Notice of Hearing

KANSAS BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY
NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED
ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS

The Kansas Board of Cosmetology will conduct a public hearing at 9:00 a.m., March 10, 2008, at the Board office located at 714 SW Jackson, Suite 100, Topeka, Kansas 66603, to consider proposed amendments to regulation K.A.R. 69-11-1. 

The following is a summary of the substance of the proposed regulation and its anticipated economic impact. 

K.A.R. 69-11-1.  This regulation increases the initial licensure application fee and renewal fees for electrologists, estheticians and manicurists.  The renewal fee will also increase for cosmetology technicians.  Licenses for the above listed professions are renewed every two years. 

The renewal fee for cosmetology related establishments will also increase.  Establishment licenses expire annually on June 30. 

Cosmetology practitioner license fees and related establishments fees were last increased in July 1998. 

This regulation is not mandated by federal law. 

This 60-day notice of the public hearing shall constitute a public comment period for the purpose of receiving written public comments on the proposed rule and regulation.  All interested parties may submit written comments prior to the hearing to Mary Lou Davis, Executive Director, Kansas Board of Cosmetology, 714 SW Jackson, Topeka, KS., 66603.  All interested parties will be given a reasonable opportunity to present their views orally on the adoption of the proposed regulation during the hearing. 

Copies of the regulation and the economic impact statement may be obtained by contacting Cherie Daniels at (785) 296-3155 or by visiting our website at http://www.kansas.gov/kboc or by emailing us at kboc@kboc.ks.gov.

Any persons requiring accommodations under the Americans With Disabilities Act should give notice to the Kansas Board of Cosmetology at least 10 days prior to the hearing date by contacting Mary Lou Davis at (785) 296-3155. 

Mary Lou Davis
Executive Director