SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY/BARBER COLLEGE H.B. 4335 (H-1):
SUMMARY OF HOUSE-PASSED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
House Bill 4335 (Substitute H-1 as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Jeff Yaroch
House Committee: Regulatory Reform
Ways and Means
Senate Committee: Regulatory Reform
CONTENT
The bill would amend Article 11 (Barbers) and Article 12 (Cosmetologists) of the Occupational Code to specify that, for the purposes of certain classroom study and training requirements (see BACKGROUND), if a student of a barber college were licensed as a cosmetologist under the Code (or if a student of a school of cosmetology were licensed as a barber), that barber college or school of cosmetology could allow the student to substitute hours of instruction completed at a State barber college/school of cosmetology for hours of instruction that were substantially similar in content to hours of instruction at the school of cosmetology/State barber college. However, a school of cosmetology/barber college could not allow a student to substitute more than 1,000 hours of substantially similar instruction from a State barber college/school of cosmetology for hours of instruction at the State barber college/school of cosmetology.
The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs would have to establish by rule criteria for determining whether an hour of instruction at a State barber college was substantially similar to an hour of instruction at a school of cosmetology.
The bill also would allow a school of cosmetology and a State barber college to occupy the same building and share facilities.
The bill would take effect 90 days after it was enacted.
BACKGROUND
Article 11 of the Code requires a barber college's educational program to include the completion of 225 hours of classroom study, demonstrations, and recitations, and 1,575 hours of practical barber training. To become licensed as a barber, an individual must demonstrate satisfactory completion of at least an 1,800-hour course of study at a licensed barber college.
Article 12 of the Code requires a school of cosmetology to maintain a course of practical training and technical instruction equal to the requirements for prelicensure training. The school must teach hair care, skin care, and manicuring services and may hold a limited license for the teaching of electrology. To receive a cosmetology license, an individual must complete at least a 1,500-hour course of study in a licensed school of cosmetology or serve as an
apprentice for at least two years in a licensed cosmetology establishment in which hair care, skin care, and manicuring services are offered.
Legislative Analyst: Drew Krogulecki
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Fiscal Analyst: Elizabeth Raczkowski
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.