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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to the Board of Barber Examiners; modifying license fees, qualifications, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>and continuing education requirements; appropriating money;amending <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 154.06; 154.065, subdivision 2; 154.07, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>adding a subdivision; 154.15, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2009 <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>Supplement, sections 154.002; 154.003; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>section 154.07, subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 154.002, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var><b>154.002 OFFICERS; COMPENSATION; FEES; EXPENSES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>The Board of Barber Examiners shall annually elect a chair and secretary. It shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>adopt and use a common seal for the authentication of its orders and records. The board <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>shall appoint an executive secretary ~~who~~ or enter into an interagency agreement to procure <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>the services of an executive secretary. The executive secretary shall not be a member of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>the board and ~~who~~ shall be in the unclassified civil service. The position of executive <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>secretary may be a part-time position.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>The executive secretary shall keep a record of all proceedings of the board. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>expenses of administering this chapter shall be paid from the appropriations made to <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>the Board of Barber Examiners.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>Each member of the board shall take the oath provided by law for public officers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>A majority of the board, in meeting assembled, may perform and exercise all the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>duties and powers devolving upon the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>The members of the board shall receive compensation for each day spent on board <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>activities, but not to exceed 20 days in any calendar month nor 100 days in any calendar <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>The board shall have authority to employ such inspectors, clerks, deputies, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>assistants as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 154.003, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><b>154.003 FEES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The fees collected, as required in this chapter, chapter 214, and the rules of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>board, shall be paid to the ~~executive secretary of the~~ board. The ~~executive secretary~~ board <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>shall deposit the fees in the general fund in the state treasury.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The board shall charge the following fees:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) examination and certificate, registered barber, ~~$65~~ $85;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) examination and certificate, apprentice, ~~$60~~ $80;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) examination, instructor, ~~$160~~ $180;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) certificate, instructor, ~~$45~~ $65;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) temporary teacher or apprentice permit, ~~$60~~ $80;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) renewal of license, registered barber, ~~$60~~ $80;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) renewal of license, apprentice, ~~$50~~ $70;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) renewal of license, instructor, ~~$60~~ $80;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) renewal of temporary teacher permit, ~~$45~~ $65;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) student permit, ~~$25~~ $45;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) initial shop registration, ~~$65~~ $85;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) initial school registration, ~~$1,010~~ $1,030;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) renewal shop registration, ~~$65~~ $85;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) renewal school registration, ~~$260~~ $280;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(15) restoration of registered barber license, $75;~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(16)~~ (15) restoration of apprentice license, ~~$70~~ $90;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(17)~~ (16) restoration of shop registration, ~~$85~~ $105;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(18)~~ (17) change of ownership or location, ~~$35~~ $55;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(19)~~ (18) duplicate license, ~~$20~~ $40;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(20)~~ (19) home study course, ~~$75~~ $95; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(21)~~ (20) registration of hair braiders, ~~$20~~ $40 per year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.06, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var><b>154.06 WHO MAY RECEIVE CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION AS A </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var><b>REGISTERED APPRENTICE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Qualifications; duration of registration.</b> (a) A person is qualified to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>receive a certificate of registration as a registered apprentice:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>(1) who has completed at least ten grades of an approved school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>(2) who has graduated from a barber school approved by the board; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>(3) who has passed an examination conducted by the board to determine fitness to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>practice as a registered apprentice.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>(b) An applicant for a certificate of registration to practice as an apprentice who fails <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>to pass the examination conducted by the board is required to complete a further course <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>of study of at least 500 hours, of not more than eight hours in any one working day, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>in a barber school approved by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>(c) A certificate of registration of an apprentice shall be valid for four years from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>date the certificate of registration is issued by the board and shall not be renewed. During <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>the four-year period the certificate of registration shall remain in full force and effect only <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>if the apprentice complies with all the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>154.001</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.002</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.003</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>154.01
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.161</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.19</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.21</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>154.24</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.26</statute_ref>, including the payment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>an annual fee, and the rules of the board. <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Limited extension of registration.</b> (a) If a registered apprentice, during <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>the term in which the certificate of registration is in effect, enters full-time active duty in <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>the armed forces of the United States of America, the expiration date of the certificate <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>of registration shall be extended by a period of time equal to the period or periods of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>active duty.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>(b) This paragraph applies when a person graduates from a barber school approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>by the board and is issued a certificate of registration while incarcerated by the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>of Corrections or the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The expiration date of the certificate shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>be extended once so that it expires four years from the date of the person's first release <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>from a correctional facility after becoming a registered apprentice.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.065, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Qualifications.</b> A person is qualified to receive a certificate of registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>as an instructor of barbering who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>(1) is a graduate from an approved high school, or its equivalent, as determined by <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>examination by the Department of Education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>(2) has ~~qualified for a teacher's or instructor's vocational certificate~~ successfully <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>completed at least 38 hours of training in a program or programs approved by the board and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>that will provide the knowledge and skills necessary to instruct in the field of barbering;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>(3) ~~has at least three years experience as~~ is currently a registered barber in this state~~,~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>~~or its equivalent as determined by the board~~ with at least 1,400 hours of experience as <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>a registered barber; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>(4) has passed an examination conducted by the board to determine fitness to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>instruct in barbering.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>A certificate of registration under this section is provisional until a teacher's or <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>instructor's vocational certificate has been issued by the Department of Education. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>provisional certificate of registration is valid for 30 days and is not renewable.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.07, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Transfer students.</b> When a student has paid or made arrangement to pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>all applicable tuition fees to a barbering school, that school shall certify a student's hours <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>to another school within ten days of the student's written request. The former school may <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>charge a nominal fee for providing this certification and transfer of hours.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.15, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Continuing education required for registered instructors.</b> (a) A <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>registered instructor of barbering may not renew a certificate of registration without <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>satisfying the following continuing education requirements: <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>(1) a registered instructor must submit proof of at least five continuing education <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>credits earned since the original certification or latest renewal, whichever is latest, unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>the registered instructor has failed to renew as described in subdivision 2; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>(2) a registered instructor who fails to renew may not be reinstated under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>2 without proof of at least five continuing education credits earned since the original <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>certification or latest renewal, whichever is latest, plus an additional 2.5 credits for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>six months, or portion thereof, in excess of the date of the original failure to renew, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>calculated from the date that the board receives the application for renewal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a registered instructor may earn continuing <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>education credits as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>(1) one credit for every five hours of service as a voting member on a board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>commission, task force, or nonprofit organization;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>(2) one credit for each credit earned for completing a class or course at a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>postsecondary institution, a degree-granting college or university, or a trade and technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>school that grants associate degrees; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(3) one credit for every five hours of attendance at a trade show or formal class <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>offered by an organization related to barbering or cosmetology.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>$....... is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2011 to the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>Barber Examiners.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.07, subdivision 5, is repealed.<br />
         		
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