BARBER COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL HOURS                                                 H.B. 5396 (S-1):

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                      REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

House Bill 5396 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Sponsor:  Representative Andrea LaFontaine

House Committee:  Regulatory Reform

Senate Committee:  Regulatory Reform

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Article 11 (Barbers) of the Occupational Code to reduce the number of hours of classroom study and hours of practical barber training that a barber college must provide in order to be licensed.

Under Article 11, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs must license a barber college that meets certain requirements. These include a requirement that the college provides an educational program requiring completion of 250 hours of classroom study, demonstrations, and recitations, and 1,750 hours of practical barber training. The bill would reduce those requirements to 225 hours and 1,575 hours, respectively.

The bill is tie-barred to Senate Bill 612, which would amend Article 11 to reduce from 2,000 to 1,800 the number of hours of study required for an individual to be licensed as a barber.

MCL 339.1110                                                         Legislative Analyst:  Patrick Affholter

FISCAL IMPACT

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

Date Completed:  5-5-14                                                       Fiscal Analyst:  Josh Sefton

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.