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The bill increases free, nonprofit-delivered domestic violence training for cosmetologists and barbers—improving victim identification and referrals—while imposing new training requirements and administrative burdens and providing only limited, time-limited federal funding to support implementation.
Cosmetologists and barbers (and their clients, especially women) are more likely to have domestic violence identified and referred earlier because license-linked, nonprofit-delivered training increases recognition and referral of victims.
Training must be free and provided by nonprofit anti-domestic violence organizations, reducing cost barriers for trainees and ensuring specialized, victim-centered content.
States that adopt the mandated training can receive up to a 10% boost in DOJ grant funding, giving state and local governments additional resources to support victim services or program implementation.
Individuals seeking cosmetologist or barber licenses in eligible States must complete the required training to be licensed, adding time and potential delay/cost to obtain licensure.
Federal funding is limited ($5 million/year) and capped to three years per State, so the available grant boost may be insufficient to fully fund statewide training rollout or sustain services long-term.
States that implement the mandate may incur administrative costs to verify training compliance and process license applications, diverting state and local resources.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Permits the Attorney General to increase certain grants by up to 10% for states that require domestic violence prevention training for cosmetology and barber licensure applicants; authorizes $5M/year for FY2026–2032.
Introduced June 17, 2025 by Laurel Lee · Last progress June 17, 2025
Provides a federal incentive for states to require domestic violence prevention training for cosmetology and barber licensure applicants. The Attorney General may increase certain public-safety grants to an eligible state by up to 10% if the state requires this training; awards are one-year grants, renewable but limited to three years per state. The measure authorizes $5 million per year for fiscal years 2026–2032 to support these grant increases, and states must apply and provide proof that their law requires the training.