1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to commerce; modifying regulation of barbers and barbering schools;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 154.05; 154.065, subdivision 2; 
1.4 	154.07, by adding a subdivision; 154.09; 154.11, subdivisions 1, 2; 154.15, 
1.5 	subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 154.18; repealing 
1.6 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 154.07, subdivision 5.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 154.05, is amended to read:
1.9 	154.05 WHO MAY RECEIVE CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION AS A 
1.10 	REGISTERED BARBER.
1.11 	A person is qualified to receive a certificate of registration as a registered barber:
1.12 	(1) who is qualified under the provisions of section  154.06; and
1.13 	(2) who has practiced as a registered apprentice for a period of 12 months under the 
1.14 	immediate personal supervision of a registered barber; and.
1.15 	(3) who has passed an examination conducted by the board to determine fitness to 
1.16 	practice barbering.
1.17 	An applicant for a certificate of registration to practice as a registered barber 
1.18 	who fails to pass the examination conducted by the board shall continue to practice 
1.19 	as an apprentice for an additional two months before being again entitled to take the 
1.20 	examination for a registered barber.

1.21 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 154.065, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.22 		Subd. 2.Qualifications. A person is qualified to receive a certificate of registration 
1.23 	as an instructor of barbering who:
2.1 	(1) is a graduate from an approved high school, or its equivalent, as determined by 
2.2 	examination by the Department of Education;
2.3 	(2) has qualified for a teacher's or instructor's vocational certificate successfully 
2.4 	completed at least 38 hours of training in a program or programs approved by the board and 
2.5 	which will provide the knowledge and skills necessary to instruct in the field of barbering;
2.6 	(3) has at least three years experience as is currently a registered barber in this state, 
2.7 	or its equivalent as determined by the board with at least 1,400 hours of experience as 
2.8 	a registered barber; and
2.9 	(4) has passed an examination conducted by the board to determine fitness to instruct 
2.10 	in barbering has passed a practical examination conducted by the board demonstrating 
2.11 	teaching skills and techniques in barbering instruction.
2.12 	A certificate of registration under this section is provisional until a teacher's or 
2.13 	instructor's vocational certificate has been issued by the Department of Education. A 
2.14 	provisional certificate of registration is valid for 30 days and is not renewable.

2.15 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 154.07, is amended by adding a subdivision 
2.16 	to read:
2.17 		Subd. 7.Transfer students. When a student has paid or made arrangement to pay 
2.18 	all applicable tuition fees to a barbering school, that school shall certify a student's hours 
2.19 	to another school within ten days of the student's written request. The former school may 
2.20 	charge a nominal fee for providing this certification and transfer of hours.

2.21 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 154.09, is amended to read:
2.22 	154.09 EXAMINATIONS, CONDUCT AND SCOPE.
2.23 	The board shall conduct examinations of applicants for certificates of registration 
2.24 	to practice as barbers and apprentices not more than six times each year, at such time 
2.25 	and place as the board may determine. An affidavit shall be filed with the board by the 
2.26 	proprietor of a barber school that students applying to take the apprentice examination 
2.27 	have completed 1,500 hours in a barber school registered with the board.
2.28 	The examination of applicants for certificates of registration as barbers and 
2.29 	apprentices shall include both a practical demonstration and a written and oral test and 
2.30 	embrace the subjects usually taught in barber schools registered with the board.

2.31 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 154.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.32 		Subdivision 1.Examination of nonresidents. A person who meets all of the 
2.33 	requirements for barber registration in sections  154.01 to  154.26 and either has a license, 
3.1 	certificate of registration, or an equivalent as a practicing barber or instructor of barbering 
3.2 	from another state or country which in the discretion of the board has substantially 
3.3 	the same requirements for registering barbers and instructors of barbering as required 
3.4 	by sections  154.01 to  154.26 or can prove by sworn affidavits practice as a barber or 
3.5 	instructor of barbering in another state or country for at least five years immediately prior 
3.6 	to making application in this state, shall, upon payment of the required fee, be issued a 
3.7 	certificate of registration without examination, provided that the other state or country 
3.8 	grants the same privileges to holders of Minnesota certificates of registration. 

3.9 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 154.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.10 		Subd. 2.Temporary apprentice permits for nonresidents. Any person who 
3.11 	qualifies for examination as a registered barber under this section may apply for a 
3.12 	temporary apprentice permit which is effective no longer than six months. All persons 
3.13 	holding a temporary apprentice permit are subject to all provisions of sections  154.01 to  
3.14 	154.26 and the rules adopted by the board under those sections concerning the conduct 
3.15 	and obligations of registered apprentices. 

3.16 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 154.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.17 		Subd. 2.Effect of failure to renew. A registered barber or a registered apprentice 
3.18 	who has not renewed a certificate of registration may be reinstated within one year of such 
3.19 	failure to renew without examination upon the payment of the required restoration fee. 
3.20 	A registered barber who has not renewed a certificate of registration may be reinstated 
3.21 	within one year of such failure to renew upon the payment of the required restoration fee. 
3.22 	A registered instructor of barbering who has not renewed a certificate of registration 
3.23 	may be reinstated within three years of such failure to renew without examination upon 
3.24 	payment of the required restoration fee. All registered barbers and registered apprentices 
3.25 	who allow their certificates of registration to lapse for more than one year shall be required 
3.26 	to reexamine before being issued a certificate of registration. All registered instructors of 
3.27 	barbering who allow their certificates of registration to lapse for more than three years 
3.28 	shall be required to reexamine before being issued a certificate of registration.

3.29 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 154.18, is amended to read:
3.30 	154.18 FEES.
3.31 	(a) The fees collected, as required in this chapter, chapter 214, and the rules of the 
3.32 	board, shall be paid to the executive secretary of the board. The executive secretary shall 
3.33 	deposit the fees in the general fund in the state treasury.
4.1 	(b) The board shall charge the following fees:
4.2 	(1) examination and certificate, registered barber, $65;
4.3 	(2) examination and certificate, apprentice, $60;
4.4 	(3) examination, instructor, $160;
4.5 	(4) certificate, instructor, $45;
4.6 	(5) temporary teacher or apprentice permit, $50;
4.7 	(6) renewal of license, registered barber, $50;
4.8 	(7) renewal of license, apprentice, $45;
4.9 	(8) renewal of license, instructor, $60;
4.10 	(9) renewal of temporary teacher permit, $35;
4.11 	(10) student permit, $25;
4.12 	(11) initial shop registration, $60;
4.13 	(12) initial school registration, $1,010;
4.14 	(13) renewal shop registration, $60;
4.15 	(14) renewal school registration, $260;
4.16 	(15) restoration of registered barber license, $75;
4.17 	(16) restoration of apprentice license, $70;
4.18 	(17) restoration of shop registration, $85;
4.19 	(18) change of ownership or location, $35;
4.20 	(19) duplicate license, $20; and
4.21 	(20) home study course, $75.

4.22 	Sec. 9.  REPEALER.
 4.23 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 154.07, subdivision 5, is repealed.