SF 1672

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:22am

A bill for an act
relating to occupations and professions; modifying regulation of barbers and
barbering schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 154.06; 154.065,
subdivision 2; 154.07, by adding a subdivision; 154.15, by adding a subdivision;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.07, subdivision 5.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.06, is amended to read:

154.06 WHO MAY RECEIVE CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION AS A
REGISTERED APPRENTICE.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Qualifications; duration of registration. new text end

new text begin (a) new text end A person is qualified to
receive a certificate of registration as a registered apprentice:

(1) who has completed at least ten grades of an approved school;

(2) who has graduated from a barber school approved by the board; and

(3) who has passed an examination conducted by the board to determine fitness to
practice as a registered apprentice.

new text begin (b) new text end An applicant for a certificate of registration to practice as an apprentice who fails
to pass the examination conducted by the board is required to complete a further course
of study of at least 500 hours, of not more than eight hours in any one working day,
in a barber school approved by the board.

new text begin (c) new text end A certificate of registration of an apprentice shall be valid for four years from the
date the certificate of registration is issued by the board and shall not be renewed. During
the four-year period the certificate of registration shall remain in full force and effect only
if the apprentice complies with all the provisions of sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003,
154.01 to 154.161, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.26, including the payment of
an annual fee, and the rules of the board.

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Limited extension of registration. new text end

new text begin (a) new text end If a registered apprentice, during
the term in which the certificate of registration is in effect, enters full-time active duty in
the armed forces of the United States of America, the expiration date of the certificate
of registration shall be extended by a period of time equal to the period or periods of
active duty.

new text begin (b) This paragraph applies when a person graduates from a barber school approved
by the board and is issued a certificate of registration while incarcerated by the Department
of Corrections or the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The expiration date of the certificate shall
be extended once so that it expires four years from the date of the person's first release
from a correctional facility after becoming a registered apprentice.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.065, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Qualifications.

A person is qualified to receive a certificate of registration
as an instructor of barbering who:

(1) is a graduate from an approved high school, or its equivalent, as determined by
examination by the Department of Education;

(2) has deleted text begin qualified for a teacher's or instructor's vocational certificate deleted text end new text begin successfully
completed at least 38 hours of training in a program or programs approved by the board and
that will provide the knowledge and skills necessary to instruct in the field of barbering new text end ;

(3) deleted text begin has at least three years experience as deleted text end new text begin is currently new text end a registered barber in this state deleted text begin ,
or its equivalent as determined by the board deleted text end new text begin with at least 1,400 hours of experience as
a registered barber new text end ; and

(4) has passed an examination conducted by the board to determine fitness to
instruct in barbering.

A certificate of registration under this section is provisional until a teacher's or
instructor's vocational certificate has been issued by the Department of Education. A
provisional certificate of registration is valid for 30 days and is not renewable.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.07, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Transfer students. new text end

new text begin When a student has paid or made arrangement to pay
all applicable tuition fees to a barbering school, that school shall certify a student's hours
to another school within ten days of the student's written request. The former school may
charge a nominal fee for providing this certification and transfer of hours.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.15, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Continuing education required for registered instructors. new text end

new text begin (a) A
registered instructor of barbering may not renew a certificate of registration without
satisfying the following continuing education requirements:
new text end

new text begin (1) a registered instructor must submit proof of at least five continuing education
credits earned since the original certification or latest renewal, whichever is latest, unless
the registered instructor has failed to renew as described in subdivision 2; and
new text end

new text begin (2) a registered instructor who fails to renew may not be reinstated under subdivision
2 without proof of at least five continuing education credits earned since the original
certification or latest renewal, whichever is latest, plus an additional 2.5 credits for each
six months, or portion thereof, in excess of the date of the original failure to renew,
calculated from the date that the board receives the application for renewal.
new text end

new text begin (b) For purposes of this subdivision, a registered instructor may earn continuing
education credits as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) one credit for every five hours of service as a voting member on a board,
commission, task force, or nonprofit organization;
new text end

new text begin (2) one credit for each credit earned for completing a class or course at a
postsecondary institution, a degree-granting college or university, or a trade and technical
school that grants associate degrees; and
new text end

new text begin (3) one credit for every five hours of attendance at a trade show or formal class
offered by an organization related to barbering or cosmetology.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.07, subdivision 5, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end