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Office of Barber and Cosmetology Licensure: Legislative Updates

New 2019 Legislation

On May 16, 2019, Governor Jared Polis signed HB19-1290 Barber / Cos Foreign Equivalency. Effective August 2, 2019, applicants for a barber, cosmetologist, esthetician, hairstylist, and nail technician licenses by examination can substitute work experience obtained in a foreign country for the required contact hours, using a ratio of three months of experience for every one hundred contact hours. The hours required for disinfection, cleaning, safe work practices, and review of laws and rules are not eligible for substitution. The new law allows the Division of Professions and Occupations in the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) to promulgate rules to determine how applicants provide proof and attestation of foreign work experience with the application for examination.