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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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Texture Positive Act 
of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL TRAIN-
ING ON TEXTURED HAIR. 
(a) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall 
award, on a competitive basis, grants to States for the 
purpose of awarding subgrants in accordance with this 
section. 
(b) APPLICATION.—A State seeking a grant under 
this section shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the Secretary may reasonably require, including 
a summary of the information submitted under subsection 
(c)(2) by each eligible entity that the State plans to award 
a subgrant to under such subsection. 
(c) SUBGRANTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A State that receives a 
grant under this section shall use such grant to 
award, on a competitive basis, subgrants to eligible 
entities for the purpose of carrying out the activities 
described in paragraph (3). 
(2) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking a 
subgrant under this subsection shall submit an ap-
plication to the State at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the State may 
reasonably require, including— 
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(A) a description of how the eligible entity 
plans to carry out the activities described in 
paragraph (3); 
(B) an estimate of— 
(i) the cost of conducting the activities 
described in paragraph (3), including the 
cost per student of providing the education 
and technical training required under sub-
paragraph (A) of such paragraph; and 
(ii) the number of students the eligible 
entity plans to instruct; and 
(C) a description of how the eligible entity 
plans to increase access to the education and 
technical training required under paragraph 
(3)(A). 
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that re-
ceives a subgrant under this subsection— 
(A) shall use such subgrant funds to pro-
vide, as part of the curriculum of cosmetology 
schools, education and technical training to stu-
dents of such cosmetology schools on how to 
shampoo, deep condition, braid, twist, and style 
textured hair; and 
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(B) may use such subgrant funds to, in 
order to better provide such education and tech-
nical training— 
(i) develop such education and tech-
nical training; 
(ii) hire and train instructors; and 
(iii) provide digital training, including 
through prerecorded videos. 
(4) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF AWARD.— 
A State shall award a subgrant under this sub-
section in an amount that the State determines ap-
propriate based on the estimate submitted under 
paragraph (2)(B). 
(d) DURATION; RENEWAL.— 
(1) GRANTS.—A grant awarded under this sec-
tion shall be for a term of 4 years and may be re-
newed by the Secretary. 
(2) SUBGRANTS.—A subgrant awarded under 
subsection (c) shall be for a term of 6 months and 
may be renewed by the State that awarded the 
subgrant. In determining whether to renew such 
subgrant, the State shall take into consideration the 
information submitted under subsection (e). 
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
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(i) 
a 
consortium 
of 
cosmetology 
schools, including an association of such 
schools; 
(ii) an individual; or 
(iii) a cosmetology school that has re-
ceived, at any point, Federal funds other 
than through a subgrant under subsection 
(c). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, and any 
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
States. 
(5) TEXTURED
HAIR.—The term ‘‘textured 
hair’’ means hair that is coiled, curly, or wavy in its 
natural state. 
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