HB 1092 Summary

• Eliminates the registered apprentice barber certification pathway and associated requirements in North Dakota barber licensing law.

• Removes the 12-month apprenticeship practice requirement for barber registration, replacing it with a requirement that applicants must wait three months after failing the barber examination before retaking it.

• Repeals five sections of code (43-04-22, 43-04-23, 43-04-28, 43-04-29, and 43-04-34) that governed apprentice barber registration, qualifications, and examinations.

• Eliminates apprentice barber examination fees ($50) and apprentice certificate renewal fees ($20) from the board's fee schedule.

• Passed with overwhelming support: House vote 91-0 and Senate vote 46-0.