1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to occupations and professions; modifying regulation of barbers and 
1.3 	barbering schools;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 154.06; 154.065, 
1.4 	subdivision 2; 154.07, by adding a subdivision; 154.15, by adding a subdivision; 
1.5 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.07, subdivision 5.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.06, is amended to read:
1.8 	154.06 WHO MAY RECEIVE CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION AS A 
1.9 	REGISTERED APPRENTICE.
1.10 		Subdivision 1.Qualifications; duration of registration. (a) A person is qualified to 
1.11 	receive a certificate of registration as a registered apprentice:
1.12 	(1) who has completed at least ten grades of an approved school;
1.13 	(2) who has graduated from a barber school approved by the board; and
1.14 	(3) who has passed an examination conducted by the board to determine fitness to 
1.15 	practice as a registered apprentice.
1.16 	(b) An applicant for a certificate of registration to practice as an apprentice who fails 
1.17 	to pass the examination conducted by the board is required to complete a further course 
1.18 	of study of at least 500 hours, of not more than eight hours in any one working day, 
1.19 	in a barber school approved by the board.
1.20 	(c) A certificate of registration of an apprentice shall be valid for four years from the 
1.21 	date the certificate of registration is issued by the board and shall not be renewed. During 
1.22 	the four-year period the certificate of registration shall remain in full force and effect only 
1.23 	if the apprentice complies with all the provisions of sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 
2.1 	154.01 to 154.161, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.26, including the payment of 
2.2 	an annual fee, and the rules of the board. 
2.3 		Subd. 2.Limited extension of registration. (a) If a registered apprentice, during 
2.4 	the term in which the certificate of registration is in effect, enters full-time active duty in 
2.5 	the armed forces of the United States of America, the expiration date of the certificate 
2.6 	of registration shall be extended by a period of time equal to the period or periods of 
2.7 	active duty.
2.8 	(b) This paragraph applies when a person graduates from a barber school approved 
2.9 	by the board and is issued a certificate of registration while incarcerated by the Department 
2.10 	of Corrections or the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The expiration date of the certificate shall 
2.11 	be extended once so that it expires four years from the date of the person's first release 
2.12 	from a correctional facility after becoming a registered apprentice.

2.13 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.065, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.14 		Subd. 2.Qualifications. A person is qualified to receive a certificate of registration 
2.15 	as an instructor of barbering who:
2.16 	(1) is a graduate from an approved high school, or its equivalent, as determined by 
2.17 	examination by the Department of Education;
2.18 	(2) has qualified for a teacher's or instructor's vocational certificate successfully 
2.19 	completed at least 38 hours of training in a program or programs approved by the board and 
2.20 	that will provide the knowledge and skills necessary to instruct in the field of barbering;
2.21 	(3) has at least three years experience as is currently a registered barber in this state, 
2.22 	or its equivalent as determined by the board with at least 1,400 hours of experience as 
2.23 	a registered barber; and
2.24 	(4) has passed an examination conducted by the board to determine fitness to 
2.25 	instruct in barbering.
2.26 	A certificate of registration under this section is provisional until a teacher's or 
2.27 	instructor's vocational certificate has been issued by the Department of Education. A 
2.28 	provisional certificate of registration is valid for 30 days and is not renewable.

2.29 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.07, is amended by adding a subdivision 
2.30 	to read:
2.31 		Subd. 7.Transfer students. When a student has paid or made arrangement to pay 
2.32 	all applicable tuition fees to a barbering school, that school shall certify a student's hours 
2.33 	to another school within ten days of the student's written request. The former school may 
2.34 	charge a nominal fee for providing this certification and transfer of hours.

3.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 
3.2 	to read:
3.3 		Subd. 3.Continuing education required for registered instructors. (a) A 
3.4 	registered instructor of barbering may not renew a certificate of registration without 
3.5 	satisfying the following continuing education requirements: 
3.6 	(1) a registered instructor must submit proof of at least five continuing education 
3.7 	credits earned since the original certification or latest renewal, whichever is latest, unless 
3.8 	the registered instructor has failed to renew as described in subdivision 2; and
3.9 	(2) a registered instructor who fails to renew may not be reinstated under subdivision 
3.10 	2 without proof of at least five continuing education credits earned since the original 
3.11 	certification or latest renewal, whichever is latest, plus an additional 2.5 credits for each 
3.12 	six months, or portion thereof, in excess of the date of the original failure to renew, 
3.13 	calculated from the date that the board receives the application for renewal.
3.14 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a registered instructor may earn continuing 
3.15 	education credits as follows:
3.16 	(1) one credit for every five hours of service as a voting member on a board, 
3.17 	commission, task force, or nonprofit organization;
3.18 	(2) one credit for each credit earned for completing a class or course at a 
3.19 	postsecondary institution, a degree-granting college or university, or a trade and technical 
3.20 	school that grants associate degrees; and
3.21 	(3) one credit for every five hours of attendance at a trade show or formal class 
3.22 	offered by an organization related to barbering or cosmetology.

3.23 	Sec. 5.  REPEALER.
 3.24 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.07, subdivision 5, is repealed.