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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | 5 | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | 6 | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | 7 | amendment. | |
| 8 | - | Italics indicate opposite chamber/conference committee amendments. | |
| 9 | 8 | *hb1547* | |
| 10 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 10 | HOUSE BILL 1547 | |
| 12 | - | C3 (5lr3617) | |
| 13 | - | ENROLLED BILL | |
| 14 | - | — Economic Matters/Education, Energy, and the Environment — | |
| 15 | - | Introduced by Delegate A. Jones | |
| 11 | + | C3 5lr3617 | |
| 16 | 12 | ||
| 17 | - | Read and Examined by Proofreaders: | |
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| 19 | - | _______________________________________________ | |
| 20 | - | Proofreader. | |
| 21 | - | _______________________________________________ | |
| 22 | - | Proofreader. | |
| 23 | - | ||
| 24 | - | Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this | |
| 25 | - | ||
| 26 | - | _______ day of _______________ at __ ______________________ o’clock, ________M. | |
| 27 | - | ||
| 28 | - | ______________________________________________ | |
| 29 | - | Speaker. | |
| 13 | + | By: Delegate A. Jones | |
| 14 | + | Introduced and read first time: February 25, 2025 | |
| 15 | + | Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations | |
| 16 | + | Re–referred to: Economic Matters, February 27, 2025 | |
| 17 | + | Committee Report: Favorable | |
| 18 | + | House action: Adopted | |
| 19 | + | Read second time: March 6, 2025 | |
| 30 | 20 | ||
| 31 | 21 | CHAPTER ______ | |
| 32 | 22 | ||
| 33 | 23 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 34 | 24 | ||
| 35 | 25 | Barbers and Cosmetologists – License Qualifications – Domestic Violence 2 | |
| 36 | 26 | Awareness Training 3 | |
| 37 | 27 | ||
| 38 | 28 | FOR the purpose of requiring the State Board of Barbers and the State Board of 4 | |
| 39 | 29 | Cosmetologists to require as a qualification for licensure an applicant to complete 5 | |
| 40 | 30 | certain training in domestic violence awareness; requiring the Maryland 6 | |
| 41 | - | Department of Labor to develop and administer | |
| 42 | - | ||
| 43 | - | ||
| 44 | - | ||
| 45 | - | ||
| 31 | + | Department of Labor to develop and administer certain domestic violence awareness 7 | |
| 32 | + | training that includes certain guidance; requiring the State Board of Barbers and 8 | |
| 33 | + | the State Board of Cosmetologists to require certain licensees to complete a one–time 9 | |
| 34 | + | training requirement to renew a certain license; and generally relating to licensing 10 | |
| 35 | + | qualifications for barbers and cosmetologists. 11 | |
| 46 | 36 | ||
| 47 | 37 | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 12 | |
| 48 | 38 | Article – Business Occupations and Professions 13 | |
| 49 | - | Section 4–201 and 5–201 14 2 HOUSE BILL 1547 | |
| 39 | + | Section 4–201 and 5–201 14 | |
| 40 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 15 | |
| 41 | + | (2018 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 16 | |
| 42 | + | ||
| 43 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 17 | |
| 44 | + | Article – Business Occupations and Professions 18 | |
| 45 | + | Section 4–302, 5–304, and 5–305 19 | |
| 46 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 20 | |
| 47 | + | (2018 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 21 | |
| 48 | + | 2 HOUSE BILL 1547 | |
| 50 | 49 | ||
| 51 | 50 | ||
| 52 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 1 | |
| 53 | - | (2018 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 2 | |
| 51 | + | BY adding to 1 | |
| 52 | + | Article – Business Occupations and Professions 2 | |
| 53 | + | Section 4–302.1 and 5–305.1 3 | |
| 54 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 4 | |
| 55 | + | (2018 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 5 | |
| 54 | 56 | ||
| 55 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 3 | |
| 56 | - | Article – Business Occupations and Professions 4 | |
| 57 | - | Section 4–302, 5–304, and 5–305 5 | |
| 58 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 6 | |
| 59 | - | (2018 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 7 | |
| 57 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 6 | |
| 58 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 7 | |
| 60 | 59 | ||
| 61 | - | BY adding to 8 | |
| 62 | - | Article – Business Occupations and Professions 9 | |
| 63 | - | Section 4–302.1 and 5–305.1 10 | |
| 64 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 11 | |
| 65 | - | (2018 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12 | |
| 60 | + | Article – Business Occupations and Professions 8 | |
| 66 | 61 | ||
| 67 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13 | |
| 68 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14 | |
| 62 | + | 4–201. 9 | |
| 69 | 63 | ||
| 70 | - | ||
| 64 | + | There is a State Board of Barbers in the Department. 10 | |
| 71 | 65 | ||
| 72 | - | 4– | |
| 66 | + | 4–302. 11 | |
| 73 | 67 | ||
| 74 | - | There is a State Board of Barbers in the Department. 17 | |
| 68 | + | (a) To qualify for a license to practice barbering or a barber–stylist limited license, 12 | |
| 69 | + | an applicant shall be an individual who meets the requirements of this section. 13 | |
| 75 | 70 | ||
| 76 | - | ||
| 71 | + | (b) (1) An applicant for a barber license shall have completed successfully: 14 | |
| 77 | 72 | ||
| 78 | - | (a) To qualify for a license to practice barbering or a barber–stylist limited license, 19 | |
| 79 | - | an applicant shall be an individual who meets the requirements of this section. 20 | |
| 73 | + | (i) 1. a required program of at least 1,200 hours of training in a 15 | |
| 74 | + | barber school that is approved by the State Department of Education or the Maryland 16 | |
| 75 | + | Higher Education Commission, in consultation with the Board; or 17 | |
| 80 | 76 | ||
| 81 | - | (b) (1) An applicant for a barber license shall have completed successfully: 21 | |
| 77 | + | [(ii)] 2. an apprenticeship of at least 2,250 hours within 2 years in 18 | |
| 78 | + | a barbershop that holds a barbershop permit under the supervision of a master barber; 19 | |
| 79 | + | AND 20 | |
| 82 | 80 | ||
| 83 | - | (i) 1. a required program of at least 1,200 hours of training in a 22 | |
| 84 | - | barber school that is approved by the State Department of Education or the Maryland 23 | |
| 85 | - | Higher Education Commission, in consultation with the Board; or 24 | |
| 81 | + | (II) 1 HOUR OF IN–PERSON OR VIRTUAL TR AINING IN DOMESTIC 21 | |
| 82 | + | VIOLENCE AWARENESS UNDER § 4–302.1 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 22 | |
| 86 | 83 | ||
| 87 | - | [(ii)] 2. an apprenticeship of at least 2,250 hours within 2 years in 25 | |
| 88 | - | a barbershop that holds a barbershop permit under the supervision of a master barber; 26 | |
| 89 | - | AND 27 | |
| 84 | + | (2) If the applicant for a barber license is an individual trained and 23 | |
| 85 | + | currently licensed as a cosmetologist in the State, the Board shall: 24 | |
| 90 | 86 | ||
| 91 | - | ( | |
| 92 | - | ||
| 87 | + | (i) credit the applicant with having met one–half of the training 25 | |
| 88 | + | requirement of paragraph [(1)] (1)(I) of this subsection; and 26 | |
| 93 | 89 | ||
| 94 | - | (2) If the applicant for a barber license is an individual trained and 30 | |
| 95 | - | currently licensed as a cosmetologist in the State, the Board shall: 31 | |
| 96 | - | HOUSE BILL 1547 3 | |
| 90 | + | (ii) determine the manner in which the credit will be applied. 27 | |
| 97 | 91 | ||
| 92 | + | (3) The Board may credit an applicant with the number of hours of training 28 | |
| 93 | + | the applicant completes in a barber school toward the number of hours required for an 29 | |
| 94 | + | apprenticeship if the barber school where the applicant completes the training: 30 | |
| 98 | 95 | ||
| 99 | - | (i) credit the applicant with having met one–half of the training 1 | |
| 100 | - | requirement of paragraph [(1)] (1)(I) of this subsection; and 2 | |
| 101 | - | ||
| 102 | - | (ii) determine the manner in which the credit will be applied. 3 | |
| 103 | - | ||
| 104 | - | (3) The Board may credit an applicant with the number of hours of training 4 | |
| 105 | - | the applicant completes in a barber school toward the number of hours required for an 5 | |
| 106 | - | apprenticeship if the barber school where the applicant completes the training: 6 | |
| 107 | - | ||
| 108 | - | (i) is located in a detention center or correctional facility; and 7 | |
| 109 | - | ||
| 110 | - | (ii) 1. is approved by the State Department of Education or the 8 | |
| 111 | - | Maryland Higher Education Commission; or 9 | |
| 112 | - | ||
| 113 | - | 2. has a curriculum similar to one that is approved by the 10 | |
| 114 | - | State Department of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission. 11 | |
| 115 | - | ||
| 116 | - | (4) The Board may not credit more than 600 hours of training to an 12 | |
| 117 | - | individual under paragraph (3) of this subsection. 13 | |
| 118 | - | ||
| 119 | - | (c) (1) An applicant for a barber–stylist limited license shall have completed 14 | |
| 120 | - | successfully: 15 | |
| 121 | - | ||
| 122 | - | (i) 1. a required program of at least 900 hours of training in a 16 | |
| 123 | - | barber school that is approved by the State Department of Education or the Maryland 17 | |
| 124 | - | Higher Education Commission, in consultation with the Board; or 18 | |
| 125 | - | ||
| 126 | - | [(ii)] 2. an apprenticeship of at least 1,650 hours within 18 months 19 | |
| 127 | - | in a barbershop that holds a barbershop permit under the supervision of a master barber; 20 | |
| 128 | - | AND 21 | |
| 129 | - | ||
| 130 | - | (II) 1 HOUR OF IN–PERSON OR VIRTUAL TR AINING IN DOMESTIC 22 | |
| 131 | - | VIOLENCE AWARENESS U NDER § 4–302.1 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 23 | |
| 132 | - | ||
| 133 | - | (2) If the applicant for a barber–stylist license is an individual trained and 24 | |
| 134 | - | currently licensed as a cosmetologist in the State, the Board shall: 25 | |
| 135 | - | ||
| 136 | - | (i) credit the applicant with having met one–half of the training 26 | |
| 137 | - | requirement of paragraph [(1)] (1)(I) of this subsection; and 27 | |
| 138 | - | ||
| 139 | - | (ii) determine the manner in which the credit will be applied. 28 | |
| 140 | - | ||
| 141 | - | (3) The Board may credit an applicant with the number of hours of training 29 | |
| 142 | - | the applicant completes in a barber school toward the number of hours required for an 30 | |
| 143 | - | apprenticeship if the barber school where the applicant completes the training: 31 | |
| 144 | - | 4 HOUSE BILL 1547 | |
| 145 | - | ||
| 146 | - | ||
| 147 | - | (i) is located in a detention center or correctional facility; and 1 | |
| 148 | - | ||
| 149 | - | (ii) 1. is approved by the State Department of Education or the 2 | |
| 150 | - | Maryland Higher Education Commission; or 3 | |
| 151 | - | ||
| 152 | - | 2. has a curriculum similar to one that is approved by the 4 | |
| 153 | - | State Department of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission. 5 | |
| 154 | - | ||
| 155 | - | (4) The Board may not credit more than 450 hours of training to an 6 | |
| 156 | - | individual under paragraph (3) of this subsection. 7 | |
| 157 | - | ||
| 158 | - | (d) An applicant for a master barber license shall have at least 15 months of 8 | |
| 159 | - | experience as a barber. 9 | |
| 160 | - | ||
| 161 | - | (e) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an applicant for a master 10 | |
| 162 | - | barber license shall pass an examination given by the Board or the Board’s designee under 11 | |
| 163 | - | this subtitle. 12 | |
| 164 | - | ||
| 165 | - | (2) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an applicant for a barber 13 | |
| 166 | - | license shall pass an examination given by the Board or the Board’s designee under this 14 | |
| 167 | - | subtitle. 15 | |
| 168 | - | ||
| 169 | - | (3) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an applicant for a 16 | |
| 170 | - | barber–stylist limited license shall pass an examination given by the Board or the Board’s 17 | |
| 171 | - | designee under this subtitle. 18 | |
| 172 | - | ||
| 173 | - | 4–302.1. 19 | |
| 174 | - | ||
| 175 | - | (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND ADMINIST ER A 1–HOUR 20 | |
| 176 | - | TRAINING FOR DOMESTI C VIOLENCE AWARENESS APPROVE TRAINING PRO GRAMS 21 | |
| 177 | - | THAT AN INDIVIDUAL M AY COMPLETE TO SATIS FY THE DOMESTIC VIOL ENCE 22 | |
| 178 | - | AWARENESS TRAINING R EQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE. 23 | |
| 179 | - | ||
| 180 | - | (B) THE A TRAINING DEVELOPED PROGRAM APPROVED UNDER 24 | |
| 181 | - | SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL MUST: 25 | |
| 182 | - | ||
| 183 | - | (1) BE OFFERED IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY ; 26 | |
| 184 | - | ||
| 185 | - | (2) INCLUDE GUIDANCE ON : 27 | |
| 186 | - | ||
| 187 | - | (I) RECOGNIZING THE SIGN S OF DOMESTIC VIOLEN CE; 28 | |
| 188 | - | ||
| 189 | - | (II) STRATEGIES TO NAVIGA TE CONVERSATIONS WIT H CLIENTS 29 | |
| 190 | - | WHO MAY BE VICTIMS O F DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ; 30 | |
| 191 | - | HOUSE BILL 1547 5 | |
| 192 | - | ||
| 193 | - | ||
| 194 | - | (III) HOW TO LISTEN TO AND COMMUNIC ATE WITH VICTIMS OF 1 | |
| 195 | - | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ; AND 2 | |
| 196 | - | ||
| 197 | - | (IV) CONNECTING CLIENTS W ITH RESOURCES AND SU PPORT 3 | |
| 198 | - | GROUPS FOR VICTIMS O F DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ; AND 4 | |
| 199 | - | ||
| 200 | - | (3) BE PROVIDED TO EACH APPLICANT OR LICENSE E FREE OF 5 | |
| 201 | - | CHARGE HAVE A DURATION OF A T LEAST 1 HOUR. 6 | |
| 202 | - | ||
| 203 | - | 5–201. 7 | |
| 204 | - | ||
| 205 | - | There is a State Board of Cosmetologists in the Department. 8 | |
| 206 | - | ||
| 207 | - | 5–304. 9 | |
| 208 | - | ||
| 209 | - | (a) (1) To qualify for a license to practice as a cosmetologist, an applicant shall 10 | |
| 210 | - | be an individual who meets the requirements of this section. 11 | |
| 211 | - | ||
| 212 | - | (2) The applicant shall be at least 17 years old. 12 | |
| 213 | - | ||
| 214 | - | (3) The applicant shall have completed successfully a 9th grade education 13 | |
| 215 | - | or the equivalent. 14 | |
| 216 | - | ||
| 217 | - | (4) (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an applicant 15 | |
| 218 | - | shall have received training by: 16 | |
| 219 | - | ||
| 220 | - | 1. serving as a registered apprentice as provided under §§ 17 | |
| 221 | - | 5–404 and 5–405(e) of this title; or 18 | |
| 222 | - | ||
| 223 | - | 2. successfully completing a required program of at least 19 | |
| 224 | - | 1,500 hours of training in a cosmetology school that is approved by the State Board of 20 | |
| 225 | - | Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in consultation with the Board. 21 | |
| 226 | - | ||
| 227 | - | (ii) If an applicant is a barber or master barber currently licensed in 22 | |
| 228 | - | this State, the Board shall: 23 | |
| 229 | - | ||
| 230 | - | 1. credit the applicant with having met one–half of the 24 | |
| 231 | - | training requirements of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph; and 25 | |
| 232 | - | ||
| 233 | - | 2. determine the manner in which the credit will be applied. 26 | |
| 234 | - | ||
| 235 | - | (iii) An applicant meets the requirements of this subsection if: 27 | |
| 236 | - | ||
| 237 | - | 1. the applicant has held a cosmetologist license in another 28 | |
| 238 | - | state or foreign country and has actively practiced cosmetology in the other state or foreign 29 | |
| 239 | - | country for a period of 6 months; or 30 6 HOUSE BILL 1547 | |
| 96 | + | (i) is located in a detention center or correctional facility; and 31 HOUSE BILL 1547 3 | |
| 240 | 97 | ||
| 241 | 98 | ||
| 242 | 99 | ||
| 243 | - | 2. the applicant has been trained in a cosmetology school in 1 | |
| 244 | - | another state or foreign country that has standards substantially equivalent to or more 2 | |
| 245 | - | stringent than the standards of a school that is approved by the State Board of Education 3 | |
| 246 | - | or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in consultation with the Board. 4 | |
| 100 | + | (ii) 1. is approved by the State Department of Education or the 1 | |
| 101 | + | Maryland Higher Education Commission; or 2 | |
| 247 | 102 | ||
| 248 | - | (5) THE APPLICANT SHALL H AVE COMPLETED 1 HOUR OF IN–PERSON 5 | |
| 249 | - | OR VIRTUAL TRAINING IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AW ARENESS UNDER § 5–305.1 OF 6 | |
| 250 | - | THIS SUBTITLE. 7 | |
| 103 | + | 2. has a curriculum similar to one that is approved by the 3 | |
| 104 | + | State Department of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission. 4 | |
| 251 | 105 | ||
| 252 | - | ||
| 253 | - | ||
| 106 | + | (4) The Board may not credit more than 600 hours of training to an 5 | |
| 107 | + | individual under paragraph (3) of this subsection. 6 | |
| 254 | 108 | ||
| 255 | - | (b) To qualify for a license as a senior cosmetologist, an applicant shall: 10 | |
| 109 | + | (c) (1) An applicant for a barber–stylist limited license shall have completed 7 | |
| 110 | + | successfully: 8 | |
| 256 | 111 | ||
| 257 | - | (1) have 2 years of experience as a licensed cosmetologist; and 11 | |
| 112 | + | (i) 1. a required program of at least 900 hours of training in a 9 | |
| 113 | + | barber school that is approved by the State Department of Education or the Maryland 10 | |
| 114 | + | Higher Education Commission, in consultation with the Board; or 11 | |
| 258 | 115 | ||
| 259 | - | (2) pass an examination approved by the Board. 12 | |
| 116 | + | [(ii)] 2. an apprenticeship of at least 1,650 hours within 18 months 12 | |
| 117 | + | in a barbershop that holds a barbershop permit under the supervision of a master barber; 13 | |
| 118 | + | AND 14 | |
| 260 | 119 | ||
| 261 | - | 5–305. 13 | |
| 120 | + | (II) 1 HOUR OF IN–PERSON OR VIRTUAL TR AINING IN DOMESTIC 15 | |
| 121 | + | VIOLENCE AWARENESS UNDER § 4–302.1 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 16 | |
| 262 | 122 | ||
| 263 | - | ( | |
| 264 | - | ||
| 123 | + | (2) If the applicant for a barber–stylist license is an individual trained and 17 | |
| 124 | + | currently licensed as a cosmetologist in the State, the Board shall: 18 | |
| 265 | 125 | ||
| 266 | - | (b) An applicant for a limited license to provide esthetic services shall: 16 | |
| 126 | + | (i) credit the applicant with having met one–half of the training 19 | |
| 127 | + | requirement of paragraph [(1)] (1)(I) of this subsection; and 20 | |
| 267 | 128 | ||
| 268 | - | ( | |
| 129 | + | (ii) determine the manner in which the credit will be applied. 21 | |
| 269 | 130 | ||
| 270 | - | (2) have completed successfully a 9th grade education or the equivalent; 18 | |
| 271 | - | [and] 19 | |
| 131 | + | (3) The Board may credit an applicant with the number of hours of training 22 | |
| 132 | + | the applicant completes in a barber school toward the number of hours required for an 23 | |
| 133 | + | apprenticeship if the barber school where the applicant completes the training: 24 | |
| 272 | 134 | ||
| 273 | - | ( | |
| 135 | + | (i) is located in a detention center or correctional facility; and 25 | |
| 274 | 136 | ||
| 275 | - | ( | |
| 276 | - | ||
| 137 | + | (ii) 1. is approved by the State Department of Education or the 26 | |
| 138 | + | Maryland Higher Education Commission; or 27 | |
| 277 | 139 | ||
| 278 | - | (ii) successfully completing at least 600 hours of instruction in 23 | |
| 279 | - | providing esthetic services in a cosmetology school approved by the State Department of 24 | |
| 280 | - | Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in consultation with the Board; 25 | |
| 281 | - | AND 26 | |
| 140 | + | 2. has a curriculum similar to one that is approved by the 28 | |
| 141 | + | State Department of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission. 29 | |
| 282 | 142 | ||
| 283 | - | (4) HAVE COMPLETED 1 HOUR OF IN–PERSON OR VIRTUAL TR AINING 27 | |
| 284 | - | IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS UND ER § 5–305.1 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 28 | |
| 285 | - | ||
| 286 | - | (c) An applicant for a limited license to provide hair services shall: 29 | |
| 287 | - | HOUSE BILL 1547 7 | |
| 143 | + | (4) The Board may not credit more than 450 hours of training to an 30 | |
| 144 | + | individual under paragraph (3) of this subsection. 31 4 HOUSE BILL 1547 | |
| 288 | 145 | ||
| 289 | 146 | ||
| 290 | - | (1) be at least 17 years old; 1 | |
| 291 | 147 | ||
| 292 | - | ( | |
| 293 | - | ||
| 148 | + | (d) An applicant for a master barber license shall have at least 15 months of 1 | |
| 149 | + | experience as a barber. 2 | |
| 294 | 150 | ||
| 295 | - | (3) have received training by: 4 | |
| 151 | + | (e) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an applicant for a master 3 | |
| 152 | + | barber license shall pass an examination given by the Board or the Board’s designee under 4 | |
| 153 | + | this subtitle. 5 | |
| 296 | 154 | ||
| 297 | - | (i) serving as a registered apprentice for at least 15 months as 5 | |
| 298 | - | provided under §§ 5–404 and 5–405 of this title; or 6 | |
| 155 | + | (2) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an applicant for a barber 6 | |
| 156 | + | license shall pass an examination given by the Board or the Board’s designee under this 7 | |
| 157 | + | subtitle. 8 | |
| 299 | 158 | ||
| 300 | - | (ii) successfully completing at least 1,200 hours of instruction 7 | |
| 301 | - | providing hair services in a cosmetology school approved by the State Department of 8 | |
| 302 | - | Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in consultation with the Board; 9 | |
| 303 | - | AND 10 | |
| 159 | + | (3) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an applicant for a 9 | |
| 160 | + | barber–stylist limited license shall pass an examination given by the Board or the Board’s 10 | |
| 161 | + | designee under this subtitle. 11 | |
| 304 | 162 | ||
| 305 | - | (4) HAVE COMPLETED 1 HOUR OF IN–PERSON OR VIRTUAL TR AINING 11 | |
| 306 | - | IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS . 12 | |
| 163 | + | 4–302.1. 12 | |
| 307 | 164 | ||
| 308 | - | (d) An applicant for a limited license to provide hair services – blow drying shall: 13 | |
| 165 | + | (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVE LOP AND ADMINISTER A 1–HOUR 13 | |
| 166 | + | TRAINING FOR DOMESTI C VIOLENCE AWARENESS . 14 | |
| 309 | 167 | ||
| 310 | - | (1) be at least 17 years old; 14 | |
| 168 | + | (B) THE TRAINING DEVELOPED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION 15 | |
| 169 | + | SHALL: 16 | |
| 311 | 170 | ||
| 312 | - | (2) have completed successfully a 9th grade education or the equivalent; 15 | |
| 313 | - | [and] 16 | |
| 171 | + | (1) BE OFFERED IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY ; 17 | |
| 314 | 172 | ||
| 315 | - | (3) have received training by successfully completing at least 350 hours of 17 | |
| 316 | - | instruction providing hair services – blow drying in a cosmetology school approved by the 18 | |
| 317 | - | State Department of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in 19 | |
| 318 | - | consultation with the Board; AND 20 | |
| 173 | + | (2) INCLUDE GUIDANCE ON : 18 | |
| 319 | 174 | ||
| 320 | - | (4) HAVE COMPLETED 1 HOUR OF IN–PERSON OR VIRTUAL TR AINING 21 | |
| 321 | - | IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS. 22 | |
| 175 | + | (I) RECOGNIZING THE SIGN S OF DOMESTIC VIOLEN CE; 19 | |
| 322 | 176 | ||
| 323 | - | (e) An applicant for a limited license to provide nail technician services shall: 23 | |
| 177 | + | (II) STRATEGIES TO NAVIGA TE CONVERSATIONS WIT H CLIENTS 20 | |
| 178 | + | WHO MAY BE VICTIMS OF DOMEST IC VIOLENCE; 21 | |
| 324 | 179 | ||
| 325 | - | (1) be at least 17 years old; 24 | |
| 180 | + | (III) HOW TO LISTEN TO AND COMMUNICATE WITH VICTIMS OF 22 | |
| 181 | + | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ; AND 23 | |
| 326 | 182 | ||
| 327 | - | ( | |
| 328 | - | ||
| 183 | + | (IV) CONNECTING CLIENTS W ITH RESOURCES AND SU PPORT 24 | |
| 184 | + | GROUPS FOR VICTIMS O F DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ; AND 25 | |
| 329 | 185 | ||
| 330 | - | (3) have received training by: 27 | |
| 186 | + | (3) BE PROVIDED TO EACH APPLICANT OR LICENSEE FREE OF 26 | |
| 187 | + | CHARGE. 27 | |
| 331 | 188 | ||
| 332 | - | ||
| 333 | - | ||
| 334 | - | ||
| 189 | + | 5–201. 28 | |
| 190 | + | ||
| 191 | + | There is a State Board of Cosmetologists in the Department. 29 HOUSE BILL 1547 5 | |
| 335 | 192 | ||
| 336 | 193 | ||
| 337 | - | (ii) successfully completing at least 250 hours of instruction in 1 | |
| 338 | - | providing nail technician services in a cosmetology school approved by the State 2 | |
| 339 | - | Department of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in consultation 3 | |
| 340 | - | with the Board; AND 4 | |
| 341 | 194 | ||
| 342 | - | (4) HAVE COMPLETED 1 HOUR OF IN–PERSON OR VIRTUAL TR AINING 5 | |
| 343 | - | IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS UNDER § 5–305.1 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 6 | |
| 195 | + | 5–304. 1 | |
| 344 | 196 | ||
| 345 | - | (f) If an applicant is licensed to practice as an esthetician, hairstylist, 7 | |
| 346 | - | hairstylist – blow drying technician, or nail technician in another state or foreign country, 8 | |
| 347 | - | the applicant meets the training requirements of this section if the applicant has held a 9 | |
| 348 | - | limited license in the other state or foreign country and has actively practiced in the other 10 | |
| 349 | - | state or foreign country for a period of 6 months. 11 | |
| 197 | + | (a) (1) To qualify for a license to practice as a cosmetologist, an applicant shall 2 | |
| 198 | + | be an individual who meets the requirements of this section. 3 | |
| 350 | 199 | ||
| 351 | - | (g) An applicant for a limited license shall pass an examination given by the 12 | |
| 352 | - | Board under this subtitle. 13 | |
| 200 | + | (2) The applicant shall be at least 17 years old. 4 | |
| 353 | 201 | ||
| 354 | - | 5–305.1. 14 | |
| 202 | + | (3) The applicant shall have completed successfully a 9th grade education 5 | |
| 203 | + | or the equivalent. 6 | |
| 355 | 204 | ||
| 356 | - | (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND ADMINIST ER A 1–HOUR 15 | |
| 357 | - | TRAINING FOR DOMESTI C VIOLENCE AWARENESS APPROVE TRAINING PRO GRAMS 16 | |
| 358 | - | THAT AN INDIVIDUAL M AY COMPLETE TO SATIS FY THE DOMESTIC VIOL ENCE 17 | |
| 359 | - | AWARENESS TRAINING R EQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE. 18 | |
| 205 | + | (4) (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an applicant 7 | |
| 206 | + | shall have received training by: 8 | |
| 360 | 207 | ||
| 361 | - | | |
| 362 | - | ||
| 208 | + | 1. serving as a registered apprentice as provided under §§ 9 | |
| 209 | + | 5–404 and 5–405(e) of this title; or 10 | |
| 363 | 210 | ||
| 364 | - | (1) BE OFFERED IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY ; 21 | |
| 211 | + | 2. successfully completing a required program of at least 11 | |
| 212 | + | 1,500 hours of training in a cosmetology school that is approved by the State Board of 12 | |
| 213 | + | Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in consultation with the Board. 13 | |
| 365 | 214 | ||
| 366 | - | (2) INCLUDE GUIDANCE ON : 22 | |
| 215 | + | (ii) If an applicant is a barber or master barber currently licensed in 14 | |
| 216 | + | this State, the Board shall: 15 | |
| 367 | 217 | ||
| 368 | - | (I) RECOGNIZING THE SIGN S OF DOMESTIC VIOLEN CE; 23 | |
| 218 | + | 1. credit the applicant with having met one–half of the 16 | |
| 219 | + | training requirements of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph; and 17 | |
| 369 | 220 | ||
| 370 | - | (II) STRATEGIES TO NAVIGA TE CONVERSATIONS WIT H CLIENTS 24 | |
| 371 | - | WHO MAY BE VICTIMS OF DOMEST IC VIOLENCE; 25 | |
| 221 | + | 2. determine the manner in which the credit will be applied. 18 | |
| 372 | 222 | ||
| 373 | - | (III) HOW TO LISTEN TO AND COMMUNICATE WITH VIC TIMS OF 26 | |
| 374 | - | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ; AND 27 | |
| 223 | + | (iii) An applicant meets the requirements of this subsection if: 19 | |
| 375 | 224 | ||
| 376 | - | (IV) CONNECTING CLIENTS W ITH RESOURCES AND SU PPORT 28 | |
| 377 | - | GROUPS FOR VICTIMS O F DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ; AND 29 | |
| 225 | + | 1. the applicant has held a cosmetologist license in another 20 | |
| 226 | + | state or foreign country and has actively practiced cosmetology in the other state or foreign 21 | |
| 227 | + | country for a period of 6 months; or 22 | |
| 378 | 228 | ||
| 379 | - | (3) BE PROVIDED TO EACH APPLICANT OR LICENSEE FREE OF 30 | |
| 380 | - | CHARGE HAVE A DURATION OF A T LEAST 1 HOUR. 31 | |
| 229 | + | 2. the applicant has been trained in a cosmetology school in 23 | |
| 230 | + | another state or foreign country that has standards substantially equivalent to or more 24 | |
| 231 | + | stringent than the standards of a school that is approved by the State Board of Education 25 | |
| 232 | + | or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in consultation with the Board. 26 | |
| 233 | + | ||
| 234 | + | (5) THE APPLICANT SHALL H AVE COMPLETED 1 HOUR OF IN–PERSON 27 | |
| 235 | + | OR VIRTUAL TRAINING IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AW ARENESS UNDER § 5–305.1 OF 28 | |
| 236 | + | THIS SUBTITLE. 29 | |
| 237 | + | ||
| 238 | + | [(5)] (6) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the applicant shall 30 | |
| 239 | + | pass a written and practical examination given by the Board under this subtitle. 31 | |
| 240 | + | 6 HOUSE BILL 1547 | |
| 241 | + | ||
| 242 | + | ||
| 243 | + | (b) To qualify for a license as a senior cosmetologist, an applicant shall: 1 | |
| 244 | + | ||
| 245 | + | (1) have 2 years of experience as a licensed cosmetologist; and 2 | |
| 246 | + | ||
| 247 | + | (2) pass an examination approved by the Board. 3 | |
| 248 | + | ||
| 249 | + | 5–305. 4 | |
| 250 | + | ||
| 251 | + | (a) To qualify for a limited license to practice cosmetology, an applicant shall be 5 | |
| 252 | + | an individual who meets the requirements of this section. 6 | |
| 253 | + | ||
| 254 | + | (b) An applicant for a limited license to provide esthetic services shall: 7 | |
| 255 | + | ||
| 256 | + | (1) be at least 17 years old; 8 | |
| 257 | + | ||
| 258 | + | (2) have completed successfully a 9th grade education or the equivalent; 9 | |
| 259 | + | [and] 10 | |
| 260 | + | ||
| 261 | + | (3) have received training by: 11 | |
| 262 | + | ||
| 263 | + | (i) serving as a registered apprentice for at least 6 months as 12 | |
| 264 | + | provided under §§ 5–404 and 5–405 of this title; or 13 | |
| 265 | + | ||
| 266 | + | (ii) successfully completing at least 600 hours of instruction in 14 | |
| 267 | + | providing esthetic services in a cosmetology school approved by the State Department of 15 | |
| 268 | + | Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in consultation with the Board; 16 | |
| 269 | + | AND 17 | |
| 270 | + | ||
| 271 | + | (4) HAVE COMPLETED 1 HOUR OF IN–PERSON OR VIRTUAL TR AINING 18 | |
| 272 | + | IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS UNDER § 5–305.1 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 19 | |
| 273 | + | ||
| 274 | + | (c) An applicant for a limited license to provide hair services shall: 20 | |
| 275 | + | ||
| 276 | + | (1) be at least 17 years old; 21 | |
| 277 | + | ||
| 278 | + | (2) have completed successfully a 9th grade education or the equivalent; 22 | |
| 279 | + | [and] 23 | |
| 280 | + | ||
| 281 | + | (3) have received training by: 24 | |
| 282 | + | ||
| 283 | + | (i) serving as a registered apprentice for at least 15 months as 25 | |
| 284 | + | provided under §§ 5–404 and 5–405 of this title; or 26 | |
| 285 | + | ||
| 286 | + | (ii) successfully completing at least 1,200 hours of instruction 27 | |
| 287 | + | providing hair services in a cosmetology school approved by the State Department of 28 HOUSE BILL 1547 7 | |
| 288 | + | ||
| 289 | + | ||
| 290 | + | Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in consultation with the Board; 1 | |
| 291 | + | AND 2 | |
| 292 | + | ||
| 293 | + | (4) HAVE COMPLETED 1 HOUR OF IN–PERSON OR VIRTUAL TR AINING 3 | |
| 294 | + | IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS . 4 | |
| 295 | + | ||
| 296 | + | (d) An applicant for a limited license to provide hair services – blow drying shall: 5 | |
| 297 | + | ||
| 298 | + | (1) be at least 17 years old; 6 | |
| 299 | + | ||
| 300 | + | (2) have completed successfully a 9th grade education or the equivalent; 7 | |
| 301 | + | [and] 8 | |
| 302 | + | ||
| 303 | + | (3) have received training by successfully completing at least 350 hours of 9 | |
| 304 | + | instruction providing hair services – blow drying in a cosmetology school approved by the 10 | |
| 305 | + | State Department of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in 11 | |
| 306 | + | consultation with the Board; AND 12 | |
| 307 | + | ||
| 308 | + | (4) HAVE COMPLETED 1 HOUR OF IN–PERSON OR VIRTUAL TR AINING 13 | |
| 309 | + | IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS . 14 | |
| 310 | + | ||
| 311 | + | (e) An applicant for a limited license to provide nail technician services shall: 15 | |
| 312 | + | ||
| 313 | + | (1) be at least 17 years old; 16 | |
| 314 | + | ||
| 315 | + | (2) have successfully completed a 9th grade education or the equivalent; 17 | |
| 316 | + | [and] 18 | |
| 317 | + | ||
| 318 | + | (3) have received training by: 19 | |
| 319 | + | ||
| 320 | + | (i) serving as a registered apprentice for at least 3 months as 20 | |
| 321 | + | provided under §§ 5–404 and 5–405 of this title; or 21 | |
| 322 | + | ||
| 323 | + | (ii) successfully completing at least 250 hours of instruction in 22 | |
| 324 | + | providing nail technician services in a cosmetology school approved by the State 23 | |
| 325 | + | Department of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in consultation 24 | |
| 326 | + | with the Board; AND 25 | |
| 327 | + | ||
| 328 | + | (4) HAVE COMPLETED 1 HOUR OF IN–PERSON OR VIRTUAL TR AINING 26 | |
| 329 | + | IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS UNDER § 5–305.1 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 27 | |
| 330 | + | ||
| 331 | + | (f) If an applicant is licensed to practice as an esthetician, hairstylist, 28 | |
| 332 | + | hairstylist – blow drying technician, or nail technician in another state or foreign country, 29 | |
| 333 | + | the applicant meets the training requirements of this section if the applicant has held a 30 | |
| 334 | + | limited license in the other state or foreign country and has actively practiced in the other 31 | |
| 335 | + | state or foreign country for a period of 6 months. 32 8 HOUSE BILL 1547 | |
| 336 | + | ||
| 337 | + | ||
| 338 | + | ||
| 339 | + | (g) An applicant for a limited license shall pass an examination given by the 1 | |
| 340 | + | Board under this subtitle. 2 | |
| 341 | + | ||
| 342 | + | 5–305.1. 3 | |
| 343 | + | ||
| 344 | + | (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVE LOP AND ADMINISTER A 1–HOUR 4 | |
| 345 | + | TRAINING FOR DOMESTI C VIOLENCE AWARENESS . 5 | |
| 346 | + | ||
| 347 | + | (B) THE TRAINING DEVELOPE D UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION 6 | |
| 348 | + | SHALL: 7 | |
| 349 | + | ||
| 350 | + | (1) BE OFFERED IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY ; 8 | |
| 351 | + | ||
| 352 | + | (2) INCLUDE GUIDANCE ON : 9 | |
| 353 | + | ||
| 354 | + | (I) RECOGNIZING THE SIGN S OF DOMESTIC VIOLEN CE; 10 | |
| 355 | + | ||
| 356 | + | (II) STRATEGIES TO NAVIGA TE CONVERSATIONS WIT H CLIENTS 11 | |
| 357 | + | WHO MAY BE VICTIMS O F DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ; 12 | |
| 358 | + | ||
| 359 | + | (III) HOW TO LISTEN TO AND COMMUNICATE WITH VICTIMS OF 13 | |
| 360 | + | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ; AND 14 | |
| 361 | + | ||
| 362 | + | (IV) CONNECTING CLIENT S WITH RESOURCES AND SUPPORT 15 | |
| 363 | + | GROUPS FOR VICTIMS O F DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ; AND 16 | |
| 364 | + | ||
| 365 | + | (3) BE PROVIDED TO EACH APPLICANT OR LICENSE E FREE OF 17 | |
| 366 | + | CHARGE. 18 | |
| 367 | + | ||
| 368 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 19 | |
| 369 | + | ||
| 370 | + | (a) The State Board of Barbers shall require an individual who holds a license or 20 | |
| 371 | + | a limited license issued under Title 4 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article 21 | |
| 372 | + | before October 1, 2025, to complete the domestic violence awareness training under § 22 | |
| 373 | + | 4–302.1 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this 23 | |
| 374 | + | Act, as a requirement for only the next renewal of the license or limited license. 24 | |
| 375 | + | ||
| 376 | + | (b) The State Board of Cosmetologists shall require an individual who holds a 25 | |
| 377 | + | license or limited license issued under Title 5 of the Business Occupations and Professions 26 | |
| 378 | + | Article before October 1, 2025, to complete the domestic violence awareness training under 27 | |
| 379 | + | § 5–305.1 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article, as enacted by Section 1 of 28 | |
| 380 | + | this Act, as a requirement for only the next renewal of the license or limited license. 29 | |
| 381 | 381 | HOUSE BILL 1547 9 | |
| 382 | 382 | ||
| 383 | 383 | ||
| 384 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 1 | |
| 385 | - | ||
| 386 | - | (a) The State Board of Barbers shall require an individual who holds a license or 2 | |
| 387 | - | a limited license issued under Title 4 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article 3 | |
| 388 | - | before October 1, 2025, to complete the domestic violence awareness training under § 4 | |
| 389 | - | 4–302.1 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this 5 | |
| 390 | - | Act, as a requirement for only the next renewal of the license or limited license. 6 | |
| 391 | - | ||
| 392 | - | (b) The State Board of Cosmetologists shall require an individual who holds a 7 | |
| 393 | - | license or limited license issued under Title 5 of the Business Occupations and Professions 8 | |
| 394 | - | Article before October 1, 2025, to complete the domestic violence awareness training under 9 | |
| 395 | - | § 5–305.1 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article, as enacted by Section 1 of 10 | |
| 396 | - | this Act, as a requirement for only the next renewal of the license or limited license. 11 | |
| 397 | - | ||
| 398 | - | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 12 | |
| 399 | - | October 1, 2025 January 1, 2026. 13 | |
| 400 | - | ||
| 384 | + | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 1 | |
| 385 | + | October 1, 2025. 2 | |
| 401 | 386 | ||
| 402 | 387 | ||
| 403 | 388 | ||
| 404 | 389 | Approved: | |
| 405 | 390 | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 406 | 391 | Governor. | |
| 407 | 392 | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 408 | 393 | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 409 | 394 | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 410 | 395 | President of the Senate. |