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Indiana House Bill HB1320

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1+*EH1320.1*
2+March 14, 2025
3+ENGROSSED
4+HOUSE BILL No. 1320
5+_____
6+DIGEST OF HB 1320 (Updated March 12, 2025 9:55 am - DI 140)
7+Citations Affected: IC 25-8.
8+Synopsis: Beauty apprenticeships. Provides that an individual who
9+completes a United States Department of Labor registered
10+apprenticeship program for barbers or manicurists is eligible to take the
11+licensure examination of the applicable profession.
12+Effective: July 1, 2025.
13+Wesco, Bauer M, Criswell, Lauer
14+(SENATE SPONSORS — ROGERS, NIEZGODSKI)
15+January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and
16+Pensions.
17+January 21, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass.
18+January 27, 2025, read second time, ordered engrossed.
19+January 28, 2025, engrossed. Read third time, passed. Yeas 87, nays 7.
20+SENATE ACTION
21+February 18, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor.
22+March 13, 2025, reported favorably — Do Pass.
23+EH 1320—LS 7107/DI 153 March 14, 2025
124 First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
225 PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
326 Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
427 additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
528 Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
629 provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
730 word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
831 a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
932 Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
1033 between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11-HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1320
12-AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and
13-occupations.
34+ENGROSSED
35+HOUSE BILL No. 1320
36+A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
37+professions and occupations.
1438 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
15-SECTION 1. IC 25-8-4-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.82-2024,
16-SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
17-JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) Each applicant must pass a final practical
18-demonstration examination of the acts permitted by the license. The
19-following shall administer the final practical demonstration
20-examination:
21-(1) The applicant's beauty culture school.
22-(2) The program sponsor or employer of the applicant's United
23-States Department of Labor registered apprenticeship program to
24-practice cosmetology, barbering, or manicuring.
25-(b) The board shall conduct a written examination of the students
26-enrolled in beauty culture school or applicants for a beauty culture
27-professional license. The written examinations described in this
28-section:
29-(1) shall be conducted at the times and places determined by the
30-board;
31-(2) may be administered through computer based testing;
32-(3) may be conducted before graduation from beauty culture
33-school; and
34-(4) shall be conducted at times set by the board.
35-SECTION 2. IC 25-8-11-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.170-2013,
36-HEA 1320 2
37-SECTION 68, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
38-JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. The application described in section 3 of this
39-chapter must state that the applicant:
40-(1) is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
41-(2) has successfully completed the eighth grade or received the
42-equivalent of an eighth grade education;
43-(3) has graduated from a manicurist program in a beauty culture
44-school or completed a United States Department of Labor
45-registered apprenticeship program to practice manicuring;
46-(4) has received a satisfactory grade (as defined by IC 25-8-4-9)
47-on an examination for manicurist license applicants prescribed by
48-the board;
49-(5) has not committed an act for which the applicant could be
50-disciplined under IC 25-8-14; and
51-(6) has paid the fee set forth in IC 25-8-13-9 for the issuance of a
52-license under this chapter.
53-SECTION 3. IC 25-8-11-4.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
54-AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
55-1, 2025]: Sec. 4.5. An individual who has completed a United States
56-Department of Labor registered apprenticeship program to
57-practice manicuring is eligible to take the examination described
58-in section 4(4) of this chapter.
59-SECTION 4. IC 25-8-12.1-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.170-2013,
60-SECTION 71, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
61-JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. The application described in section 2 of this
62-chapter must state that the applicant:
63-(1) is either:
64-(A) at least eighteen (18) years of age; or
65-(B) at least seventeen (17) years of age and is a graduate of an
66-accredited high school;
67-(2) has:
68-(A) graduated with not less than one thousand five hundred
69-(1,500) hours of training in a barber program in a beauty
70-culture school; or
71-(B) completed a United States Department of Labor
72-registered apprenticeship program to practice barbering;
73-(3) has received a satisfactory grade of at least seventy-five
74-percent (75%) on an examination for barber license applicants
75-prescribed by the board;
76-(4) has not committed an act that could subject the applicant to
77-discipline under IC 25-1-11; and
78-(5) has paid the fee set forth in IC 25-8-13 for the issuance of a
79-HEA 1320 3
80-license under this chapter.
81-SECTION 5. IC 25-8-12.1-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
82-CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
83-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3.5. An individual who has
84-completed a United States Department of Labor registered
85-apprenticeship program to practice barbering is eligible to take the
86-examination described in section 3(3) of this chapter.
87-HEA 1320 Speaker of the House of Representatives
88-President of the Senate
89-President Pro Tempore
90-Governor of the State of Indiana
91-Date: Time:
92-HEA 1320
39+1 SECTION 1. IC 25-8-4-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.82-2024,
40+2 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
41+3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) Each applicant must pass a final practical
42+4 demonstration examination of the acts permitted by the license. The
43+5 following shall administer the final practical demonstration
44+6 examination:
45+7 (1) The applicant's beauty culture school.
46+8 (2) The program sponsor or employer of the applicant's United
47+9 States Department of Labor registered apprenticeship program to
48+10 practice cosmetology, barbering, or manicuring.
49+11 (b) The board shall conduct a written examination of the students
50+12 enrolled in beauty culture school or applicants for a beauty culture
51+13 professional license. The written examinations described in this
52+14 section:
53+15 (1) shall be conducted at the times and places determined by the
54+16 board;
55+17 (2) may be administered through computer based testing;
56+EH 1320—LS 7107/DI 153 2
57+1 (3) may be conducted before graduation from beauty culture
58+2 school; and
59+3 (4) shall be conducted at times set by the board.
60+4 SECTION 2. IC 25-8-11-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.170-2013,
61+5 SECTION 68, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
62+6 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. The application described in section 3 of this
63+7 chapter must state that the applicant:
64+8 (1) is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
65+9 (2) has successfully completed the eighth grade or received the
66+10 equivalent of an eighth grade education;
67+11 (3) has graduated from a manicurist program in a beauty culture
68+12 school or completed a United States Department of Labor
69+13 registered apprenticeship program to practice manicuring;
70+14 (4) has received a satisfactory grade (as defined by IC 25-8-4-9)
71+15 on an examination for manicurist license applicants prescribed by
72+16 the board;
73+17 (5) has not committed an act for which the applicant could be
74+18 disciplined under IC 25-8-14; and
75+19 (6) has paid the fee set forth in IC 25-8-13-9 for the issuance of a
76+20 license under this chapter.
77+21 SECTION 3. IC 25-8-11-4.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
78+22 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
79+23 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.5. An individual who has completed a United States
80+24 Department of Labor registered apprenticeship program to
81+25 practice manicuring is eligible to take the examination described
82+26 in section 4(4) of this chapter.
83+27 SECTION 4. IC 25-8-12.1-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.170-2013,
84+28 SECTION 71, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
85+29 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. The application described in section 2 of this
86+30 chapter must state that the applicant:
87+31 (1) is either:
88+32 (A) at least eighteen (18) years of age; or
89+33 (B) at least seventeen (17) years of age and is a graduate of an
90+34 accredited high school;
91+35 (2) has:
92+36 (A) graduated with not less than one thousand five hundred
93+37 (1,500) hours of training in a barber program in a beauty
94+38 culture school; or
95+39 (B) completed a United States Department of Labor
96+40 registered apprenticeship program to practice barbering;
97+41 (3) has received a satisfactory grade of at least seventy-five
98+42 percent (75%) on an examination for barber license applicants
99+EH 1320—LS 7107/DI 153 3
100+1 prescribed by the board;
101+2 (4) has not committed an act that could subject the applicant to
102+3 discipline under IC 25-1-11; and
103+4 (5) has paid the fee set forth in IC 25-8-13 for the issuance of a
104+5 license under this chapter.
105+6 SECTION 5. IC 25-8-12.1-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
106+7 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
107+8 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3.5. An individual who has
108+9 completed a United States Department of Labor registered
109+10 apprenticeship program to practice barbering is eligible to take the
110+11 examination described in section 3(3) of this chapter.
111+EH 1320—LS 7107/DI 153 4
112+COMMITTEE REPORT
113+Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions,
114+to which was referred House Bill 1320, has had the same under
115+consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with
116+the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
117+Page 1, line 10, delete "esthetics,".
118+Page 3, delete lines 12 through 34.
119+Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
120+and when so amended that said bill do pass.
121+(Reference is to HB 1320 as introduced.)
122+VANNATTER
123+Committee Vote: yeas 10, nays 1.
124+_____
125+COMMITTEE REPORT
126+Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Pensions and Labor, to
127+which was referred House Bill No. 1320, has had the same under
128+consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
129+the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
130+ (Reference is to HB 1320 as printed January 21, 2025.)
131+
132+ROGERS, Chairperson
133+Committee Vote: Yeas 10, Nays 1
134+EH 1320—LS 7107/DI 153