Teach Multiple Cosmetology Professions in Illinois

Expand your teaching horizons and aspirations. In late July, Governor J. B. Pritzker signed into law House Bill 4570 (HB 4570), creating a licensing crossover process for instructors to earn a teacher’s license in different disciplines.

Credit for Teaching Across Disciplines

• A licensed cosmetology teacher seeking license as a barber teacher will be given credit in their barbering course for completed cosmetology instruction hours in subjects that are common to both barbering and cosmetology.
   
• A licensed barber teacher seeking license as a cosmetology teacher will be given credit in their cosmetology course for completed barbering instruction hours in subjects that are common to both barbering and cosmetology.
   
• A licensed esthetician or nail technician teacher seeking license as a cosmetology teacher will be given credit in their cosmetology course for completed esthetics or nail technology instruction hours in subjects that are common to both esthetics or nail technology and cosmetology.

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation will draft rules around HB 4570.

Effective Date: January 1, 2025