Ohio Association of Cosmetology Schools

Senator Niraj Antani (R) District 6, Dayton area, offered the amendment to SB 89 to reduce cosmetology and barber education.

The Senate Government Oversight Committee only has 5 members. My best guess is the vote will be 3/2 in favor of passage out of the committee during tomorrow’s hearing at 11:00, then added to the Senate session at 1:30 for a vote, then on to the house, where it will be assigned to a committee.

Personally, I would be calling the good senator’s office to request removal of the amendment at tomorrow’s committee hearing. (September 27) Not likely, but let’s light up his phones anyway.

He is the swing vote, for sure. It’s not over ‘till it’s over. Most likely you will speak with a legislative aid, but he will get the message: remove the amendment, or vote no. 614 466 4538

The link below will take you to The Ohio Channel, where you can watch tomorrow’s hearing, or view past hearings.

https://ohiochannel.org/collections/ohio-senate-government-oversight-committee

SB 89 was amended in the Ohio Senate Government Oversight Committee Wednesday, June 21, 2023 to include a massive reduction in the hours required to become a licensed cosmetologist or barber.

This poses a risk to the public we serve, devalues our current licenses, and reduces the career opportunities and earning potentials for new licensees.

The HB 33 Conference Committee removed identical provisions from the budget bill in June, 2023 and passed a compromise lowering the Cosmetology Hair Design license requirements to 1,000 clock hours. We thought this would put an end to attacks on our profession, and stop wasting legislators limited time. But nooo. Here we go again!

Why are cosmetology and barber professions being targeted? Not three months have passed since the last attempt to lower cosmetology and barber educational requirements. This is the 4th attempt in 4 consecutive Ohio General Assemblies to reduce education in professions dominated by women and minorities. What’s up with that?

Please sign our petition that will

Protectmyprofession.com

Thank you to all who shared our messages, wrote emails, made calls, and secured signatures for the protect our profession website in our fight against cosmetology and barber education reduction. The latest attempt was via an amendment to the state’s budget bill.

We are pleased to report that the attempt failed, and cosmetology and barber styling education requirements remain as they are in current law.

We’re not so foolish as to expect that this will put an end to the years-long endeavor by the big business corporate salon franchises, but we live to fight another day…and know that we will.

This is a critical week to remove the cosmetology and barbering education reduction amendment from the budget bill. According to law, the state’s budget must be completed by June 30. In addition to calling the legislators listed below, continue sharing protectmyprofession.com

House Speaker Jason Stephens
(614) 466-1366

House Speaker Pro Tempore Scott Oelslager (614) 752-2438

Finance Committee Chairman Jay Edwards (614) 466-2158

Finance Committee Vice Chairman Jeff LaRe (614) 466-8100

The reduction of Cosmetology and Barber education is highly controversial and has been rejected time after time by the legislature. Education reduction doesn’t belong in the budget bill in the form of a sneaky amendment.

If we must have this fight yet again, do it the honorable way, legislators, and introduce a stand alone bill and allow public comment.

These four MEN have the capability to remove the Cosmetology and Barber education reduction amendment from HB 33. Call them and leave the message below.

House Speaker Jason Stephens (614) 466-1366

House Speaker Pro Tempore Scott Oelslager (614) 752-2438

Finance Committee Chairman Jay Edwards (614) 466-2158

Finance Committee Vice Chairman Jeff LaRe (614) 466-8100

“As strong members of leadership in the Ohio House, I ask that you protect my profession from this legislation, which is intended to flood the market with minimally trained licensees to benefit a few powerful interests that do not not represent the vast majority of voices in our profession.”

I know you’ve seen this request previously. The alert is real. Rather than allowing true democracy, by way of public testimony, legislators are adding an amendment to the current budget bill that will reduce cosmetology and barber education to 1000 clock hours, without benefit of public input.

We have only days to stop them. Sign, share, and make some noise in their offices by calling . Info in comments.

Protect My Profession | Save Beauty Education! Ohio Legislators are back at it again. For the 5th time they have introduced a bill that will gut cosmetology and barber education, reducing the number of clock hours for cosmetology from 1,500 to 1,000 and barbering from 1,800 to 1,000. They claim that this bill is designed to help women, minoritie...

Listed below are members’ contact information for the Ohio House Commerce and Labor Committee HB 58.

also includes a number of cosmetology services that will become “boutique services”, eliminating education and with no oversight by the Ohio Cosmetology and Barber Board, including all Natural Hairstyling education and licenses.

Your silence is your acceptance.

House Commerce & Labor Committee
Mark Johnson
[email protected]
614 644 7928

Susan Manchester
[email protected]
614 466 6344

Lauren McNally
[email protected]
614 466 9435

Cindy Abrams
[email protected]
614 466 9091

Juanita O. Brent
[email protected]
614 466 1408

Thaddeus Claggett
[email protected]
614 466 1482

Al Cutrona
[email protected]
614 466 6107

Richard Dell’Aquila
[email protected]
614 466 3100

Elliot Forhan
[email protected]
614 644 5079

Dontavius Jarrells
[email protected]
614 644 5079

Don Jones
[email protected]
614 644 8728

Bill Roemer
[email protected]
614 644 5085

Nick Santucci
[email protected]
614 466 5441
https://legiscan.com/OH/text/HB58/id/2705820/Ohio-2023-HB58-Introduced.pdf

Listed below are members’ contact information for the Ohio House Commerce and Labor Committee hearing the bill.

also includes a number of cosmetology services that will become “boutique services”, eliminating education and with no oversight by the Ohio Cosmetology and Barber Board.

Your silence is your acceptance.

House Commerce & Labor Committee
Mark Johnson
[email protected]
614 644 7928

Susan Manchester
[email protected]
614 466 6344

Lauren McNally
[email protected]
614 466 9435

Cindy Abrams
[email protected]
614 466 9091

Juanita O. Brent
[email protected]
614 466 1408

Thaddeus Claggett
[email protected]
614 466 1482

Al Cutrona
[email protected]
614 466 6107

Richard Dell’Aquila
[email protected]
614 466 3100

Elliot Forhan
[email protected]
614 644 5079

Dontavius Jarrells
[email protected]
614 644 5079

Don Jones
[email protected]
614 644 8728

Bill Roemer
[email protected]
614 644 5085

Nick Santucci
[email protected]
614 466 5441
https://legiscan.com/OH/text/HB58/id/2705820/Ohio-2023-HB58-Introduced.pdf

https://www.ohiochannel.org/collections/ohio-house-commerce-and-labor-committee

Follow this link to the Commerce and Labor Committee hearing and watch proponent testimony for Testimony begins at the 34 minute mark and runs the balance of the tape.

You will cringe at the lack of understanding of our profession and the inaccuracies of some testimony.

If you are an esthetician or a cosmetologist specializing in permanent lash application, this service will become a boutique service, no education required, if moves forward.

If you are a licensed Natural Hairstylist, Natural Hairstylist Instructor or a school teaching Natural Hairstyling, Those licenses will all be abolished.

Who knows what professional service or license will be eliminated next. To remain quiet is to accept.

These are the people who must hear from you immediately. They literally hold your profession in their hands. Email them and ask them to vote .

House Commerce & Labor Committee
Mark Johnson
[email protected]
614 644 7928

Susan Manchester
[email protected]
614 466 6344

Lauren McNally
[email protected]
614 466 9435

Cindy Abrams
[email protected]
614 466 9091

Juanita O. Brent
[email protected]
614 466 1408

Thaddeus Claggett
[email protected]
614 466 1482

Al Cutrona
[email protected]
614 466 6107

Richard Dell’Aquila
[email protected]
614 466 3100

Elliot Forhan
[email protected]
614 644 5079

Dontavius Jarrells
[email protected]
614 644 5079

Don Jones
[email protected]
614 644 8728

Bill Roemer
[email protected]
614 644 5085

Nick Santucci
[email protected]
614 466 5441

HB 277 is scheduled for Sponsor testimony Wednesday, September 22, 2021. Your signature will generate letters to the Ohio House Commerce and Labor Committee members. Let’s pepper their in-boxes with strong opposition prior to Wednesday!

Previous signatures sent letters to the Ohio Senate Committee re: SB 133. No Senate vote has been taken.

Please share with my comment.

Tell Ohio Legislators to keep beauty education strong Ohio Legislators are back at it again. For the 4th time they have introduced a bill that will gut cosmetology and barber education, reducing the number of clock hours for cosmetology from 1,500 to 1,000 and barbering from 1,800 to 1,000.  They claim that this bill is designed to help women, minorit...

Rhoda Olsen, former CEO of Great Clips, Inc.
From her proponent testimony for SB 133:
“Great Clips, Inc., is the largest haircare brand in the world. We have over 40 franchisees in Ohio that operate more than 300 salons.”

Great Clips franchise-only purchase fees are $20,000 to $35,000 per location. Average the franchise-only cost: $27,500. Corporate Great Clips sold 300 franchises, at average cost, earning $8,250,000.

But that’s not all Corporate Great Clips earns from franchisees. Added is a 6% “Royalty Fee” of gross sales franchisees pay.

Let’s say each of the 300 salons grosses $15,000 monthly, $180,000 annually. So,$180,000 x 300 salons = $54,000,000, of which Corporate Great Clips charged the “Royalty Fee” of 6%, earning another $3,240,000 annually.

That’s just Ohio. In the US and Canada, there are 4,400 Great Clips Salons, according to Ms. Olsen.

Is it any wonder Corporate Great Clips continues to be a proponent of Cosmetology Education reduction?

Corporate Great Clips and other national chain salons continue to seek legislation supporting their business model of selling franchises and charging “Royalty Fees”, to the detriment of an industry comprised largely of females and minorities.

for more information and to generate opposition letters to legislators protectmyprofession.com

Verification of Great Clips information found here from their website:
https://www.greatclipsfranchise.com/faq

Déjà vu all over again! We need your help to let Ohio legislators know (again) that reducing cosmetology and barber education is wrong, wrong, wrong! Please go to protectmyprofession.com and sign the petition. Future cosmetologists and barbers will thank you!

Senate Small Business & Economic Opportunity Committee

Michael A Rulli Chair R
District 33
Columbiana, Mahoning
614 466 8285
[email protected]

George F Lang Vice Chair R
District 4
Butler (part)
614 466 8072
[email protected]

Vernon Sykes Ranking Minority Leader D
District 28
Summit (part)
614 466 7041
[email protected]

Theresa Gavarone R
District 2
Erie, Fulton (part), Lucas (part) Ottawa, Wood
614 466 8060
[email protected]

Bill Reineke R
District 26
Crawford, Marion, Morrow, Sandusky, Seneca, Union, Wyandot
614 466 8049
[email protected]

Kirk Schuring R
District 29
Stark (part)
614 466 0626
[email protected]

Sandra Williams D
District 21
Cuyahoga (part)
614 466 4858
[email protected]

Listed is the assigned Senate committee for . Please make calls and send individual emails to the 7 committee members in advance of Wednesday’s hearing. We continue our to which reduces cosmetology and barber education to 1000 clock hours.

Additionally, Representative Jenna Powell last week introduced , identical to SB 133. No surprise there! Once committee assignment is made, we will publish contact information for those representatives.

Senate Small Business & Economic Opportunity Committee

Michael A Rulli Chair R
District 33
Columbiana, Mahoning
614 466 8285
[email protected]

George F Lang Vice Chair R
District 4
Butler (part)
614 466 8072
[email protected]

Vernon Sykes Ranking Minority Leader D
District 28
Summit (part)
614 466 7041
[email protected]

Theresa Gavarone R
District 2
Erie, Fulton (part), Lucas (part) Ottawa, Wood
614 466 8060
[email protected]

Bill Reineke R
District 26
Crawford, Marion, Morrow, Sandusky, Seneca, Union, Wyandot
614 466 8049
[email protected]

Kirk Schuring R
District 29
Stark (part)
614 466 0626
[email protected]

Sandra Williams D
District 21
Cuyahoga (part)
614 466 4858
[email protected]

Above is the assigned committee for SB 133. Please make calls and send individual emails to the 7 committee members in advance of Wednesday’s hearing. This will alert members to continued industry opposition, and potentially cause questioning of Sen Roegner as to why she is sponsoring cosmetology and barber education reduction legislation yet again, when she hasn’t succeeded in 3 previous General Assemblies. We will continue our

Here we go again! Senator Roegner’s SB 133 proposes to reduce both cosmetology and barber education to 1000 clock hours. I will be posting contact information for committee members later. For now, if you wish to read the bill:
https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_134/bills/sb133/IN/00?format=pdf