URGENT! SALON LICENSING IN JEORPARYCONTACT LEGISLATORS NOW!A legislative journey to deregulate cosmetology can begin with just ONE small step (or bill), then followed by others. Alarmingly our State Lawmakers in Saint Paul have now taken that first step! Bills before both the House and Senate STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE COMMITTEES would effectively gut the recently enacted licensing law for eyelash extension services. Hearings to advance this legislation will occur next week (March 26-29)! SHOULD THIS LEGISLATION BECOME LAW, IT WILL ONLY EMBOLDEN THOSE WHO WISH TO FURTHER DE-REGULATE OUR INDUSTRY WITH MORE BILLS ERODING OUR INDUSTRY! WHAT IS THIS LEGISLATION? HOUSE FILE 3850 & SENATE FILE 3663 would repeal the license requirement for BOTH the salon and salon manager at locations that only provide eyelash extensions services.It does not repeal the technician licensing requirement - BUT THAT COULD BE THE NEXT STEP! WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
WHAT CAN YOU DO? Please CALL and leave word with the following lawmakers TODAY and VOICE your opposition to this bill. This is the most effective way to communicate in the midst of the Legislative Session (as opposed to email) THIS COMPLEMENTS SSPA EFFORTS GREATLY! This message shouldn't take more than 30 seconds (give your name and phone # too!): “PLEASE REJECT THE PROPOSED EYELASH EXTENSION BILL NOW BEFORE THE STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT WANTS TO REPEAL SALON LICENSURE FOUND IN HF 3850 AND SF 3663. THIS ENDANGERS PUBLIC HEALTH WITHIN A FAST-GROWING SEGMENT OF COSMETOLOGY. CITIZENS NEED THE PROTECTION AND ASSURANCE THAT ANY PLACE THAT OFFERS THESE SERVICES ON EYELIDS IS LICENSED. SENSITIVE PROCEDURES DONE WITHOUT CARE CAN AFFECT “SIGHT”. THIS SERVICE NEEDS “OVERSIGHT”, NOT LESS!”
SENATOR MARY KIFFMEYER (COMMITTEE CHAIR) 651-296-5655 SENATOR MARK KORAN (BILL AUTHOR!) 651-296-5419 SEN. JIM CARLSON 651-297-8073 SEN. JOHN JASINSKI 651-296-0284 SEN. SUSAN KENT 651-296-4166 SEN. CAROLYN LAINE 651-296-4334 SEN. CARLA NELSON 651-296-4848 SEN. SCOTT NEWMAN 651-296-4131 SEN. ANN REST 651-296-2889 SEN. TORREY WESTROM 651-296-3826
REPRESENTATIVE SARAH ANDERSON (COMMITTEE CHAIR) 651-296-5511 REPRESENATIVE PEGGY FLANAGAN (BILL AUTHOR!) 651-296-7026 REP. JIM NASH 651-296-4282 REP. BOB DETTMER 651-296-4124 REP. KELLY FENTON 651-296-1147 REP. STEVE GREEN 651-296-9918 REP. TIM O’DRISCOLL 651-296-7808 REP. CINDY PUGH 651-296-4315 REP. DUANE QUAM 651-296-9236 REP. MARK UGLEM 651-296-5513 REP. BOB VOGEL 651-296-7065 REP. SHELDON JOHNSON 651-296-4201 REP. MARY KUNESH-PODEIN 651-296-4331 REP. LEON LILLIE 651-296-1188 REP. LIZ OLSON 651-296-4246 REP. ILHAN OMAR 651-296-4257 REP. JOANNE WARD 651-296-7807 In closing, please contact your individual legislators as well if they are not reflected in the targeted committee list provided above. WHO REPRESENTS ME? Find your legislators here. Thank you in advance for your immediate attention to this critical matter. Please contact us should you have any questions at [email protected] or 952.925.9731. |