Amends existing law to provide that a barber or cosmetology school may retroactively reinstate a license that has lapsed due to a missed licensure payment.

The purpose of this legislation is to amend Chapter 58, Section 21 of Title 54 Idaho Code. In 2018 the Cosmetology and Barber Boards were merged into a new Barber and Cosmetology Services Act. During that process, the new section that addresses the Renewal and Reinstatement of License and Registration did not address the unfortunate consequences of an inadvertent late payment of a Cosmetology or Barber School. Many of these schools provide training to students who rely on financial aid. The US Department of Education requires these schools to maintain a continuous license. This amendment provides the Barber and Cosmetology Services Licensing Board the authority to approve the reinstatement retroactive to the date of expiration. The school must have paid the renewal fee within 90 days of the failure to renew, there must be no other cause for the school's license to have been cancelled, and all costs and penalties related to the renewal must be paid. This only changes the renewal and reinstatement of Barber and Cosmetology schools and not the many licensed professions covered by the Barbers and Cosmetology Act. The students of these schools would be assured that an inadvertent clerical error would not impact their financial aid or continuity of their education.