South DakotaCosmetology commission must set rules for out-of-state license hours
The Cosmetology Commission must file a rule amendment by September 1, 2026, on when out-of-state applicants may count work experience toward required education hours.
What it does
The Cosmetology Commission must file a rule amendment by September 1, 2026, on allowing some out-of-state applicants to count relevant work experience toward required education hours.
The commission may license some applicants whose related license does not match a South Dakota license if relevant work experience makes up any education-hours gap and they meet the other requirements.
Argument forSome applicants may use relevant work experience to make up part of an education-hours gap when seeking a South Dakota license.
Argument againstApplicants with work experience from more than five years ago may need an extra safety and infection control course before they can receive credit.
More detail
The Cosmetology Commission must file a rule amendment on counting work experience toward education hours. The rule covers applicants seeking cosmetology, nail technician, or esthetician licenses by reciprocity. For work experience more than five years before the application, the applicant must take a commission-approved safety and infection control course to receive credit. The commission must file the rule amendment no later than September 1, 2026.
The commission may issue a license to an applicant with a related license that is not equivalent to a South Dakota license. This applies to applicants with a cosmetology-related license that does not match a South Dakota cosmetology, nail technology, or esthetics license. The applicant must have enough relevant work experience to make up any education-hours gap under commission rules and must meet the other requirements in the section.
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Mar 30Signed by the Governor Larry Rhoden on 2026-03-30 H.J. 578Became Law
- Mar 10Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-10 H.J. 546To Governor
- Mar 9Signed by the President S.J. 506Passed Senate
- Mar 5Signed by the Speaker H.J. 529Passed House
- Mar 4House of Representatives Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 0 H.J. 507
- Vote recorded Concurred in amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 2Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 3 S.J. 433
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 2Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 430 Amendment 1194EMajor
- Feb 26Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 411
- Feb 24Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0 S.J. 15
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 24Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 15 Amendment 1194BMajor
- Feb 24Scheduled for hearing
- Feb 12First read in Senate and referred to Senate Commerce and Energy S.J. 260Minor
- Feb 11House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 1 H.J. 297
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11House of Representatives Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 297 Amendment 1194AMajor
- Feb 10House of Representatives Deferred to another day , Passed, H.J. 285
- Feb 9Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 H.J. 16Minor
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Scheduled for hearing
- Jan 29First read in House and referred to House Commerce and Energy H.J. 176Introduced
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