{"id":1554,"date":"2023-06-28T13:06:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T20:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/probeauty.org\/?page_id=1554"},"modified":"2026-03-30T15:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T22:00:05","slug":"pba-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/pba-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"PBA Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div  class=\"page-hero-carousel alignfull\"  id=\"block_164bb2b95cb0c7ed030d3f9ca4c15e96\"  data-color-scheme=\"light-pink\" data-content-width=\"secondary\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"page-hero-carousel-swiper swiper\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-autoplay-timeout=\"3\" data-start-on-next=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-hero-carousel-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-hero-carousel-media\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-hero-carousel-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2043\" height=\"2560\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GATeam-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"PBA&#039;s Government Affairs team - Myra Reddy and Kati Rapoza\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GATeam-scaled.jpg 2043w, https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GATeam-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GATeam-817x1024.jpg 817w, https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GATeam-768x962.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GATeam-1226x1536.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GATeam-1635x2048.jpg 1635w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2043px) 100vw, 2043px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2043px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2043\/2560;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-hero-carousel-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-hero-carousel-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"page-hero-carousel-breadcrumbs\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/probeauty.org\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Home\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHome\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdvocacy \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPBA Advocacy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-hero-carousel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSupport Your Industry\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-hero-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe PBA Advocacy team works tirelessly to track bills that would affect our industry, fights for legislation that would improve salons, and more. 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Join below or text  <a href=\"sms:18885613172;?&amp;body=PROBEAUTY\" target=\"_blank\">PROBEAUTY to 1-888-561-3172!<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-hero-carousel-buttons\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-button page-hero-carousel-button\" href=\"https:\/\/probeauty.quorum.us\/campaign\/105082\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Be An Advocate (open in a new tab)\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBe An Advocate\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"secondary-button page-hero-carousel-button\" href=\"#advocacy-toolkit\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Download Advocacy Toolkit (open in a new tab)\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload Advocacy Toolkit\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"section-background alignfull\"  id=\"block_c55847289c8880450cdafd668819c0c0\"  data-highlight-color-light=\"saturated-pink\"  data-color-scheme=\"light\">\n    <div class=\"blocks-container\">\n        \n\n<section  class=\"content-in-columns alignwide\"  id=\"get-involved\"  data-card-type=\"accent-hover\"  data-media-type=\"image\" data-color-scheme=\"default\">\n                            <div class=\"content-in-columns-content\" data-layout=\"1left\" data-animation>\n        <div class=\"content-in-columns-content-heading\">\n                        \n            \n            \n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"content-in-columns-content-body\">\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"content-in-columns-details\" data-title-size=\"small\" data-columns=\"2\" data-icon-position=\"top\">\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/probeauty.org\/fica-tax-tip-fairness\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"content-in-columns-details-item\" aria-label=\"Learn More\">\n                                                                                <div class=\"content-in-columns-details-image\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"401\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fica.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fica.png 400w, https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fica-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fica-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/401;\" \/>                        <\/div>\n                    \n                                        \n                                        \n                                        <h3>\n                        FICA Tax Tip Fairness                    <\/h3>\n                    \n                                        <p>Beauty businesses have been subject to unfair disparities in the tax code for decades by not getting the same FICA Tax Tip Credit as restaurants.<\/p>\n                    \n                                        <div class=\"content-in-columns-details-full-link-button\">\n                        <span class=\"primary-button content-in-columns-details-button\">\n                            Learn More                        <\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \n                                                    <\/a>\n                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/probeauty.quorum.us\/campaign\/36509\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"content-in-columns-details-item\" aria-label=\"Join the Movement (open in a new tab)\">\n                                                                                <div class=\"content-in-columns-details-image\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"401\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/i-am_1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/i-am_1.png 401w, https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/i-am_1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/i-am_1-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 401px; 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I AM licensed.                    <\/h3>\n                    \n                                        <p>Join thousands of your beauty colleagues to help inform on how technically trained, professional, and passionate our industry is!<\/p>\n                    \n                                        <div class=\"content-in-columns-details-full-link-button\">\n                        <span class=\"primary-button content-in-columns-details-button\">\n                            Join the Movement                        <\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \n                                                    <\/a>\n                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/probeauty.quorum.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"content-in-columns-details-item\" aria-label=\"Add Your Voice (open in a new tab)\">\n                                                                                <div 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data-highlight-color-medium=\"none\"  data-color-scheme=\"medium\">\n    <div class=\"blocks-container\">\n        \n\n<section  class=\"content-in-columns alignwide\"  id=\"block_6607499d75db26540c5a08368c3800aa\"  data-card-type=\"transparent\"  data-accent-color-display=\"titles\"  data-card-image-size=\"vertical\"  data-media-type=\"image\" data-color-scheme=\"default\">\n                            <div class=\"content-in-columns-content\" data-layout=\"2\" data-animation>\n        <div class=\"content-in-columns-content-heading\">\n                        \n                        <div class=\"eyebrow content-in-columns-eyebrow\">\n                PROTECTING &amp; EXPANDING            <\/div>\n            \n                        <h2 class=\"content-in-columns-title\">\n                YOUR LICENSE\n            <\/h2>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"content-in-columns-content-body\">\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"content-in-columns-details\" data-title-size=\"small\" data-columns=\"2\" data-icon-position=\"top\">\n                                                                            <div class=\"content-in-columns-details-item\">\n                                                                                <div class=\"content-in-columns-details-image\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"624\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/licensed_1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"i am licensed\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/licensed_1.png 853w, https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/licensed_1-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/licensed_1-768x562.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" 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Download the window cling linked below for your salon or booth to demonstrate your participation in the I AM LICENSED\u2122 movement!<\/p>\n                    \n                    \n                                        <div class=\"content-in-columns-details-buttons\">\n                                                                        <a class=\"primary-button content-in-columns-details-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/24_GA_I_AM_Window_Tile.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"DOWNLOAD WINDOW CLING (open in a new tab)\">\n                            DOWNLOAD WINDOW CLING                        <\/a>\n                        \n                                                \n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                            <div class=\"content-in-columns-details-item\">\n                                                                                <div class=\"content-in-columns-details-image\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/young-haidresser-brushing-clients-hair.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/young-haidresser-brushing-clients-hair.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/young-haidresser-brushing-clients-hair-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/young-haidresser-brushing-clients-hair-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/young-haidresser-brushing-clients-hair-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/young-haidresser-brushing-clients-hair-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1280;\" \/>                        <\/div>\n                    \n                                        \n                                        <div class=\"eyebrow content-in-columns-details-eyebrow\">\n                        EMPLOYMENT MOBILITY                    <\/div>\n                                        \n                                        <h3>\n                        COSMETOLOGY LICENSE COMPACT                    <\/h3>\n                    \n                                        <p>The Council of State Governments (CSG) and the Department of Defense (DoD) are working together to help licensed cosmetologists move between states more easily. They are creating a new interstate agreement that will allow states to recognize each other&#8217;s licenses, making it easier for cosmetologists to find jobs in different states.<\/p>\n                    \n                    \n                                        <div class=\"content-in-columns-details-buttons\">\n                                                                        <a class=\"primary-button content-in-columns-details-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cosmetologycompact.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LEARN MORE (open in a new tab)\">\n                            LEARN MORE                        <\/a>\n                        \n                                                \n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n        \n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"section-background alignfull\"  id=\"block_64a5d23eec65a47953bcaa14ff760d0e\"  data-highlight-color-dark=\"none\"  data-color-scheme=\"dark\">\n    <div class=\"blocks-container\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"advocacy-mapwidget\" data-domain=\"p2a.co\" data-shorturl=\"V1FD0ff\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"section-background alignfull\"  id=\"block_f3bf336cf82ec79eca66d49a22934f49\"  data-highlight-color-medium=\"dark-green\"  data-color-scheme=\"medium\">\n    <div class=\"blocks-container\">\n        \n\n<section  class=\"content-in-columns alignwide\"  id=\"block_92ec392c958564b0555db700195aaf2e\"  data-card-type=\"transparent\"  data-accent-color-display=\"bold\"  data-card-image-size=\"horizontal\"  data-media-type=\"image\" data-color-scheme=\"default\">\n                            <div class=\"content-in-columns-content\" data-layout=\"1left\" data-animation>\n        <div class=\"content-in-columns-content-heading\">\n                        \n            \n                        <h2 class=\"content-in-columns-title\">\n                Other ways to get involved\n            <\/h2>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"content-in-columns-content-body\">\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"content-in-columns-details\" data-title-size=\"small\" data-columns=\"3\" data-icon-position=\"top\">\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/probeauty.org\/texture-education-collective\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"content-in-columns-details-item\" aria-label=\"Learn More\">\n                                                                                <div class=\"content-in-columns-details-image\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1613\" height=\"1075\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Advocacy_TEC.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"Image of a woman smiling\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Advocacy_TEC.jpg 1613w, https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Advocacy_TEC-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Advocacy_TEC-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Advocacy_TEC-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Advocacy_TEC-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1613px) 100vw, 1613px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1613px; 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