HB81 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Victor Gaston
Republican
Co-Sponsor: Howard Sanderford
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Cosmetology, Board of, Sunset Review Law, continued until October 1, 2017, with modification to further provide for the instructional credit hours for licensure, Sec. 34-7A-22 am'd.
Summary: The bill extends the Alabama Board of Cosmetology's existence and updates licensure training hours and paths to reflect school-based programs or apprenticeships.
What This Bill Does
It keeps the Alabama Board of Cosmetology operating until October 1, 2017 and changes how people can qualify for licenses. It adds specific training hour requirements for cosmetologists, estheticians, manicurists, and instructors, offering options for either school-based programs or apprenticeships (e.g., 1,200–1,700 hours in school or 3,000 hours via apprenticeship for some licenses). It also updates instructor and student rules, including education level, registration, continuing education for master licenses, and work/examination timelines for students.

Who It Affects
People seeking cosmetologist, esthetician, manicurist, or instructor licenses (including apprentices and students) who must meet new hour requirements and choose between school-based or apprenticeship paths.
Cosmetology schools, training programs, and beauty workplaces, which must align programs with the revised hour requirements, approval rules for credit-hour programs, apprenticeship structures, and continuing education requirements.

Key Provisions
Continues the Alabama Board of Cosmetology until October 1, 2017 with modifications to licensure rules.
Amends Section 34-7A-22 to specify licensure qualifications, including: cosmetologist—either 1,500 clock hours or 1,200–1,700 hours of credit in school (or 3,000 hours via apprenticeship in a salon over up to 3 years); esthetician—similar hour-based paths; manicurist—750 clock hours or 600 credit hours or 1,200 hours via apprenticeship.
Instructor qualifications updated: teacher training must be 1,250–1,700 hours (or alternative combination of time and experience), with 12th-grade education for enrollment in teacher training and continuing education requirements for master licenses.
Student-related provisions establish registration for student cosmetologists, estheticians, instructors, and manicurists, age 16 minimum, 10-grade education, work allowances during training, exam scheduling timelines, and related program controls.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Sunset Law