***Please visit our Florida Continuing Education page for the most current requirements for license renewal. The below article has some outdated information.***
2020 was a crazy year. 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 decreased from 16 hours to 10 hours. This change was 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:
61G5-32.001 – Continuing Education
On October 15, 2019, the Florida Board of Cosmetology voted on and approved the decrease of continuing education hours for cosmetologists, facial specialists, nail specialists and full specialists license to, at a minimum, 10 hours of board-approved continuing education.
The ten (10) hours of continuing education shall include, at a minimum, all of the following subjects as they relate to the practice of cosmetology:
- One (1) hour HIV/AIDS
- Three (3) hours of Sanitation and Sterilization
- One-half (.5) hour OSHA
- One-half (.5) hour Workers’ Compensation
- Two (2) hours of Laws and Rules
- One (1) hour of Chemical Makeup
- One (1) hour of Environmental Issues
- One (1) hour of any subject related to the practice of cosmetology
To compare, the previous requirements (16 total hours) were:
- Two (2) hours of HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases
- Three (3) hours of Sanitation and Sterilization
- One (1) hour of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations
- One (1) hour of issues of Workers’ Compensation related to Florida law
- Two (2) hours of Florida and Federal Laws and Rules
- Two (2) hours of Chemical Makeup related to the Hair, Skin, and Nails
- One (1) hour of Environmental Issues
- Four (4) hours of Continuing Education Electives
Are there any other changes?
At this time, it appears there are NO CHANGES to other continuing education requirements for the Florida Board of Cosmetology.
A board-approved Initial 4 Hour HIV/AIDS course is still required for new applicants for cosmetology, facial specialist, nail specialist, and full specialist licenses and registrations. This is also the course needed for all null and void applications.
If you are delinquent, or renewing late for 2018 or 2019, I have been told delinquent licenses still need 16 hours to renew. Unfortunately, we no longer offer a 16-hour renewal course.
Why did they decrease the hours?
This reduction in continuing education hours does not come as a big surprise. In January of 2019, a “deregathon” was held in Orlando in an effort to reduce burdensome regulations. One of the listed items was reducing the hours of continuing education for renewal. The reduction of hours still should adequately keep cosmetology professionals trained and up-to-date in areas that support public safety.
This change is minor, in my opinion. They did not propose something crazy like Texas did last year and propose to eliminate the necessity for Barbers and Cosmetologists to have a license. Don’t worry, that measure failed and Texas cosmetology continuing education requirements also remained unchanged.
Where can I find a 10-hour renewal course approved by the Florida Cosmetology Board for 2020?
In May, our 10-hour continuing education course was approved by the Florida Cosmetology board. The new course number is 0501351. It is approved for cosmetologists, nail, facial, and full specialists. If you are ready to complete your 2020 renewal course (or 2021), here it is: 10-hour Florida cosmetology renewal course.
What do you think of this change?
thank you!!!
Be already passed 10hr. Course, but i still havent recieved my license .
Have you logged into the DBPR website (www.myfloridalicense.com) and paid your renewal fee? Then you should be able to print your license after that. Remember, licenses are no longer mailed.
I need copy of my license which is up to date
Go to http://www.myfloridalicense.com. I think you will click on “manage my account”. There should be some options to print an updated license there.
I had an issues with my full specialist license.
Instead of taking 10 hr courses, I went ahead and did the renew license first.
Now when I try to print license. The expiration date still show this year. 10/31/2023
How can I fix that?
If you have not taken a 10 hour course for this cycle, that is likely the reason. Once you complete the course and it is reported, the DBPR will send you a license to print with the new expiration date.
If you have taken a course, then maybe it has not been reported yet.
yo renove mi licencia y aun aparece como delinquente activa porque si yo pase el examen y me enviaron por correo electronico el certificado necesito saber porque sin mi licencia activa no puedo trabajar,
gracias
I renewed my license and it still appears as an active delinquente because if I passed the exam and they sent me the certificate by email, I need to know why without my active license I cannot work,
thank you
If your license is active delinquent, the most likely things you need to do are take a 10 hour renewal course and/or pay the renewal fee. Once those two things are done, your license should be active/clear.