Occupations: barbers; required hours of course study for licensure; modify. Amends secs. 1108 & 1110 of 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.1108 & 339.1110).

The specific text defining barber licensing requirements, including the reduction of required course hours from 1,800 to 1,500, was removed.

A generic list of other bills currently in the Michigan Legislature Rules Committee was added, replacing the specific content of HB 4927.

Reduced the minimum training requirement for barber licensure from 1,800 hours to 1,500 hours for both college coursework and apprenticeship experience.

Added new restrictions preventing individuals from substituting out-of-country training experience for instruction unless they provide notarized attestations and specific safety training cannot be substituted.

Introduced new requirements for barbershops conducting apprenticeships, including a cap of 40 hours per week for attendance, mandatory supervision by a licensee, and strict record-keeping for at least 3 years.

Updated barber college training requirements, reducing the mandatory practical barber training hours from 1,575 to 1,275 hours while maintaining 225 hours of classroom study.

Added a prohibition on barbershops charging fees to apprentices for training services provided on their premises.

Established a limit allowing a barbershop to train no more than 2 apprentices simultaneously.