SF2745 Summary

• Increases Board of Barber Examiners from three to four barber members while maintaining one public member.

• Transitions apprentice barbers to registered barber status by discontinuing apprentice registrations on December 31, 2017, requiring apprentices to take the registered barber examination.

• Modifies barber school instructor-to-student ratio from 1 instructor per 17 students to 1 instructor per 20 students.

• Increases maximum daily barber school instruction hours from 8 to 10 hours per working day.

• Removes apprentice-specific examination and certificate provisions, consolidating registration requirements under a single registered barber pathway.