HB1617 Summary

• Abolishes the State Board of Barber Examiners and transfers all authority, powers, duties, and functions to the State Board of Health and Department of Health through a type 3 transfer.

• Renames the State Board of Barber Examiners to the Barber Technical Advisory Committee, reducing membership from 5 appointed members to 4 appointed members, with the Secretary of the State Board of Health serving as an ex officio member.

• Transfers all barber licensing, examination, regulation, and disciplinary functions from the independent board to the Department of Health, including rulemaking, standards promulgation, and issuance of findings and orders.

• Changes appointment authority for committee members from the Governor to the State Board of Health and modifies removal authority from the Governor to the State Board of Health.

• Consolidates financial management by depositing all barber examination fees and civil penalties into the Public Health Fund under the Department of Health rather than maintaining a separate State Board of Barber Examiners Fund.