SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY/BARBER COLLEGE                                       H.B. 4335 (S-1):

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                     REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

House Bill 4335 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Sponsor:  Representative Jeff Yaroch

House Committee:  Regulatory Reform

                             Ways and Means

Senate Committee:  Regulatory Reform

CONTENT

The bill would amend Article 11 (Barbers) and Article 12 (Cosmetologists) of the Occupational Code to specify that, for the purposes of certain classroom study and training requirements, if a student of a barber college were licensed as a cosmetologist under the Code (or if a student of a school of cosmetology were licensed as a barber), that barber college or school of cosmetology could allow the student to substitute hours of instruction completed at a State barber college/school of cosmetology for hours of instruction that were substantially similar in content to hours of instruction at the school of cosmetology/State barber college. However, a school of cosmetology/barber college could not allow a student to substitute more than 1,000 hours of substantially similar instruction from a State barber college/school of cosmetology for hours of instruction at the State barber college/school of cosmetology.

The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs would have to establish by rule criteria for determining whether an hour of instruction at a State barber college was substantially similar to an hour of instruction at a school of cosmetology.

In addition, the bill would make various revisions to the Code, including the following:

-- Require a school of cosmetology to ensure that a licensed instructor supervised a demonstration if a specialist demonstrator gave a classroom demonstration.

-- Require the premises of a cosmetology school to be completely separated by full partitions and doors from any other activity, business, or dwelling.

-- Delete training provisions pertaining to a school of cosmetology or a cosmetology establishment conducting an apprenticeship program.

-- Allow a school of cosmetology and a State barber college to occupy the same building and share facilities.

MCL 339.1110 & 339.1205                                       Legislative Analyst:  Drew Krogulecki

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed:  1-6-20                                         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.