Tennessee Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners
Notification of Statutory Changes
Pursuant to T.C.A. § 4-3-1306(d), you are receiving this notice because you have elected to receive notification by e-mail of certain changes or potential changes to the law applicable to your profession. As such, the Department would notify you of the following Public Chapters that were passed during this legislative session and their effective dates:
Bill Number: SB93/HB103 Public Chapter: PC0214 - https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/pub/pc0214.pdf
Synopsis: As enacted, creates an eyelash specialist license; authorizes the establishment of eyelash services shops in accordance with requirements for other licensed shops; authorizes schools to offer courses of instruction that consist of 50 percent of the hours needed for an eyelash specialist license to be obtained from apprenticing; requires certain rule promulgation by the board of cosmetology and barber examiners. Creates an eyelash specialist license. Defines "eyelash services" to mean applying and removing a semi-permanent, threadlike, natural, or synthetic single fiber to an eyelash, including cleansing of the eye area and lashes prior to applying and after removing extensions. Authorizes the establishment of eyelash services shops in accordance with requirements for other licensed shops. Authorizes schools to offer courses of instruction that consist of 50 percent of the hours needed for an eyelash specialist license to be obtained from apprenticing. Allows the board of cosmetology and barber examiners to promulgate rules to effectuate this act. Effective Date: July 1, 2023
Bill Number: SB1247/HB1291 Public Chapter: PC208 - https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/pub/pc0208.pdf
Synopsis: As enacted, revises the law relative to reinstating certificates of registration for professional master barbers, barber instructors, and technicians, and licenses of cosmetologists, manicurists, aestheticians, and natural hair stylists. Enables a person who has been licensed to practice cosmetology in this state for 30 years who fails to renew their license before the expiration date to apply to the board of cosmetology for renewal. Specifies that the board may renew the license if the application for renewal is made within two months of the expiration date and is accompanied by the prescribed fee as set by the board. Effective Date: July 1, 2023
Bill Number: SB450/HB167 Public Chapter: PC0090 - https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/pub/pc0090.pdf
Synopsis: As enacted, prohibits the sale or distribution of tattoo and body piercing paraphernalia to minors. Effective Date: July 1, 2023
If you have any questions or concerns about these new rules, please contact Hugh Cross at Hugh.Cross@tn.gov or 615-741-3072.
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