Bill Text: MI SB0691 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Occupations: barbers; barber apprenticeship requirements for licensure; provide for. Amends sec. 1108 of 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.1108).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-12-15 - Referred To Second Reading [SB0691 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-SB0691-Engrossed.html
Substitute For
SENATE BILL NO. 691
A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled
"Occupational code,"
by amending section 1108 (MCL 339.1108), as amended by 2014 PA 136.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 1108. (1) The department shall issue a license to
practice as a barber to an individual who fulfills all of the following
requirements:
(a) Is not less than 17 years of age.
(b) Is of good moral character.
(c) Demonstrates satisfactory completion of not either of the following:
(i) Not less
than a 1,800-hour course of study at a licensed barber college.
(ii) Subject to subsection (4), a barber
apprenticeship program.
(d) Passes an examination approved by the board and
the department.
(e) Has completed the tenth grade of school or has an
equivalent education as determined by the department.
(2) The department shall issue a license as a barber
to an individual who has held a license as a barber in another state,
jurisdiction, or country for 1 out of the 3 years immediately preceding the
date of application if the requirements for licensure in the other state,
jurisdiction, or country are substantially equivalent to the requirements of
subsection (1), as determined by the department. However, the department may deny
or limit a license described in this
subsection if the applicant has been disciplined, or disciplinary action is pending, in another state, jurisdiction, or
country.
(3) For the purposes of fulfilling the requirement of
subsection (1)(c), (1)(c)(i), an
individual whose instruction as a barber was received in another state,
jurisdiction, or country may substitute experience as a barber or barber
apprentice for instruction in the ratio of 3 months of experience for 100 hours
of instruction. However, if his or her the individual's experience as a barber or barber apprentice was
acquired in a country that the department considers a country from which
records are not generally available, both of the following apply to the
substitution of experience for instruction under this subsection:
(a) He or she The individual may not substitute experience
for instruction under this subsection unless he or she provides a signed and
notarized attestation detailing his or her experience, including his or her
place of employment or apprenticeship, to the department.
(b) He or she The individual may not substitute experience for any of the hours of instruction concerning safety and sanitation, or concerning laws, rules, and regulations, required by the department by rules promulgated under this article.
(4) A barber apprenticeship program does not satisfy
the requirements of subsection (1)(c)(ii) unless the owner of the barber college or barbershop that conducts the
apprenticeship program ensures that the apprenticeship program meets all of the
following requirements:
(a) A student or
apprentice is not required to be in attendance for more than 40 hours per week.
(b) A daily
record of the attendance of each student or apprentice is maintained and a copy
of the record is sent to the department monthly.
(c) A grading
system for students or apprentices is established.
(d) A student or
apprentice is required to pass an examination before the owner of the barber
college or barbershop certifies to the department that he or she has completed
training.
(e) Before the barber
college begins training a student, or the barbershop accepts an apprentice, the
owner of the barber college or barbershop obtains proof that the student or
apprentice has a high school education, or the equivalent of a high school
education. This subdivision does not apply to a student who is enrolling in a
program offered as a part of the regular curriculum of a public school and
approved by the state board of education.
(f) Before the barber
college begins training a student, or the barbershop accepts an apprentice, the
owner of the barber college or barbershop submits an application to the
department on behalf of the student or apprentice. The owner of the barber
college or barbershop shall retain a copy of the proof of education described
in subdivision (e), if applicable, and the application described in this
subdivision in the records of the barber college or barbershop until the
student or apprentice applies for examination to obtain a license.
(5) The owner of
a barbershop that conducts an apprenticeship program shall not charge a fee for
the teaching of barber services to apprentices on the premises. The owner of a barbershop
where 1 apprentice has been successfully trained may allow the training of
additional apprentices at the establishment, except that not more than 2
apprentices may be trained at the same time.
(6) If the location of a barbershop where an apprenticeship program is conducted changes, the owner of the barbershop may continue the apprenticeship program at the new location if a new license is issued under section 1111, and an apprentice who was receiving training at the original location may continue to receive training at the new location.