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The Kentucky Board of Cosmetology’s mission is to serve the Commonwealth by providing educational, health, and regulatory standards for all aspects of the beauty industry.
The public hearing is scheduled for June 30th, 2025, at 1049 US Hwy 127, Annex #2 Frankfort, KY at 2:00 p.m. Please check the location of the hearing, as KBC may have moved locations by this date. Notice of attending the public hearing must be transmitted to the administrative body in writing to Joni.Upchurch@ky.gov and Eden.Stephens@ky.gov no later than five workdays prior to the date of the scheduled public hearing.
Public hearings are an opportunity for members of the general public to weigh in with thoughts or suggestions about the proposed regulation amendments. The public can also weigh in through written comment by writing the Board of Cosmetology.
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On March 14, 2025, SB22 was delivered to the Governor for signature. It is not law, as of March 17, 2025. A current version of SB22 that is Enrolled is on the Legislative Research Commission website here: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25rs/sb22.html
SB22 involves changes to KRS 317A, or the statutes that establish and guide the Kentucky Board of Cosmetology; and KRS 317, which establish and guide the Kentucky Board of Barbering. SB22 includes changes to KRS 317, the barbering statutes, that include mobile barber shops. This mobile shop inclusion is limited to KRS 317 and does not apply to Kentucky Board of Cosmetology.
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Name changes require a copy of your new state government photo ID, copy of Marriage Certificate/Divorce Decree submitted to your account through the online portal.
In order to file an open records request an application will need to be filed with the Board.
KBC Open Records Request.pdf
KBC Open Records Request.pdf