Georgia CommonsHouse · Introduced · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HR 752: Joint Study Committee on Cosmetology and Barbering Education; create
Last action February 24, 2026 · House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
A House resolution would create a joint legislative committee to study how Georgia treats cosmetology and barbering schools, including whether their students should get access to state workforce funding.
The summaries below were written by an AI model (claude-sonnet-5) from the text of the resolution and are not part of it. Quote the text, not the summary. The stored text is the Comm Sub version, the latest the General Assembly's website lists.
In plain language
Private schools that train cosmetologists, hair designers, estheticians, nail technicians, and barbers do not currently qualify for the same state workforce development programs, scholarships, loans, and grants that students 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 appointed by the governor with experience in cosmetology and barbering education. It can hold meetings, study the issues, and recommend legislation. Legislative members get standard travel allowances, and the committee must file a report of any findings or recommended legislation before it is automatically abolished on December 1, 2026.
What the bill does
- Creates a seven-member Joint Study Committee on Cosmetology and Barbering Education to examine funding gaps facing these schools and their students.
- Directs the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate to each appoint three legislative members, with one cochairperson each.
- Has the governor appoint one nonlegislative member with cosmetology and barbering education experience.
- Authorizes the committee to study the issues and recommend legislation, and sets rules for member expense reimbursement.
- Requires the committee to file a report with the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate if it approves findings or recommendations.
- Abolishes the committee automatically on December 1, 2026.
Who it affects
Private cosmetology, hair design, esthetics, nail care, and barbering schools in Georgia, along with their students, plus the House and Senate members and the governor's appointee who will serve on the study committee.
Why it matters
If the committee finds that these schools and students lack access to state scholarships, loans, grants, and workforce programs available to technical college students, it could recommend legislation to change that, potentially opening new funding paths for people training in these trades.
Key provisions
- Paragraph (1) creates the Joint Study Committee on Cosmetology and Barbering Education.
- Paragraph (2) sets 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 funding and support issues facing cosmetology and barbering schools and recommend action or legislation.
- Paragraph (5) sets expense allowances for legislative members under O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8 and daily allowances for nonlegislative members under O.C.G.A. § 45-7-21, capped at five days unless extended.
- Paragraph (6) requires a report to be filed with the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate if the committee approves findings, or meeting minutes if it does not.
- Paragraph (7) abolishes the committee on December 1, 2026.
From the bill
“such schools and their students do not receive the same opportunities to participate in workforce development programs or to obtain state funded scholarships, loans, and grants that may be available for comparable programs within the Technical College System of Georgia”
“The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2026.”
Discussed in meetings (3)
The House and Senate meetings that took this bill up, from their machine transcripts. Each account was written by Georgia Commons with AI and is not part of the record; the video is what was said.
House Regulated Industries Committee, February 23, 2026
From 0:28:41 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel
Summary by Georgia Commons: The sponsor said HR 752 would create a joint House and Senate study committee on cosmetology and barbering education. The sponsor wanted members to examine the industries' economic contribution, licensing obstacles and workforce training needs, noting that the schools do not fall under the Technical College System of Georgia as other colleges do. The sponsor also said the resolution needed an updated expiration date. Members debated reducing the proposed 12-member committee and how to appoint its nonlegislative members. The final amendment provided three House members, three Senate members and one nonlegislative member appointed by the governor. It also set December 1, 2026, as the committee's end date. The committee adopted the amendment and approved the resolution as a committee substitute by voice vote.
House Rules Committee, February 25, 2026
From 0:45:28 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel
Summary by Georgia Commons: The sponsor said HR 752 would create a study committee on cosmetology and barber schools, including their needs, challenges and role in preparing workers. No questions or scheduling decision followed.
Status timeline
- House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- House Second Readers (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Imani Barnes (D, HD-86)
- Matt Reeves (R, HD-99)
- Lydia Glaize (D, HD-67)
- Rhonda Burnough (D, HD-77)
- Billy Mitchell (D, HD-88)
- Kim Schofield (D, HD-63)
Topics
- cosmetology licensing
- barbering education
- workforce development
- vocational schools
- study committee