. Any person who fails to renew the license within the

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20 required time may make application for renewal at any time within
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21 five (5) years from the expiration date of the license by paying the
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22 regular renewal license fee and a late fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00),
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23 which becomes due two (2) months after the expiration date.
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1   D. E. Any person who fails to renew within the required time

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2 may make application with subsequent renewal and penalty fees.
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3   E. F. Before a person may take an examination to renew an

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4 expired license after a period of five (5) years, such person shall
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5 register in a cosmetology or barber school for the given number of
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6 review hours in accordance with the following timetable and schedule
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7 based upon the type of license held.
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8                       Expired Five    Review

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9 License Type          Years or More   Hours Required
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10 Basic Cosmetologist                  250 hours
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11 Barber                               250 hours
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12 Master Cosmetology
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13  Instructor                          100 hours

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14 Master Barber
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15  Instructor                          100 hours

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16 Facial/Esthetics
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17  Instructor                          100 hours

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18 Manicurist/Nail
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19  Technician

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20  Instructor                          100 hours

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21 Manicurist                           100 hours
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22 Facial Operator                      100 hours
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1   F. G. Each person holding a license shall notify the Board of

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4   SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

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