HR752: HR752 Joint Study Committee on Cosmetology and Barbering Education; create

Georgia's private cosmetology, hair design, esthetics, nail care, and barbering schools currently do not have the same access to workforce development programs or state funded scholarships, loans, and grants that programs at the Technical College System of Georgia or other private postsecondary schools can get. This resolution creates the Joint Study Committee on Cosmetology and Barbering Education to look into that gap. The committee would have seven members: three from the House appointed by the Speaker, three from the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, and one nonlegislative member with cosmetology and barbering education experience appointed by the governor. It would study the issues described in the resolution and recommend any action or legislation it thinks is needed. Legislative members get standard travel and expense allowances, while nonlegislative, non-state-employee members get a daily expense allowance. The committee must file any report before it is abolished on December 1, 2026.

• Creates a seven-member Joint Study Committee on Cosmetology and Barbering Education made up of three House members, three Senate members, and one governor-appointed nonlegislative member.
• Directs the committee to study workforce development and funding gaps facing cosmetology and barbering schools and their students.
• Allows the committee to recommend legislation or other action based on its findings.
• Sets pay and expense allowances for legislative and nonlegislative committee members under existing Georgia code provisions.
• Requires any approved report to be filed with the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate before the committee is abolished.
• Abolishes the committee automatically on December 1, 2026.

Private schools of cosmetology, hair design, esthetics, nail care, and barbering in Georgia, their students, House and Senate lawmakers appointed to the committee, and one governor-appointed member with cosmetology and barbering education experience.

If enacted, the study could lead to future legislation giving cosmetology and barbering schools and their students access to state workforce funding, scholarships, loans, or grants that they currently cannot get, potentially changing how these programs are funded and supported.

• Paragraph (1) creates the Joint Study Committee on Cosmetology and Barbering Education.
• Paragraph (2) sets committee membership at seven: three House members, three Senate members, and one governor-appointed nonlegislative member with relevant experience.
• Paragraph (3) directs the committee to study the issues raised in the resolution and recommend legislation or action it deems necessary.
• Paragraph (4) lets the cochairpersons call and schedule meetings as needed.
• Paragraph (5) sets member allowances, citing O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8 for legislators and O.C.G.A. § 45-7-21 for others, and limits allowances to five days unless extended.
• Paragraph (6) requires any adopted report or minutes to be filed with the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate before abolishment.
• Paragraph (7) abolishes the committee on December 1, 2026.

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• Imani Barnes (D, HD-086)Primary sponsor
• Matt Reeves (R, HD-099)
• Lydia Glaize (D, HD-067)
• Rhonda Burnough (D, HD-077)
• Billy Mitchell (D, HD-088)
• Kim Schofield (D, HD-063)

• cosmetology licensing
• barbering education
• workforce development
• vocational schools
• study committee