Occupations: cosmetologists; minimum hours of training for licensure as instructor, manicurist, and esthetician; increase. Amends secs. 1206, 1209 & 1210 of 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.1206 et seq.).

SB 702 increases the minimum training hours required to become a licensed cosmetology instructor, manicurist, or esthetician in Michigan. The bill raises instructor training requirements from 500 to 600 hours for cosmetology and sets new minimums of 600 hours for manicurists and 750 hours for estheticians for those starting training on or after July 1, 2024. Additionally, the legislation updates the experience and training prerequisites for these roles to ensure a standardized level of education before individuals can practice or teach. These changes directly affect current and future students in cosmetology programs and the instructors who train them.