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HB 1740

Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology and Barbering.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Richard Bennett and 8 co-sponsors

The bill would allocate $1,459,164 for FY2026 to the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, with 25 permanent staff and policies limiting wigology licensing.

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Bill Summary · HB 1740

Summary — HB 1740: Appropriation; State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering

Status: Died in Conference (per available record). Introduced: January 6, 2025.

Note on source material: The provided bill text appears to include excerpts from multiple unrelated HB 1740 filings in different states (including Arkansas and Illinois). The summary below focuses on the appropriation and administrative provisions directed to the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering (the Mississippi-style appropriations text that comprises the bulk of the document).

Purpose

To appropriate funds for the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering for Fiscal Year 2026 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026), set personnel/headcount limits, specify conditions on use of funds, adopt operational and reporting requirements, and establish certain regulatory policies (notably regarding “wigology” licensing).

Key provisions and changes

  • Appropriation: $1,459,164 (FY2026) to the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering for board operations.
  • Authorized positions: 25 permanent positions; 0 time‑limited positions.
  • Personnel and payroll controls:
    • Agency must ensure FY2027 personal services do not exceed FY2026 levels unless changed by the Legislature.
    • State Personnel Board to publish the agency’s personal services appropriation and projected annualized payroll.
    • Transfers/escalations require compliance with law and written DFA approval; no escalation without proof of available funds.
    • General funds may not be used to replace federal or other special funds previously funding salaries.
    • Compliance requirement with IRS Publication 15‑A reporting for contract workers.
  • Policy conditions on expenditure (condition precedent to using funds after Oct 1, 2019):
    • Board must adopt a policy refusing issuance of any “wigology” licenses; licensing limited to cosmetology or barbering law.
    • Holders of wig specialist/salon licenses issued before July 1, 2014 may continue prior practice and may receive a certificate of registration.
  • Performance and accountability measures (FY2026 targets included in bill):
    • Barber examinations: 1,008; Cosmetology examinations: 3,120; School permits: 300; Inspections: 6,000.
    • Average cost metrics: Barber & instructor license $65; Cosmetology exam cost $190; School license cost $300.
    • Service targets: 14 average workdays to issue license/permit; 78% pass rate on exams.
    • Complaints/discipline: targets for complaints received, disciplinary actions, percent resolved within six months (100% target), and percent inspection deficiencies addressed within timeframe (85%).
  • Operational limits and procurement preferences:
    • Board meetings limited to no more than 62 days/year.
    • Preference in bids to Mississippi Industries for the Blind when bids equal.
  • Reporting: Agency required to include performance attainment reporting in its FY2027 budget request to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee; maintain accounting/personnel records at same level of detail as FY2025.

Who is affected

  • State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering (primary recipient and implementer).
  • Licensees and providers regulated by the Board (cosmetologists, barbers, cosmetology/barber schools).
  • Holders of pre‑2014 wig specialist/salon licenses (grandfathering/registration provisions).
  • State personnel and budget offices (personnel/payroll control and reporting).
  • Vendors (procurement preference impacts).

Fiscal and procedural notes

  • Direct appropriation: $1,459,164 for FY2026.
  • Numerous conditions constrain personnel cost growth and require documentation/approvals for position changes.
  • Legislative history in the supplied record is internally inconsistent and appears to combine multiple jurisdictions’ HB 1740 entries; the status cited at the top of the file is “Died In Conference” (date: 2025‑03‑29). Other entries (e.g., “Act 585” or readings/passage dates) likely pertain to different bills bearing the same number in other states and should not be conflated without confirmation.

If you want, I can:
- Extract and format only the Mississippi appropriation language for printing/submission; or
- Attempt to reconcile the conflicting procedural history by cross‑checking the legislative journals for the relevant state.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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