BARBERS:  EDUCATION REQUIREMENT                                                             S.B. 612:

                                                                                               COMMITTEE SUMMARY

Senate Bill 612 (as introduced 10-10-13)

Sponsor:  Senator Hoon-Yung Hopgood

Committee:  Regulatory Reform

Date Completed:  11-6-13

CONTENT

The bill would amend Article 11 (Barbers) of the Occupational Code to reduce the number of hours of study in the educational requirement for licensure as a barber.

Under Article 11, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs must issue a license to practice as a barber to an individual who fulfills certain requirements.  One of those requirements is that the person demonstrates satisfactory completion of not less than a 2,000-hour course of study at a licensed barber college.  Under the bill, the course of study would have to be at least 1,800 hours.

MCL 339.1108                                                         Legislative Analyst:  Patrick Affholter

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

                                                                                     Fiscal Analyst:  Bill Bowerman

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.