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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8875 

To direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to States for the purpose 

of providing subgrants to eligible entities for education and technical 

training on how to perform cosmetology services on textured hair. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 27, 2024 

Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ (for herself, Ms. SEWELL, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. 

CLARKE of New York, Ms. BROWN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 

MEEKS, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Ms. STRICKLAND, 

Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. 

CROCKETT, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, and Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to States 

for the purpose of providing subgrants to eligible entities 

for education and technical training on how to perform 

cosmetology services on textured hair. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Texture Positive Act 

5 of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL TRAIN2 ING ON TEXTURED HAIR. 

3 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall 

4 award, on a competitive basis, grants to States for the 

5 purpose of awarding subgrants in accordance with this 

6 section. 

7 (b) APPLICATION.—A State seeking a grant under 

8 this section shall submit an application to the Secretary 

9 at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor10 mation as the Secretary may reasonably require, including 

11 a summary of the information submitted under subsection 

12 (c)(2) by each eligible entity that the State plans to award 

13 a subgrant to under such subsection. 

14 (c) SUBGRANTS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives a 

16 grant under this section shall use such grant to 

17 award, on a competitive basis, subgrants to eligible 

18 entities for the purpose of carrying out the activities 

19 described in paragraph (3). 

20 (2) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking a 

21 subgrant under this subsection shall submit an ap22 plication to the State at such time, in such manner, 

23 and containing such information as the State may 

24 reasonably require, including— 


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1 (A) a description of how the eligible entity 

2 plans to carry out the activities described in 

3 paragraph (3); 

4 (B) an estimate of— 

5 (i) the cost of conducting the activities 

6 described in paragraph (3), including the 

7 cost per student of providing the education 

8 and technical training required under sub9 paragraph (A) of such paragraph; and 

10 (ii) the number of students the eligible 

11 entity plans to instruct; and 

12 (C) a description of how the eligible entity 

13 plans to increase access to the education and 

14 technical training required under paragraph 

15 (3)(A). 

16 (3) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that re17 ceives a subgrant under this subsection— 

18 (A) shall use such subgrant funds to pro19 vide, as part of the curriculum of cosmetology 

20 schools, education and technical training to stu21 dents of such cosmetology schools on how to 

22 shampoo, deep condition, braid, twist, and style 

23 textured hair; and 


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1 (B) may use such subgrant funds to, in 

2 order to better provide such education and tech3 nical training— 

4 (i) develop such education and tech5 nical training; 

6 (ii) hire and train instructors; and 

7 (iii) provide digital training, including 

8 through prerecorded videos. 

9 (4) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF AWARD.— 

10 A State shall award a subgrant under this sub11 section in an amount that the State determines ap12 propriate based on the estimate submitted under 

13 paragraph (2)(B). 

14 (d) DURATION; RENEWAL.— 

15 (1) GRANTS.—A grant awarded under this sec16 tion shall be for a term of 4 years and may be re17 newed by the Secretary. 

18 (2) SUBGRANTS.—A subgrant awarded under 

19 subsection (c) shall be for a term of 6 months and 

20 may be renewed by the State that awarded the 

21 subgrant. In determining whether to renew such 

22 subgrant, the State shall take into consideration the 

23 information submitted under subsection (e). 

24 (e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 


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1 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Not later than 60 

2 days before each date that is the final date of the 

3 term described in subsection (d)(2), a recipient of a 

4 subgrant under subsection (c) shall submit to the 

5 State that awarded the subgrant a report includ6 ing— 

7 (A) a description of how the subgrant was 

8 used; 

9 (B) an identification of the cosmetology 

10 schools that the eligible entity worked with to 

11 provide the education and technical training re12 quired under subsection (c)(3)(A); 

13 (C) the number of instructors that the eli14 gible entity trained to provide the education 

15 and technical training required under sub16 section (c)(3)(A); and 

17 (D) the number of students that received 

18 the education and technical training required 

19 under subsection (c)(3)(A). 

20 (2) STATES.—Not later than 60 days after each 

21 date that is the final date of the term described in 

22 subsection (d)(1), a State that receives a grant 

23 under this section shall submit to the Secretary a re24 port including— 


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1 (A) an identification of the State agency 

2 that awards subgrants under this section; and 

3 (B) a summary of the information sub4 mitted under paragraph (1). 

5 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘cosme7 tology school’’ means a school that provides training 

8 to prepare students for gainful employment in an oc9 cupation related to cosmetology. 

10 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti11 ty’’— 

12 (A) means a corporation, limited liability 

13 company, association, or company that— 

14 (i) was established not less than 5 

15 years before the date of enactment of this 

16 Act; 

17 (ii) has experience in providing the 

18 education and technical training required 

19 under subsection (c)(3)(A); 

20 (iii) has an employer identification 

21 number issued by the Internal Revenue 

22 Service; and 

23 (iv) has a Minority- or Women-owned 

24 Business Enterprise certificate; and 

25 (B) does not include— 


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1 (i) a consortium of cosmetology 

2 schools, including an association of such 

3 schools; 

4 (ii) an individual; or 

5 (iii) a cosmetology school that has re6 ceived, at any point, Federal funds other 

7 than through a subgrant under subsection 

8 (c). 

9 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

10 the Secretary of Labor. 

11 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 

12 the several States, the District of Columbia, and any 

13 commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 

14 States. 

15 (5) TEXTURED HAIR.—The term ‘‘textured 

16 hair’’ means hair that is coiled, curly, or wavy in its 

17 natural state. 

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