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26052SS9 South Dakota Cosmetology Commission Notice of Public Hearing to Adopt Rules A public hearing will be held via Microsoft Teams on May 28, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Central Time, to consider the amendment of proposed Administrative Rules of South Dakota numbered: § 20:42:03:06.01. The effect of the rule change will be to allow the Cosmetology Commission to apply relevant work experience toward education hours for out-of-state applicants who have cosmetology-related licenses that are not equivalent to licenses issued by the Cosmetology Commission. The reason for adopting the rule change is to comply with directed rulemaking as provided in House Bill 1194 (2026). Persons interested in presenting amendments, data, opinions, and arguments for or against the proposed rules may appear via Microsoft Teams at the hearing, or mail them to: South Dakota Cosmetology Commission, 217 W Missouri Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota 57501 and/or e-mail to: cosmetology@state.sd.us. The deadline to submit any such written comments for consideration is seventy-two hours before the date of the public hearing and no later than 1:00 p.m. Central Time on May 25, 2026. After the written comment period, the Cosmetology Commission will consider all written and oral comments it receives on the proposed rules. The Cosmetology Commission may modify or amend a proposed rule at that time to include or exclude matters that are described in this notice. For Persons with Disabilities: This hearing will be located at a physically accessible place (electronically accessible as the hearing is being held via video conference). Please contact Adrian Ness at least 48 hours before the public hearing if you have special needs for which special arrangements can be made by calling 605-773-6193. The Microsoft Teams meeting login information is as follows: URL (for web browser): https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting Meeting ID: 240 151 371 432 1 Passcode: 2KaY3os Call in (audio only): Phone number: + 1 605.3679.7263 Phone Conference ID: 823 440 119# Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained without charge from rules.sd.gov; and /or: South Dakota Cosmetology Commission, 217 W. Missouri Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota 57501; cosmetology@state.sd.us; 605-773-6193 Published May 8 2026, at the total approximate cost of 32.7 and may be viewed free of charge at www.sdpublicnotices.com LABD0513537