2010 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 339 - OCCUPATIONAL CODE
Act 299 of 1980 - OCCUPATIONAL CODE (339.101 - 339.2919)
299-1980-11 - ARTICLE 11 (339.1101...339.1118)
Section 339.1110 - Barber college; licensing requirements; instruction by student instructors; notice; required classroom courses; rules; display of licenses.

OCCUPATIONAL CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 299 of 1980

339.1110 Barber college; licensing requirements; instruction by student instructors; notice; required classroom courses; rules; display of licenses.

Sec. 1110.

(1) The department shall license a barber college which fulfills all of the following requirements:

(a) Has made, through its owners or managers, application to the department.

(b) Provides an educational program requiring completion of 250 hours of classroom study, demonstrations and recitations and 1,750 hours of practical barber training.

(c) Meets the sanitation standards required of barbershops as set forth in rules promulgated by the board and determined by inspection by the department.

(d) Files and maintains a corporate surety or cash bond of $10,000.00 conditioned upon the faithful performance and satisfaction of the contractual rights of students enrolled in the barber college.

(e) Employs or contracts with not less than 2 full-time, licensed instructors. At any time classroom study or theory training is given to any number of students, at least 1 instructor shall be present. If practical training occurs, there shall be at least 1 instructor present for every 30 students at all times.

(f) Is completely partitioned from any other place of business or dwelling. No other business shall be conducted from a barber college than the rendering of barber services and the teaching of barbering, although a barber college may sell at retail to patrons those preparations used on patrons receiving barbering services from students.

(g) Provides reasonable classroom facilities and other equipment for the proper instruction of students as set forth in this subdivision and rules promulgated by the board, including 1 stationary wash basin with hot and cold running water and a connected drain for every 2 barber chairs. Enrollment and course scheduling shall be arranged by the barber college so that no student is required to share the use of a training station during any practical training period.

(2) Except as provided in this subsection, a student instructor may not instruct without a supervising instructor present in the room. In case of emergency, a student instructor may instruct up to 30 students, but notice shall be given to the department in writing and an instructor shall be on the premises at all times. Use of a student instructor as a substitute instructor pursuant to this subsection shall not continue for more than 7 consecutive days without written approval of the department certifying the emergency circumstances.

(3) The transfer of ownership or location of a barber college shall automatically revoke its license. A new license shall not be granted to new owners or for a new location unless the requirements of subsection (1) are fulfilled.

(4) The classroom courses of a barber college shall include at least all of the following: scientific fundamentals for barbering; hygiene; bacteriology; histology of hair, skin, and nails; structure of the head, face, and neck, including muscles and nerves; elementary chemistry relating to sterilization and antiseptics; diseases of the skin, hair, glands, and nails; massaging and manipulating the head, face, and neck; haircutting and shaving; cosmetic therapy; arranging, styling, dressing, coloring, bleaching, curling, permanent waving, and tinting of the hair; elements of business training; and barber laws and rules of the state.

(5) The time to be devoted to each subject set forth in subsection (4) shall be prescribed in rules promulgated by the board. Each barber college shall provide a written copy of the rules to each student at the beginning of his or her instruction.

(6) The license of the barber college and all instructors, student instructors, and students shall be displayed in a prominent place visible to the public at all times. An individual's license may be displayed at the individual's work station.

History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Mar. 12, 1984 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 463, Eff. Sept. 1, 1989
Popular Name: Act 299