Fwd: Mom from Hays scores in occupational licensing lawsuit

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From: Sam MacRoberts <Sam.MacRoberts@kansasjusticeinstitute.org>
Date: Tue, Nov 12, 2024, 3:17 PM
Subject: Mom from Hays scores in occupational licensing lawsuit
To: Henry <mcre13@gmail.com>

A constitutional lawsuit from Bryn Green will move forward after a Shawnee County judge denied an attempt to dismiss Ms. Green's case. With the help of Kansas Justice Institute, Bryn sued the Kansas Board of Cosmetology over its irrational and arbitrary occupational licensing requirements involving sugaring. Sugaring is an ancient grooming technique that uses a mixture of sugar, lemon juice, and water to safely remove unwanted hair.

In Kansas, even though sugaring is safe, the Board of Cosmetology requires 1,500 hours of instruction in expensive schools for a cosmetology license. It is estimated that 99% of the cosmetology curriculum teaches things other than sugaring.

"This is a great first-round victory for Bryn and puts her one-step closer to achieving her dream of starting a sugaring business," KJI Litigation Director Sam MacRoberts said. "People shouldn't be forced to spend tens of thousands of dollars on irrelevant cosmetology school, and take irrelevant examinations, just to be able to use sugar, lemon juice, and water, to safely remove unwanted hair," MacRoberts said.

"It shouldn't be a crime to safely use sugaring paste to remove unwanted hair. There's no good reason for the government to force someone to attend thousands of hours of irrelevant and expensive schooling for something that is already safe," MacRoberts continued. "We're really excited we get to keep fighting for Bryn's right to be free from irrational government rules," MacRoberts said.

To help support her family, Bryn wants to start a sugaring business in Hays, her hometown. Sugaring would also allow her greater flexibility in raising her son. But in Kansas, it is a crime to practice unlicensed sugaring, and Ms. Green is not licensed.

Over the decades, occupational licensing has exploded even though, as President Obama's Administration determined, "most research does not find that licensing improves quality or public health and safety."

Represented at no charge by Kansas Justice Institute, Bryn is suing the Kansas Board of Cosmetology to vindicate her rights, and the rights of all Kansans, to be free from unreasonable government regulations.

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