BARBER COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL HOURS                                                         H.B. 5396:

                                                                               SUMMARY OF HOUSE-PASSED BILL

                                                                                                         IN COMMITTEE

House Bill 5396 (as passed by the House)

Sponsor:  Representative Andrea LaFontaine

House Committee:  Regulatory Reform

Senate Committee:  Regulatory Reform

Date Completed:  5-1-14

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.

MCL 339.1110                                                         Legislative Analyst:  Patrick Affholter

FISCAL IMPACT

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

                                                                                        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.