HB 6283

HOUSE BILL NO. 6283
A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled
"Occupational code,"
by amending section 1110 (MCL 339.1110), as amended by
2020 PA 27.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 1110. (1) The department shall issue a license to a
barber college that meets all of the following requirements:
(a) Through its the owners or
managers of the barber college, has applied to
the department for a license.
(b) Subject to
subsection (6), provides an educational program that requires completion of 225
hours of classroom study, demonstrations, and recitations and 1,575 hours of
practical barber training.
(c) Meets the
sanitation standards required of barbershops as set forth in rules promulgated
by the board and determined by inspection by the department.
(d) Files and
maintains a corporate surety or cash bond of $10,000.00 conditioned on the
faithful performance and satisfaction of the contractual rights of students
enrolled in the barber college.
(e) Employs or
contracts with not fewer than 2 1 full-time, licensed instructors
instructor and ensures that both of the
following are met:
(i) At any time classroom study or theory
training is given to any number of students, at least 1 instructor is present.
(ii) If practical training occurs, there is at least 1 instructor is present for every 30 students at all times.
(f) Except as
provided in subsection (7), is completely partitioned from any other place of
business or dwelling. Except as provided in subsection (7), a person shall not
conduct any other business from a barber
college other than the rendering of barber
services and the teaching of barbering. , although a A barber
college may sell at retail to patrons those preparations
used on patrons who are receiving barbering services from students.
(g) Provides
reasonable classroom facilities and other equipment for the proper instruction
of students described in this subdivision and rules promulgated by the board,
including 1 stationary wash basin with hot and cold running water and a
connected drain for every 2 barber chairs. A barber college shall arrange its the barber college's enrollment
and course scheduling so that students are not required to share the use of a
training station during any practical training period.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a student
instructor may not instruct without a supervising instructor present in the
room. In case of emergency, a student instructor may instruct up to 30
students, but the barber college shall provide notice of the emergency to the
department in writing and ensure that an instructor is on the premises at all
times. Use of a student instructor as a substitute instructor under this
subsection shall must
not continue for more than 7 consecutive days without written approval
of the department certifying the emergency circumstances.
(3) The license of
a barber college is automatically revoked if there is a transfer of ownership
or change of location of a barber college. The department shall not grant a new
license to new owners or for a new location unless the requirements of subsection
(1) are met.
(4) The classroom
courses of a barber college shall must include at least all of the following:
scientific fundamentals for barbering; hygiene; bacteriology; histology of
hair, skin, and nails; structure of the head, face, and neck, including muscles
and nerves; elementary chemistry relating to sterilization and antiseptics;
diseases of the skin, hair, glands, and nails; massaging and manipulating the
head, face, and neck; haircutting and shaving; cosmetic therapy; arranging,
styling, dressing, coloring, bleaching, curling, permanent waving, and tinting
of the hair; elements of business training; and barber laws and rules of the this state.
(5) The department
by rule shall prescribe the number of hours of instruction a barber college is
required to provide for each subject set forth in subsection (4). Each barber
college shall provide a written copy of the rules to each student at the beginning
of his or her the
student's instruction.
(6) For the
purposes of subsection (1)(b) and section 1108(1)(c), if a student of a barber
college is licensed as a cosmetologist under article 12, the barber college may
allow the student to substitute hours of instruction completed at a state
school of cosmetology for hours of instruction that are substantially similar
in content to hours of instruction at the barber college. However, a A barber
college shall not allow a student to substitute more than 1,000 hours of
substantially similar instruction from a state school of cosmetology for hours
of instruction at the barber college under this subsection. The department by
rule shall establish criteria for determining whether an hour of instruction at
a state school of cosmetology is substantially similar to an hour of
instruction at a barber college. As used in this subsection and subsection (7),
"state school of cosmetology" means a school of cosmetology that is
licensed under article 12.
(7) A barber
college and a state school of cosmetology may occupy the same building and
share facilities.
(8) A barber
college shall display the license of the barber college and all instructors,
student instructors, and students in a prominent place visible to the public at
all times. An individual's license may be displayed at the individual's work
station.