BARBER APPRENTICESHIP                                                                           H.B. 4207:

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                     REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

House Bill 4207 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Representative John R. Roth

House Committee:  Regulatory Reform

Senate Committee:  Regulatory Reform

CONTENT

The bill would amend Article 11 (Barbers) of the Occupational Code to do the following:

-- Allow an applicant for a barber license to serve as an apprentice for at least 1,800 hours in a barber apprenticeship to fulfill a requirement that an applicant complete a course of study at a barber college.

-- Prescribe the requirements that an apprenticeship program would have to meet to be an acceptable alternative to a course of study at a barber college.

-- Prescribe the operating requirements that an apprenticeship program would have to meet in order for its apprentices to be issued a license to practice as a barber by the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.

MCL 339.1108                                                      Legislative Analyst:  Christian Schmidt

FISCAL IMPACT

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

Date Completed:  10-6-21                                        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.