Legally Braiding In The United States Shouldn’t Be So Hard
The post Legally Braiding In The United States Shouldn’t Be So Hard appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Ashley N’Dakpri at her braiding salon in Gretna, Louisiana. Institute for Justice Ashley N’Dakpri runs a braiding salon in Gretna, Louisiana but it’s almost impossible for her to find braiders who can work legally. Why? Because Louisiana is one of only 13 states that still require braiders to attend a cosmetology school and get a state license. But, hopefully, a proposed change to regulations will make it easier for her to run her business. Louisiana braiders need 500 hours of school, but most of them already have the skills they need to work for Ashley before they even darken the door of a school. Worse still for aspiring braiders, not every cosmetology school in Louisiana teaches the skill. So braiders who want to get on the right side of the law might have to travel hours to get training they don’t need. Before 2003, braiders weren’t subject to any sort of license. But in a phenomenon that was well-documented in a recent book, The Licensing Racket, the state cosmetology board used its power to create a license and to create penalties for practicing without it: a $5,000 fine for every time someone braids without a license. To reiterate, without the involvement of the Louisiana legislature, the board created a new civil penalty. Three decades ago, licensing regulation on braiding was especially burdensome. Many states required braiders to get full cosmetology licenses that taught subjects braiders weren’t interested in like heat techniques and dyeing. Traditional African braiding doesn’t use chemicals, just hands on methods that many women learn as children from their mothers and grandmothers. As many African American women became more interested in natural hair styling, the licensing barrier made it hard for them to find salons and braiders that were practicing on the right side of the law. But…
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Ashley N’Dakpri at her braiding salon in Gretna, Louisiana. Institute for Justice Ashley N’Dakpri runs a braiding salon in Gretna, Louisiana but it’s almost impossible for her to find braiders who can work legally. Why? Because Louisiana is one of only 13 states that still require braiders to attend a cosmetology school and get a state license. But, hopefully, a proposed change to regulations will make it easier for her to run her business. Louisiana braiders need 500 hours of school, but most of them already have the skills they need to work for Ashley before they even darken the door of a school. Worse still for aspiring braiders, not every cosmetology school in Louisiana teaches the skill. So braiders who want to get on the right side of the law might have to travel hours to get training they don’t need. Before 2003, braiders weren’t subject to any sort of license. But in a phenomenon that was well-documented in a recent book, The Licensing Racket, the state cosmetology board used its power to create a license and to create penalties for practicing without it: a $5,000 fine for every time someone braids without a license. To reiterate, without the involvement of the Louisiana legislature, the board created a new civil penalty. Three decades ago, licensing regulation on braiding was especially burdensome. Many states required braiders to get full cosmetology licenses that taught subjects braiders weren’t interested in like heat techniques and dyeing. Traditional African braiding doesn’t use chemicals, just hands on methods that many women learn as children from their mothers and grandmothers. As many African American women became more interested in natural hair styling, the licensing barrier made it hard for them to find salons and braiders that were practicing on the right side of the law. But…
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