HB1194

The amendment changes the bill from merely clarifying the Cosmetology Commission's authority to credit work experience into a mandate requiring the commission to allow such credits for out-of-state applicants with non-equivalent licenses, with specific rules that two hours of work experience equals one hour of education and cannot substitute for more than half the required hours. This STRENGTHENS the bill by transforming discretionary authority ("may") into a requirement ("shall" and "must") that ensures out-of-state applicants can actually use their experience toward licensing in South Dakota.

The amendment changes the Cosmetology Commission's authority from optional ("may") to mandatory ("shall") to promulgate rules for crediting work experience toward education requirements for out-of-state applicants, and adds an emergency clause to expedite the bill's effective date. This strengthens the bill by making rule-making mandatory rather than discretionary and accelerates implementation.

The amendment shifts the bill from declaring an emergency to instead requiring the Cosmetology Commission to promulgate rules for crediting work experience toward licensure, and it restructures the statute section numbers and reorganizes the waiver provisions in § 36-15-19.2 for clarity without fundamentally changing the policy. This NARROWS the bill's scope by removing the emergency declaration while maintaining the core requirement for rule-making authority.

The amendment makes the Cosmetology Commission's rulemaking authority mandatory ("shall") rather than discretionary ("may") and clarifies that out-of-state applicants with non-equivalent licenses can use relevant work experience to offset education hour deficiencies, with the commission required to establish rules defining how much experience qualifies. This STRENGTHENS the bill by making rulemaking a firm requirement and explicitly authorizing work experience substitution for certain applicants.