BARBER APPRENTICESHIP S.B. 691 (S-1):
SUMMARY OF BILL
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 691 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Senator Wayne Schmidt
CONTENT
The bill would amend Article 11 (Barbers) of the Occupational Code to do the following:
-- Allow the completion of a barber apprenticeship program, instead of completion of not less than an 1,800-hour course of study at a licensed barber college, to satisfy a requirement for licensure to practice as a barber.
-- Require the owner of a barber college or barbershop that conducted an apprenticeship program to ensure that the program met certain requirements.
-- Prohibit the owner of a barbershop that conducted an apprenticeship program from charging a fee for the teaching of barber services to apprentices on the premises.
-- Allow the owner of a barbershop where one apprentice had been trained successfully to train additional apprentices at the establishment, except that not more than two apprentices could be trained at the same time.
MCL 339.1108 Legislative Analyst: Stephen Jackson
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would not have a significant fiscal impact on the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs or local units of government. The bill could increase the number of individuals who apply for licenses; however, any increase in licensees because of the addition of a barbershop apprenticeship as a qualification for practice would not have a significant effect on revenue or expenditures.
Date Completed: 6-23-20 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.