clarify authority for the Cosmetology Commission to credit work experience for educational hours for certain out-of-state licensure applicants, and to require the commission to promulgate rules therefor.

Added specific authority for the Cosmetology Commission to promulgate rules allowing out-of-state applicants to use work experience as a substitute for education hours.

Explicitly included 'amount of work experience' as a specific item the commission can regulate regarding substitution for education requirements.

Updated examination waiver criteria to allow applicants with non-equivalent licenses to qualify if they possess sufficient relevant work experience to cover education deficiencies.

Added specific authority for the Cosmetology Commission to credit work experience as a substitute for educational hours for out-of-state applicants.

Established a conversion rate where two hours of work experience equals one hour of education, capped at 50% of the total required education hours.

Updated rule-making authority to include specific standards for evaluating out-of-state work experience and safety training requirements for older experience.

Reorganized and clarified the list of rule-making topics, shifting the focus from general inspection duties to specific educational equivalency and fee structures.

Added a new section allowing the commission to credit work experience toward education hours for out-of-state licensure applicants.

Modified the commission's rule-making authority to include specific standards for converting work experience into education credits.

Added a requirement for applicants with work experience older than five years to potentially complete a safety and infection control course.

Established a conversion rate of 2 work experience hours for 1 education hour, capped at 50% of total education requirements.