Continuing Education for Cosmetology in Florida
2020 has been a crazy year. If any of you pay attention to the "hot topics" page on the Florida board of cosmetology's website, you may have noticed a change in store for the 2020 and 2021 renewals. The Florida Cosmetology continuing education requirement for license and registration renewals decreased from 16 hours to 10 hours. This change was effective on February 6th, 2020, and applies to cosmetology, facial specialist, nail specialist, and full specialist licenses and registrations.
If you didn't see it, don't worry. Chances are, most people will not know about it until they get their license renewal notice in the mail late this summer.
Here is the announcement on the Florida Board of Cosmetology's website:
61G5-32.001 – Continuing Education
On October 15, 2019, the Florida Board of Cosmetology voted on and approved the decrease of continuing education hours for cosmetologists, facial specialists, nail specialists and full specialists license to, at a minimum, 10 hours of board-approved continuing education.
The ten (10) hours of continuing education shall include, at a minimum, all of the following subjects as they relate to the practice of cosmetology:
- One (1) hour HIV/AIDS
- Three (3) hours of Sanitation and Sterilization
- One-half (.5) hour OSHA
- One-half (.5) hour Workers' Compensation
- Two (2) hours of Laws and Rules
- One (1) hour of Chemical Makeup
- One (1) hour of Environmental Issues
- One (1) hour of any subject related to the practice of cosmetology
To compare, the previous requirements (16 total hours) were:
- Two (2) hours of HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases
- Three (3) hours of Sanitation and Sterilization
- One (1) hour of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations
- One (1) hour of issues of Workers' Compensation related to Florida law
- Two (2) hours of Florida and Federal Laws and Rules
- Two (2) hours of Chemical Makeup related to the Hair, Skin, and Nails
- One (1) hour of Environmental Issues
- Four (4) hours of Continuing Education Electives
Are there any other changes?
At this time, it appears there are NO CHANGES to other continuing education requirements for the Florida Board of Cosmetology.
A board-approved Initial 4 Hour HIV/AIDS course is still required for new applicants for cosmetology, facial specialist, nail specialist, and full specialist licenses and registrations. This is also the course needed for all null and void applications.
If you are delinquent, or renewing late for 2018 or 2019, I have been told delinquent licenses still need 16 hours to renew. Unfortunately, we no longer offer a 16-hour renewal course.
Why did they decrease the hours?
This reduction in continuing education hours does not come as a big surprise. In January of 2019, a "deregathon" was held in Orlando in an effort to reduce burdensome regulations. One of the listed items was reducing the hours of continuing education for renewal. The reduction of hours still should adequately keep cosmetology professionals trained and up-to-date in areas that support public safety.
This change is minor, in my opinion. They did not propose something crazy like Texas did last year and propose to eliminate the necessity for Barbers and Cosmetologists to have a license. Don't worry, that measure failed and Texas cosmetology continuing education requirements also remained unchanged.
Where can I find a 10-hour renewal course approved by the Florida Cosmetology Board for 2020?
In May, our 10-hour continuing education course was approved by the Florida Cosmetology board. The new course number is 0501351. It is approved for cosmetologists, nail, facial, and full specialists.If you are ready to complete your 2020 renewal course (or 2021), here it is: 10-hour Florida cosmetology renewal course.
What do you think of this change?
Source: https://www.floridacosmetologist.com/new-cosmetology-continuing-education-requirements/
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