The Washington Department of Licensing (DOL) (https://www.dol.wa.gov/) is proposing to increase cosmetology and other personal services fees. If the proposed revisions are adopted, the fee increases will be effective November 2020.
The fee schedule has not been amended since 2006. According to the DOL, the current fees “are insufficient to sustain the cosmetology and other personal services programs . . . a 25% increase in fees is necessary to continue to provide the information technology systems, staffing levels, and other critical services needed to support licensees and maintain public safety.”
The DOL intends to file their proposal with the Office of the Code Reviser on August 19, 2020. If you have questions or would like to share concerns with the DOL, email Ellis Starrett at estarrett@dol.wa.gov. ASCP, AHP, and ANP have listed below the proposed fees for your review:
|
License Type |
Current Fee |
Proposed Fee |
|
Initial cosmetologist, barber, manicurist, esthetician, master esthetician, or instructor license fee |
$25 |
$31 |
|
Renewal cosmetologist, barber, manicurist, esthetician, master esthetician, or instructor license fee |
$55 |
$69 |
|
Late renewal penalty fee (all license types) |
$55 |
$69 |
|
Reciprocity fee (per license type) |
$50 |
$63 |
|
Salon/shop fee (initial and renewal) |
$110 |
$138 |
|
Renewal mobile unit fee (initial and renewal) |
$110 |
$138 |
|
Personal services fee (initial and renewal) |
$110 |
$138 |
|
Salon/shop, mobile unit, or personal services reduced license (permanent cosmetics) fee (initial and renewal) |
$15 |
$19 |
|
Salon/shop, mobile unit, or personal services late renewal penalty fee |
$50 |
$63 |
|
Postsecondary school fee (initial and renewal) |
$300 |
$375 |
|
Postsecondary school late renewal penalty fee |
$175 |
$219 |
|
Duplicate license fee |
$15 |
$5 |