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title: HR 752. Joint Study Committee on Cosmetology and Barbering Education; create
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date: 2026-02-24
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bill_number: HR 752
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chamber: House
bill_type: resolution
status_date: 2025-03-27
last_action: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
sponsors:
  - Imani Barnes
  - Matt Reeves
  - Lydia Glaize
  - Rhonda Burnough
  - Billy Mitchell
  - Kim Schofield
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  - cosmetology licensing
  - barbering education
  - workforce development
  - vocational schools
  - study committee
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# HR 752. Joint Study Committee on Cosmetology and Barbering Education; create

## Text

The House Committee on Regulated Industries offers the following substitute to HR 752:
A RESOLUTION
Creating the Joint Study Committee on Cosmetology and Barbering Education; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS, the professions of cosmetology and barbering and schools for cosmetology and
barbering are important to the growth and success of Georgia's economy; and
WHEREAS, accredited private schools of cosmetology, schools of hair design, schools of
esthetics, schools of nail care, and schools of barbering in this state provide high quality
education and training for their students so they can become licensed professionals,
educators, and entrepreneurs; and
WHEREAS, 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 or for private postsecondary institutions; and
WHEREAS, state support for such schools and their students would contribute to the
education and development of Georgia's workforce and to the growth and success of
Georgia's economy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA:
(1) Creation of joint study committee. There is created the Joint Study Committee on
Cosmetology and Barbering Education.
(2) Members and officers.
(A) The committee shall be composed of seven members.
(B) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint three members of the
House of Representatives as members of the committee and shall designate one of such
members as cochairperson.
(C) The President of the Senate shall appoint three members of the Senate as members
of the committee and shall designate one of such members as cochairperson.
(D) The governor shall appoint one additional nonlegislative member with experience
in cosmetology and barbering education.
(3) Powers and duties. The committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs,
issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or
legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate.
(4) Meetings. The cochairpersons shall call all meetings of the committee. The
committee may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem
necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform
its duties, and accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution.
(5) Allowances, expenses, and funding.
(A) The legislative members of the committee shall receive the allowances provided
for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.
(B) Members of the committee who are state officials, other than legislative members,
or state employees shall receive no compensation for their services on the committee,
but they may be reimbursed for expenses incurred by them in the performance of their
duties as members of the committee in the same manner as they are reimbursed for
expenses in their capacities as state officials or employees.
(C) Members of the committee who are not legislators, state officials, or state
employees shall receive a daily expense allowance in an amount the same as that
specified in subsection (b) of Code Section 45-7-21 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, as well as the mileage or transportation allowance authorized for state
employees.
(D) The allowances and expenses authorized by this resolution shall not be received
by any member of the committee for more than five days unless additional days are
authorized. Funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come
from funds appropriated to the House of Representatives and Senate; except that funds
for the reimbursement of the expenses of state officials, other than legislative members,
and state employees shall come from funds appropriated to or otherwise available to
their respective agencies.
(6) Report.
(A) In the event the committee adopts any specific findings or recommendations that
include suggestions for proposed legislation, the cochairpersons shall file a report of the
same prior to the date of abolishment specified in this resolution, subject to
subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.
(B) In the event the committee adopts a report that does not include suggestions for
proposed legislation, the cochairpersons shall file the report, subject to
subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.
(C) No report shall be filed unless the same has been approved prior to the date of
abolishment specified in this resolution by majority vote of a quorum of the committee.
A report so approved shall be signed by the cochairpersons of the committee and filed
with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate.
(D) In the absence of an approved report, the cochairpersons may file with the Clerk
of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate copies of the minutes
of the meetings of the committee in lieu thereof.
(7) Abolishment. The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2026.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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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.

### Plain-language summary

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 it 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.

## Status

- Status: Introduced (2025-03-27)
- Last action: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (2026-02-24)
- Sponsors: Imani Barnes, Matt Reeves, Lydia Glaize, Rhonda Burnough, Billy Mitchell, Kim Schofield
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71721

> The history, votes, and amendments (199 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr752.md?full=1