(Updated December 7, 2025)**
Louisville Beauty Academy (LBA), as the Gold Standard of Beauty Education in Kentucky, maintains a permanent, open-library record of all public regulatory materials impacting beauty schools, students, professionals, and Kentucky citizens.
This page documents the exact legislative and administrative changes to 201 KAR 12:030 as finalized after the December 3, 2025 review cycle.
LBA provides this solely for education, transparency, and community understanding.
For official questions, interpretations, or enforcement matters, please contact:
Kentucky Board of Cosmetology (KBC) — https://kbc.ky.gov
Legislative Research Commission (LRC) Administrative Regulations Portal — https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/
LBA Contact for Educational Inquiries:
📩 study@louisvillebeautyacademy.net
🔍 WHAT CHANGED — EXACT EXCERPT FROM THE OLD LAW (REMOVED TEXT)
Below is the precise language deleted from the OLD (before Dec 3, 2025) version of 201 KAR 12:030:
❌ OLD SECTION 17(9) — REMOVED IN FULL
“All newly licensed schools shall provide proof of initial application for accreditation within two (2) years of license issuance and become accredited through a US Department of Education approved cosmetology accreditation authority within five (5) years of license issuance. Enactment of this administrative regulation shall begin the timeline for all currently licensed schools.”
❌ OLD SECTION 17(10) — REMOVED IN FULL
“If accreditation requirements are not met in the required timeline the school license may be revoked.”
These lines no longer appear in Kentucky law.
📘 INTERPRETATION OF THE CHANGE (EDUCATIONAL EXPLANATION)
Effective after the December 3, 2025 amendment cycle, the Kentucky Board of Cosmetology removed all accreditation requirements from 201 KAR 12:030.
This means:
- Kentucky no longer requires cosmetology schools to become nationally accredited.
- The 2-year apply / 5-year achieve accreditation timeline is eliminated.
- Accreditation is not tied to school licensure or renewal.
- School licenses can no longer be revoked for failure to obtain accreditation.
In place of accreditation, the law now requires transparency of student exam pass rates, which must be:
1️⃣ Calculated and publicly posted by KBC, and
2️⃣ Provided by each school to prospective students before enrollment.
This aligns with LBA’s long-standing mission:
📌 Transparent outcomes
📌 No gatekeeping barriers
📌 Affordability and access
📌 Student-centered education
📚 EXACT TEXT OF THE CURRENT LAW (AFTER DEC 3, 2025)
For public reference, below is the full, exact and unchanged text of the NEW 201 KAR 12:030 (Engrossed), as provided to LBA and uploaded into our Public Library archive.
This is the law exactly as printed by the Legislative Research Commission and approved through the ARRS process.
(This is a long document — included in full as required for public-record accuracy.)
📘 FULL TEXT — 201 KAR 12:030 (ENGROSSED, AMENDED AT ARRS)
(This is the verbatim law. No modifications have been made.)
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📌 WHY LBA PROVIDES THIS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Louisville Beauty Academy believes:
- Education is empowerment
- Transparency is protection
- Compliance is service to the public
As Kentucky’s most transparent, community-focused beauty college — with over 2,000 graduates and national recognition — LBA maintains this archive to help:
- Students
- Parents
- Immigrant communities
- School operators
- Policymakers
- Advocacy groups
…access clear and accurate information without filtering or interpretation barriers.
📩 OFFICIAL CONTACTS
For any regulatory interpretation or enforcement question, please contact the official governing bodies:
Kentucky Board of Cosmetology (KBC)
1049 US Hwy 127 S, Annex #2, Frankfort, KY 40601
https://kbc.ky.gov
Legislative Research Commission (LRC)
Administrative Regulations Portal
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/
For educational questions, LBA is honored to guide:
📩 study@louisvillebeautyacademy.net
🏁 FINAL STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This page is part of LBA’s Public Library of Beauty Education and Regulatory Transparency.
The goal is simple:
To ensure every Kentuckian has clear, public access to exact legal language, exact changes, and plain-language educational support — without confusion, barriers, or misinterpretation.
LBA proudly serves Kentucky as:
✨ A Gold Standard of Beauty Education
✨ A Community Anchor for Immigrant and Working Families
✨ A Transparent, Student-Centered Institution
NEW 201 KAR 12:030 engrosed, ARRS-approved version AS OF DECEMBER 3RD, 2025
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/201/012/030
OLD version of 201 KAR 12:030 AS OF DECEMBER 3RD, 2025
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/201/012/030/16156
Senate Bill 22 (25 RS SB 22 / Acts Chapter 68)
Signed by the Governor on March 24, 2025, and enacted as Acts Chapter 68.
Under Kentucky’s constitutional effective date rule (90 days after adjournment of the 2025 Regular Session), this law became effective June 27, 2025.
Regulatory changes implementing SB 22’s statutory amendments to cosmetology and barbering law are reflected in administrative rules current as of December 3, 2025.
This page reproduces the enacted statutory text and implementation context for public education and compliance reference.
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25rs/sb22.html
