HF2305 Summary

• Establishes new fees for barber licensing including retake examination fees ($45 for registered barber, $40 for apprentice) and adds fees for student permit renewal ($25), license verification letters ($25), and reinspections ($100)

• Modifies barber school graduation requirements to include applicants who graduated more than four years prior must complete an additional 500-hour course of study before registering as an apprentice

• Changes apprentice examination failure procedures to allow a one-time retake of the written examination before requiring additional 300 hours of practice, and permits unlimited comprehensive examination retakes after meeting requirements

• Alters instructor qualifications to require completion of board-approved vocational instructor training with specific curriculum courses rather than a state teacher's certificate, and requires instructors to be currently registered barbers

• Extends license reinstatement periods from one to four years for barbers and apprentices without examination, and creates administrative penalties of $500-$1,000 for operating unlicensed barber shops or employing unregistered workers

• Adds requirements for photo identification display on all barber certificates and permits meeting U.S. passport standards

• Creates new restrictions on misrepresentation of barber licenses and prohibits unauthorized use of barber poles

• Increases Board of Barber Examiners appropriation from $257,000 to $289,000