Mississippi Ends License Requirements for Some Beauty Jobs

[TexasTowelie]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi no longer requires professional licenses for people who offer low-risk beauty services, a change that will save residents thousands of dollars and hours of time spent on training.

House Bill 1312 was signed by Gov. Tate Reeves April 9, and it became law immediately. It removes certification requirements for people who work as eyebrow threaders, eyelash technicians or makeup artists.

The Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology previously required people who receive money for these services to earn an esthetician license. The license requires training and exams, but none of the training deals with applying false eyelashes or eyebrow threading, the technique of using a single strand of cotton thread to remove hair.

The legislation was prompted by multiple lawsuits against the board.

Read more: https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2021/apr/15/mississippi-ends-license-requirements-some-beauty-/

[Tanuki]

1. ALEC is filing similar actions in many states. It's a slippery slope.

The goal is de-regulation. They will start with seemingly innocuous Cosmetology positions that most people don't care about. Next thing you know, they will try to de-regulate fields such as psychology, whose current professional standards mandate non-discrimination, and other trades and professions, to the detriment of public access and safety.

From the linked article:
..."The legislation was prompted by multiple lawsuits against the board.
The first was filed in 2019 on behalf of eyebrow threader Dipa Bhattarai by Mississippi Justice Institute, the legal arm of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, which advocates for free markets and limited regulation."

[Turbineguy]

2. What about

shaving republican politicians with a straight razor? That's something they could deregulate!

[TexasTowelie]

3. I agree

and how dare they discriminate if the palsy in my hands gets worse and I had a few drinks beforehand.