Ohio State Board of Cosmetology
1929 Gateway Circle •
Grove City, Ohio 43123
Local: (614) 466-3834 •
Statewide: 1-866-642-6723
http://cos.ohio.gov
While we may not realize it, many of us know someone who has been a victim of domestic violence. The signs may not always be clear at first, but hindsight often shows things we miss. If the next person sitting in your chair were a victim, would you know what to look for or what questions to ask if you suspected something was wrong?
In many cases of domestic violence, the victim is limited in the places they can go alone. One of these places survivors are permitted to visit on a regular basis is their salon. This puts you in the unique position of not only being able to recognize the physical signs of abuse, but you may also have the ability to identify the emotional and psychological symptoms as well. With distance from the abuser, the relationship you have with your client often evolves into that of a confidant. Providing you with the resources to take action only makes sense.
To give you those resources, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has two Cut It Out trainings scheduled for June. We will be providing training on:
Continuing Education Credits can be earned for attending any of the two-hour seminars. To attend either training, please contact Venica Miller at (614) 466-3552 or venica.miller@ohioattorneygeneral.gov.
To support the Cut It Out program, sponsored by the Salons Against Domestic Abuse program, and local domestic violence programs, the AGO challenges you to get creative. For example, we invite you to attend a beauty supply sale where 10% of the proceeds will benefit the National Cut It Out campaign. Here are the details:
Maly’s, at 1205 Hill Rd. N., Pickerington, OH 43147, will host a May Days sale on Sunday, May 17. The store will be open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 10% of the sales will be donated to Cut It Out along with any other donations collected. The AGO will also have someone present from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to discuss the Cut It Out training and provide hosting registration information.
If you would like to host a seminar, please fill out the training request form on the AGO Web site at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/victim/CutItOut_Request_Form.pdf.
In addition to Cut It Out, the AGO has programs dealing with elder abuse, missing children and identity theft. The office also runs the Crime Victims Compensation Fund, which may provide compensation to innocent victims of violent crime. For more information on all of our programs, please contact our Crime Victims Assistance and Prevention section at (800) 582-2877 or (614) 466-5610. To keep up to date or provide feedback about this program, please visit our Web site at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov or www.SpeakOutOhio.gov.
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| Beverly Cook, Cosmetology Inspector |
John Rittenhour, Cosmetology Inspector |
Terry Tomlin, Independent Contractor |
The State Board will be losing a couple of staff members to retirement in the next couple of months. These individuals have committed themselves to the cosmetology profession and they will be missed. The positions they vacate will be filled by internal candidates but as people, no one will be able to take their place.
The Ohio State Board of Cosmetology is in the process of establishing the statutory authority to offer an amnesty program to those individuals whose licenses have lapsed.
The Board is making this change to help get people back to work who don’t want to re-test and to generate additional revenue for the state of Ohio. As of March 2009, there were 136,843 licenses in lapsed status.
An Ohio cosmetology license becomes lapsed when it is not renewed for at least two consecutive renewals (4 years). Under current law, an individual is required to retake the Board’s licensing examination, complete 8 hours of continuing education (CE), as well as pay all lapsed license fees in order to have their license reinstated.
The proposed statutory change will remove the examination requirement. The holder of a lapsed license would be permitted to reinstate their license, simply by paying the lapsed fees and completing a specified amount of CE hours. The minimum cost to reinstate a lapsed license, in a situation where the license was lapsed for two renewal cycles, would be $180 ($90 lapsed license fees + $45 current license fee + $ 45 late fee).
Under the change, all lapsed license fees collected from the license reinstatement would be deposited into the General Revenue Fund (GRF). Based upon customer interest, the Board anticipates that at least 1% of individuals with lapsed licenses will take advantage of the reinstatement program in FY 2010, which would provide revenue of over $184,000 (approximately 1,368 lapsed licenses multiplied by $135 minimum reinstatement fee) to the GRF.
By law, Governor Strickland must approve a budget for the state of Ohio by July 1, 2009. This new initiative is part of the budget bill. This would be the date in which the Board could have the amnesty program ready to begin.
Visit the web site often if you qualify for this program as details are still being developed in anticipation of the law being changed.
The State Board of Cosmetology addressed the issue of out of state Continuing Education (CE) hours at the April board meeting. Specifically, the Board was presented with preliminary findings from the 2009 license audit.
Audit staff explained the disparity in requirements from Ohio compared to other states and its effect on licensees. Classes offered in Ohio, or on the internet, are pre-approved by the Board. Why is this important? In the provider packet, auditors ensure the individual(s) are qualified to teach the course they claim to be proficient in. In addition, the auditors make sure guidelines are met regarding the hours being offered versus actual hours spent in instruction on the topic listed.
What is glaringly apparent is because most states do not have a professional requirement for continuing a professional license in cosmetology; licensees cannot verify classes that were attended. This creates a disincentive for actually attending CE classes as all a person would have to do was list a date and a class from another state and the Board would have no way to verify the information.
The Board voted to discontinue accepting CE classes completed through non-approved providers. Only hours that are completed through an approved provider will be accepted for the 2011 license renewal. A complete list of approved CE courses is available on the Board’s website http://cos.ohio.gov/continuingEducation.php.
So remember, you can still attend the hair show in Chicago if you wish, the hours will just not count towards your required eight (8) hours of CE. If you have questions, please call the Continuing Education Department at (614) 466-3834.
Ohio State Board of Cosmetology
1929 Gateway Circle
Grove City, Ohio 43123
Local: (614) 466-3834
Statewide: 1-866-642-6723
Fax: (614) 644-6880
E-mail: ohcosbd@cos.state.oh.us
http://cos.ohio.gov
Board Members:
Steve Thompson, Chairman, Independent Contractor
Daisy Rickman, Cosmetologist & Salon Owner
NeCole Cumberlander, School Owner
Kimberly Thomas, Salon Owner
Dr. Marilyn Huheey, Medical Doctor
Bernadine Neal, Cosmetology Instructor
Delores Gillis, Cosmetologist
Charles Penzone, Cosmetologist & Salon Owner
Dr. Milroy Samuel, General Public
