Allows certain licensees of New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling to teach in private schools of cosmetology and hairstyling.
This bill allows licensed professionals in barbering, beauty culture, manicuring, hair braiding, or skin care to teach in private cosmetology and hairstyling schools, provided they meet general teacher requirements (excluding the need for a cosmetology license) and demonstrate their training equals or exceeds that required for a cosmetology license. Currently, only individuals with a cosmetology and hairstyling license could teach in these schools. The bill also adds a requirement that teachers must only instruct in services within the scope of their professional license. This change directly affects private cosmetology schools and expands the pool of potential instructors.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
General Assembly Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action May 16, 2024
Floor votes · General Assembly May 13, 2024
How they voted
68–3
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 80
May 13, 2024
D
Democratic52
88% Yea
R
Republican28
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 16, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
upper
May 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (68-3-0)
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee
lower
3 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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