A bill for an act relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including schools of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences and a combined course of study for the practice of esthetics and nail technology.

This Iowa bill updates barbering and cosmetology licensing rules. It allows schools to host non-class activities without disrupting instruction, lets instructors provide paid services at school during non-teaching hours, and creates a combined license for esthetics and nail technology (requiring full completion of all requirements to qualify). The licensing board cannot approve programs with lower standards than existing licenses or duplicate existing programs. Licensed schools where students practice services are exempt from separate establishment licensing.