AZ HB2476

Establishes barber apprenticeships requiring at least 1,350 hours of training under a supervisor licensed for more than two years, with one-on-one direct supervision and a five-year completion timeline.

Creates apprenticeship pathways for aestheticians (450 hours), cosmetologists (1,500 hours), nail technicians (150 hours), and hairstylists (900 hours), each requiring registration with the board and a licensed supervisor.

Reduces barbering school course requirements from 1,500 hours to 1,900 hours and modifies educational prerequisites to allow applicants with 18+ years of age or two years of high school education to qualify.

Eliminates mandatory infection protection and law review classroom requirement for reciprocity applicants for cosmetologists, aestheticians, nail technicians, and hairstylists, requiring only proof of out-of-state licensure.

Requires apprentices to post a sign notifying the public they are unlicensed apprentices and allows cosmetologists or hairstylists to transition to barber licenses with reduced training hours (50 hours for cosmetologists, 300 hours for hairstylists).