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225 ILCS 410/1-2

(225 ILCS 410/1-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1701-2)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)

Sec. 1-2. Public policy.

The practices of barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology
in the State of Illinois are hereby declared to affect the public health,
safety and welfare and to be subject to regulation and control in the public
interest. It is further declared to be a matter of public interest
and concern that the professions merit and receive the confidence of
the public and that only qualified persons be permitted to practice
said professions in the State of Illinois. This Act shall be liberally
construed to carry out these objects and purposes.

(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15.)