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ARTICLE 1
Section 1 of this act may be known and cited as the cosmetology licensure compact.
In administering and managing Washington single-state cosmetology licenses in accordance with chapter 18.16 RCW and multistate licenses under the cosmetology licensure compact as described in section 1 of this act, the department shall track and manage revenues and costs generated by each license separately.
For purposes of RCW 43.24.086, the Washington single-state cosmetology licensing program under this chapter and multistate cosmetology licensing program under section 1 of this act must be considered separate professional licensing programs.
By enacting the cosmetology licensure compact in section 1 of this act, Washington state hereby adopts the compact as of the effective date of the section.
This compact only applies to multistate licenses for the practice of cosmetology as defined in RCW 18.16.020.
(1) The following employment and licensing information is exempt from public inspection and copying under this chapter:
This act takes effect June 1, 2028.