Changes to Existing Law

Any person who is at least eighteen years of age and has passed a satisfactory examination conducted by the Board of Barber Examiners to determine the 24 person's fitness to practice barbering meets the following requirements is entitled to a license or certificate of registration as a registered barber: (1) Is at least eighteen years old; (2) Demonstrates competent, ethical behavior to qualify as a barber, as determined by the Board of Barber Examiners; (3) Completes fifteen hundred hours of education or equivalent credit hours in a barber college approved by the board; and (4) Satisfactorily passes the written test and practical barber demonstration certified by the board.is entitled to a certificate of registration as a registered barber.

The Board of Barber Examiners may promulgate reasonable rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, for the administration of the provisions of this chapter and to prescribe sanitary requirements for barbershops and barber schools. A copy of the rules promulgated by the board shall be furnished by the board to the owner or manager of each barbershop and barber school. A copy of the rules shall be posted in a conspicuous place in each barbershop or barber school. The Board of Barber Examiners may also promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1- 26, to establish: (1) The fee to apply for a certificate of registration for barbers, pursuant to section 3 of this Act; (2) The fee to transfer a barber license or registration to this state, pursuant to § 36- 14-14; (3) The fee for the annual renewal of the certificate of registration for barbers pursuant to §§ 36-14-22 and 36-14-24; and (2) The fee for the operation of a barber school or college pursuant to § 36-14-24; (3)(4) The fee for the operation of a barbershop pursuant to § 36-14-27; and (4) The procedures governing the inspection of barbershops and the barbershop equipment pursuant to § 36-14-28.