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1,500 training hours and $125 to shampoo hair?
Passing SB 999 would be a start. The bill proposes to repeal the occupational license requirement for shampooing, arranging, dressing, curling, waving, cleansing, and beautifying hair. All of these practices currently require over 1,500 hours of training, several exams, and up to $125 in fees in order to receive a license.
SB 999 is sponsored by the R Street Institute, a non-partisan policy think tank based in Washington D.C. Steven Greenhut, Western region director for the R Street Institute said, “It’s absurd that people who simply want to shampoo or dress hair have to jump through enormous and costly hurdles to do so.”
