text: Interesting issue. As of today, the nationwide state education hour requirements for manicurists ranges from 0 to 1000 hrs. As with statehood, we now rank 49th, at 12 hours. The next lowest requirement is 100 hours and 45 of 50 states require 200 hours or more. Marissa's counterparts in the 48 states which require more education than ours complete their educational requirements and obtain licenses. In our state, hairdressers, truck drivers, bar tenders, painters, crane operators, fishing guides, and hunting guides do the same.  It's simply a part of becoming a professional. 
  As a side note, HB 222 passed the House, but was shot down by the Senate. Some interesting 11th-hour  negotiating got it slipped into a veterinary bill (SB 51) that passed the Senate today. I'm not sure what the two have in common, aside from trimming nails. Maybe our Senators intended for both to be one-stop-shops for us and our pets.