Texture Positive Act of 2025
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1Short title
This section would allow the Act to be referred to as the Texture Positive Act of 2025.
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Texture Positive Act of 2025 .
2Grants for education and technical training on textured hair
This section would direct the Secretary of Labor to award competitive grants to States for the purpose of awarding subgrants to eligible entities. A State seeking a grant would have to apply to the Secretary at a time, in a manner, and with information the Secretary reasonably requires, including a summary of the information submitted by each eligible entity the State plans to subgrant to. A State that receives a grant would have to use it to award competitive subgrants to eligible entities for the activities described below. An eligible entity seeking a subgrant would have to apply to the State with a description of how it plans to carry out those activities, an estimate of the cost of carrying out all of the activities described below that the entity plans to undertake with the subgrant, including within that estimate the cost per student of providing the required education and technical training, an estimate of the number of students it plans to instruct, and a description of how it plans to increase access to the training. An eligible entity that receives a subgrant would have to use the funds to provide, as part of the curriculum of cosmetology schools, education and technical training to students on how to shampoo, deep condition, braid, twist, and style textured hair, and could use the funds to develop that training, hire and train instructors, and provide digital training, including prerecorded videos. A State would award each subgrant in an amount it determines appropriate based on the eligible entity's estimate of the cost of its activities and the number of students it plans to instruct. A grant under this section would last 4 years and could be renewed by the Secretary. A subgrant would last 6 months and could be renewed by the State, which would consider the reporting information described below when deciding whether to renew. Not later than 60 days before the end of a subgrant's term, the eligible entity would have to report to the State on how the subgrant was used, which cosmetology schools it worked with to provide the training, how many instructors it trained to provide the training, and how many students received the training. Not later than 60 days after the end of a grant's term, the State would have to report to the Secretary identifying the State agency that awards subgrants under this section and summarizing the eligible entities' reports. The section defines a cosmetology school as a school that provides training to prepare students for gainful employment in a cosmetology-related occupation. It defines an eligible entity as a corporation, limited liability company, association, or company that was established at least 5 years before the date this Act is enacted, has experience providing the required education and technical training, has an employer identification number issued by the Internal Revenue Service, and has a Minority- or Women-owned Business Enterprise certificate; the term does not include a consortium of cosmetology schools (including an association of such schools), an individual, or a cosmetology school that has at any point received Federal funds other than through a subgrant under this section. It defines the Secretary as the Secretary of Labor, State as each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and textured hair as hair that is coiled, curly, or wavy in its natural state.
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2. Grants for education and technical training on textured hair (a) Grants authorized The Secretary shall award, on a competitive basis, grants to States for the purpose of awarding subgrants in accordance with this section. (b) Application A State seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require, including a summary of the information submitted under subsection (c)(2) by each eligible entity that the State plans to award a subgrant to under such subsection. (c) Subgrants (1) In general A State that receives a grant under this section shall use such grant to award, on a competitive basis, subgrants to eligible entities for the purpose of carrying out the activities described in paragraph (3). (2) Application An eligible entity seeking a subgrant under this subsection shall submit an application to the State at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the State may reasonably require, including— (A) a description of how the eligible entity plans to carry out the activities described in paragraph (3); (B) an estimate of— (i) the cost of conducting the activities described in paragraph (3), including the cost per student of providing the education and technical training required under subparagraph (A) of such paragraph; and (ii) the number of students the eligible entity plans to instruct; and (C) a description of how the eligible entity plans to increase access to the education and technical training required under paragraph (3)(A). (3) Use of funds An eligible entity that receives a subgrant under this subsection— (A) shall use such subgrant funds to provide, as part of the curriculum of cosmetology schools, education and technical training to students of such cosmetology schools on how to shampoo, deep condition, braid, twist, and style textured hair; and (B) may use such subgrant funds to, in order to better provide such education and technical training— (i) develop such education and technical training; (ii) hire and train instructors; and (iii) provide digital training, including through prerecorded videos. (4) Determination of amount of award A State shall award a subgrant under this subsection in an amount that the State determines appropriate based on the estimate submitted under paragraph (2)(B). (d) Duration; renewal (1) Grants A grant awarded under this section shall be for a term of 4 years and may be renewed by the Secretary. (2) Subgrants A subgrant awarded under subsection (c) shall be for a term of 6 months and may be renewed by the State that awarded the subgrant. In determining whether to renew such subgrant, the State shall take into consideration the information submitted under subsection (e). (e) Reporting requirements (1) Eligible entities Not later than 60 days before each date that is the final date of the term described in subsection (d)(2), a recipient of a subgrant under subsection (c) shall submit to the State that awarded the subgrant a report including— (A) a description of how the subgrant was used; (B) an identification of the cosmetology schools that the eligible entity worked with to provide the education and technical training required under subsection (c)(3)(A); (C) the number of instructors that the eligible entity trained to provide the education and technical training required under subsection (c)(3)(A); and (D) the number of students that received the education and technical training required under subsection (c)(3)(A). (2) States Not later than 60 days after each date that is the final date of the term described in subsection (d)(1), a State that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary a report including— (A) an identification of the State agency that awards subgrants under this section; and (B) a summary of the information submitted under paragraph (1). (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Cosmetology school The term cosmetology school means a school that provides training to prepare students for gainful employment in an occupation related to cosmetology. (2) Eligible entity The term eligible entity — (A) means a corporation, limited liability company, association, or company that— (i) was established not less than 5 years before the date of enactment of this Act; (ii) has experience in providing the education and technical training required under subsection (c)(3)(A); (iii) has an employer identification number issued by the Internal Revenue Service; and (iv) has a Minority- or Women-owned Business Enterprise certificate; and (B) does not include— (i) a consortium of cosmetology schools, including an association of such schools; (ii) an individual; or (iii) a cosmetology school that has received, at any point, Federal funds other than through a subgrant under subsection (c). (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Labor. (4) State The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. (5) Textured hair The term textured hair means hair that is coiled, curly, or wavy in its natural state.
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