Good day, the required hours for cosmetology should not be lowered, contrarily more hours should be required. I also think that continued education be required with each renewal. The scope of practice for cosmetology deems the need for more hours. Barbers are required 1100 hours with a very limited scope of practice. That is absolutely ridiculous. It is obvious that the ones proposing these changes have no idea as to what we as professionals or educators have to know in order do our chosen practices. This decision should definitely be reconsidered and overturned. This is not acceptable and it makes a mockery of those who have paid their dues and set the foreground for up and coming professionals.