The act repeals the requirement that applicants for a barber license be free of contagious or infectious diseases. The act repeals the good moral character requirement for barbers and specifies that applicants will be denied licensure if they have been guilty of any one of a set list of offenses, as set forth in the act.

The act also repeals provisions that for the purposes of meeting the minimum requirements for examination, apprentice training shall be recognized by the Board for a period not to exceed five years.

No political subdivision shall require a licensed barber or cosmetologist practicing within a barber shop or cosmetology shop to obtain a business license or operating license.

The Board shall provide persons registering as hair braiders with a mandatory instructional video no more than two hours in length. A person who registers as a hair braider shall post a copy of his or her certificate of registration in a conspicuous place at his or her place of business. If the registrant is operating outside of his or her place of business he or she shall provide the client or customer with a copy of his or her certificate of registration.

The Board may inspect the registrant's place of business during business hours to ensure that he or she is not operating outside the scope of practice of hair braiding. If a registrant is found to be operating outside the scope of practice of hair braiding the board may suspend or revoke the registrant's certificate of registration.

The act repeals provisions relating to persons engaged in the practice of combing, braiding, or curling hair without the use of potentially harmful chemicals at public amusement or entertainment venues.

This act is similar to SCS/SB 227 (2017) and HB 1770 (2016) and to provisions contained in HCS/SB 125 (2017).

JAMIE ANDREWS