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

This bill updates the requirements for barbering licensure and apprenticeship programs in Michigan by adjusting the number of hours needed for training. It reduces the required course of study at barber colleges from 1,800 hours to 1,500 hours and lowers the practical training requirement for barber colleges from 1,575 hours to 1,275 hours. The legislation also clarifies rules for apprenticeships, allowing barbershops to train apprentices without charging fees and specifying that up to two apprentices can be trained simultaneously at one location. Additionally, the bill modifies how experience gained in other states can be substituted for classroom instruction and sets stricter standards for record-keeping and supervision in apprenticeship programs.