MI HB5786

Reduces required hours for barber licensure from 1,800 hours to 1,500 hours for both barber college coursework and apprenticeship programs.

Allows individuals with barber instruction from other states, jurisdictions, or countries to substitute experience for instruction at a 3-month experience to 100-hour instruction ratio, with restrictions on safety, sanitation, and regulatory content.

Modifies barber college educational requirements to specify 1,500 total hours of instruction (classroom study and practical training combined) instead of the previous 225 hours classroom and 1,575 hours practical breakdown.

Updates instructor presence requirements at barber colleges to clarify that at least one licensed instructor must be present during classroom instruction and at least one instructor for every 30 students during practical training.

Makes miscellaneous language changes including replacing "fulfills" with "meets," "shall" with "must," and gender-specific pronouns with gender-neutral language throughout the statute.