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“My continuing education hours are not posted!”

It is incredibly frustrating when you purchase a continuing education course, complete it, and fail to see your hours posted to your DBPR license account once you try to renew.

Our job at FloridaCosmetologist.com is to make sure your completed continuing education hours are reported to the DBPR. And we like to have them reported quickly so you can renew your license as soon as possible, especially near the renewal deadline.

Florida rules require that approved continuing education providers electronically report completed hours within a certain time period. Normally it is 30 days, but it goes down to 10 days the month of the renewal, and by the 5th of the month after completion in some cases. Here is the Rule if you care to read it- 61G5-32.001 Continuing Education. (e)

And the application to become a cosmetology board continuing education provider states the below:

Providers must work with licensees to resolve reporting conflicts.

And that is why we are here today- to work with you to resolve this issue. We all make mistakes. While there are times where we do not get hours reported on our end, we often see the errors on the licensee’s end.

If your completed continuing education hours are not posted to your DBPR license account, here are some of the top reasons we see here at FloridaCosmetologist.com. Let’s troubleshoot!

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After the renewal deadline this year, I received many emails asking why people had not received their renewal licenses in the mail. Maybe you are one of these people. I am here to tell you that you can stop checking your mailbox. Due to some changes, you will no longer receive a license in the mail- not when you apply and not when you renew. Instead of checking your mailbox, you will check your inbox after you complete a few steps.

As the world shifts to paperless-this and paperless-that, it was inevitable our professional licenses would join the movement. In July of 2019, the Department Business and Professional Regulation (DBRR) announced on the Florida Board of Cosmetology page that they were moving to paperless licensing. This means that people who apply for a new license can get their licenses in hand faster. In addition, the wait for a renewed license has been eliminated with this change. You can even print duplicate licenses if you work in multiple locations without a fee.

This applies to the following license types:

• Cosmetologist
• Nail Specialist
• Facial Specialist
• Full Specialist
• Hair Braider
• Hair Wrapper
• Body Wrapper

Steps To Print Your License or Registration

If you follow these steps, you should have your printed license in your hands within a few minutes. Here we go!
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If any of you pay attention to the “hot topics” page on the Florida board of cosmetology’s website, you may have noticed a change in store for the 2020 and 2021 renewals. The Florida Cosmetology continuing education requirement for license and registration renewals is decreasing from 16 hours to 10 hours. This change became effective on February 6th, 2020, and applies to cosmetology, facial specialist, nail specialist, and full specialist licenses and registrations.

If you didn’t see it, don’t worry. Chances are, most people will not know about it until they get their license renewal notice in the mail late this summer.

Here is the announcement on the Florida Board of Cosmetology’s website:
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I was washing my hands at the gas station and looked up at the corner of the mirror. A sticker with “Text BeFree” caught my eye. Chances are, you have seen it too. You might wonder why this is important to you as a cosmetologist, esthetician, or nail tech.

BeFree is a human trafficking hotline that can save lives. In California, a 14-year-old girl was able to save herself and two others by texting a crisis hotline and giving out her location. This led to the arrest of three traffickers in a sex trafficking ring.

In June, Florida took one big step this summer to help trafficking victims in a number of other ways. Governor DeSantis signed House Bill 851 to combat human trafficking. Currently, Florida ranks as the third-highest human trafficking destination in the country. This includes both labor and sex trafficking. The effective date of this Law was 7/1/2019.
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You glance at the clock. The client’s appointment was supposed to begin ten minutes ago. Are they coming? Should you call or text them just to see if they will be late (and throw off the rest of your day)? What about the missed income if they do not show?

Twenty minutes go by and nothing.

You take a deep breath and mark them down as a no-show.

Whether you are an independent booth renter or a salon owner, it can be so frustrating, disruptive, and sometimes infuriating when a client doesn’t show up.

Believe it or not, clients are not trying to ruin your day, business, or life by missing their appointment (even though it feels like it sometimes). Today, everyone (including your clients), live extremely busy and hectic lives. When too many tabs are open, things are bound to be missed and forgotten. This no-show issue is not a problem totally out of your control.

Thankfully, there are things you can do to help minimize the inconvenience and negative business impact a no-show creates.
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