| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to barbers; modifying provisions relating to the Board of Barber Examiners; |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 154.001, subdivision 2; 154.003; |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 154.01; 154.02, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, by adding subdivisions; 154.05; 154.07, |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 subdivision 1; 154.08; 154.09; 154.11, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 154. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.001, subdivision 2, is amended to read: |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 Subd. 2.Board of Barber Examiners.(a) A Board of Barber Examiners is established |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10to consist of four barber members and one public member, as defined in section 214.02, |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11appointed by the governor. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (b) The barber members shall be persons who have practiced as registered barbers in |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13this state for at least five years immediately prior to their appointment; shall be graduates |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14from the 12th grade of a high school or have equivalent education, and shall have knowledge |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15of the matters to be taught in registered barber schools, as set forth in section 154.07. One |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16of the barber members shall be a member of, or recommended by, a union of journeymen |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17barbers that has existed at least two years, and one barber member shall be a member of, |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18or recommended by, a professional organization of barbers. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.003, is amended to read: |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 154.003 FEES. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 (a) The fees collected, as required in this chapter, chapter 214, and the rules of the board, |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22shall be paid to the board. The board shall deposit the fees in the general fund in the state |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1.23treasury. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 1Sec. 2. |
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| 25 | 25 | | REVISOR BD/LJ 25-0264301/24/25 |
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| 26 | 26 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 27 | 27 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 28 | 28 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 29 | 29 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 30 | 30 | | H. F. No. 2126 |
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| 31 | 31 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 32 | 32 | | Authored by Hemmingsen-Jaeger and Hussein03/10/2025 |
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| 33 | 33 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy 2.1 (b) The board shall charge the following fees: |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.2 (1) practical examination and certificate, registered barber, $85 $40; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.3 (2) initial barber registration, $45; |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.4 (2) (3) retake of written examination, $10; |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.5 (3) (4) examination and certificate, instructor, $180; |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.6 (4) (5) certificate, instructor, $65; |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.7 (5) (6) temporary teacher permit, $80; |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.8 (6) (7) temporary registered barber, military, $85; |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.9 (7) (8) temporary barber instructor, military, $180; |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.10 (8) (9) renewal of registration, registered barber, $80; |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.11 (9) (10) renewal of registration, instructor, $80; |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.12 (10) (11) renewal of temporary teacher permit, $65; |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2.13 (11) (12) student permit, $45; |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2.14 (12) (13) renewal of student permit, $25; |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2.15 (13) (14) initial shop registration, $85; |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2.16 (15) initial mobile barber shop registration, $150; |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2.17 (14) (16) initial school registration, $1,030; |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2.18 (15) (17) renewal shop registration, $85; |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2.19 (16) (18) renewal school registration, $280; |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2.20 (19) renewal mobile barber shop registration, $100; |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2.21 (17) (20) restoration of registered barber registration, $95; |
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| 54 | 54 | | 2.22 (18) (21) restoration of shop registration, $105; |
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| 55 | 55 | | 2.23 (19) (22) change of ownership or location, $55; |
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| 56 | 56 | | 2.24 (23) restoration of mobile barber shop registration, $120; |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2.25 (20) (24) duplicate registration, $40; |
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| 58 | 58 | | 2.26 (21) (25) home study course, $75; |
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| 59 | 59 | | 2.27 (22) (26) letter of registration verification, $25; and |
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| 60 | 60 | | 2Sec. 2. |
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| 61 | 61 | | REVISOR BD/LJ 25-0264301/24/25 3.1 (23) (27) reinspection, $100. |
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| 62 | 62 | | 3.2 (c) If the board uses a board-approved examination provider for the entire comprehensive |
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| 63 | 63 | | 3.3examination or for a portion of the comprehensive examination, any fees required by that |
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| 64 | 64 | | 3.4approved examination provider must be paid directly to the approved examination provider |
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| 65 | 65 | | 3.5by the examinee and is not included and is separate from any required fees paid by the |
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| 66 | 66 | | 3.6examinee to the board. |
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| 67 | 67 | | 3.7 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.01, is amended to read: |
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| 68 | 68 | | 3.8 154.01 REGISTRATION MANDATORY. |
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| 69 | 69 | | 3.9 (a) The registration of the practice of barbering serves the public health and safety of |
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| 70 | 70 | | 3.10the people of the state of Minnesota by ensuring that individuals seeking to practice the |
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| 71 | 71 | | 3.11profession of barbering are appropriately trained in the use of the chemicals, tools, and |
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| 72 | 72 | | 3.12implements of barbering and demonstrate the skills necessary to conduct barber services in |
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| 73 | 73 | | 3.13a safe, sanitary, and appropriate environment required for infection control. |
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| 74 | 74 | | 3.14 (b) No person shall practice, offer to practice, or attempt to practice barbering without |
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| 75 | 75 | | 3.15a current certificate of registration as a registered barber, issued pursuant to provisions of |
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| 76 | 76 | | 3.16sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to 154.162, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to |
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| 77 | 77 | | 3.17154.28 this chapter by the Board of Barber Examiners. |
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| 78 | 78 | | 3.18 (c) A registered barber must only provide barbering services in a registered barber shop |
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| 79 | 79 | | 3.19or, barber school, or mobile barber shop unless prior authorization is given by the board. |
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| 80 | 80 | | 3.20 (d) No person shall operate a barber shop unless it is at all times under the direct |
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| 81 | 81 | | 3.21supervision and management of a registered barber and the owner or operator of the barber |
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| 82 | 82 | | 3.22shop possesses a current shop registration card, issued to the barber shop establishment |
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| 83 | 83 | | 3.23address, under sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to 154.162, 154.19 to 154.21, |
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| 84 | 84 | | 3.24and 154.24 to 154.28 by the Board of Barber Examiners. |
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| 85 | 85 | | 3.25 (e) No person shall serve, offer to serve, or attempt to serve as an instructor of barbering |
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| 86 | 86 | | 3.26without a current certificate of registration as a registered instructor of barbering or a |
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| 87 | 87 | | 3.27temporary permit as an instructor of barbering, as provided for the board by rule, issued |
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| 88 | 88 | | 3.28under sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to 154.162, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 |
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| 89 | 89 | | 3.29to 154.28 by the Board of Barber Examiners. Barber instruction must be provided in |
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| 90 | 90 | | 3.30registered barber schools only. |
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| 91 | 91 | | 3.31 (f) No person shall operate a barber school unless the owner or operator possesses a |
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| 92 | 92 | | 3.32current certificate of registration as a barber school, issued under sections 154.001, 154.002, |
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| 93 | 93 | | 3Sec. 3. |
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| 94 | 94 | | REVISOR BD/LJ 25-0264301/24/25 4.1154.003, 154.01 to 154.162, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.28 by the Board of Barber |
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| 95 | 95 | | 4.2Examiners. |
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| 96 | 96 | | 4.3 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read: |
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| 97 | 97 | | 4.4 Subdivision 1.What constitutes barbering.Any one or any combination of the |
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| 98 | 98 | | 4.5following practices when done upon the head, face, and neck for cosmetic purposes and not |
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| 99 | 99 | | 4.6for the treatment of disease or physical or mental ailments and when done for payment |
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| 100 | 100 | | 4.7directly or indirectly or without payment for the public generally constitutes the practice of |
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| 101 | 101 | | 4.8barbering within the meaning of sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to 154.162, |
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| 102 | 102 | | 4.9154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.28 this chapter: to shave the face or neck using a straight |
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| 103 | 103 | | 4.10razor or other tool, trim the beard, clean, condition, cut, color, shape, or straighten the hair |
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| 104 | 104 | | 4.11of any person of either sex for compensation or other reward received by the person |
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| 105 | 105 | | 4.12performing such service or any other person; to give facial and scalp massage with oils, |
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| 106 | 106 | | 4.13creams, lotions, or other preparations either by hand or mechanical appliances; to singe, |
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| 107 | 107 | | 4.14shampoo the hair, or apply hair tonics; or to apply cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, |
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| 108 | 108 | | 4.15powders, oils, clays, or lotions to hair, scalp, face, or neck. The removal of hair through the |
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| 109 | 109 | | 4.16process of waxing is not barbering. |
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| 110 | 110 | | 4.17 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.02, subdivision 4, is amended to read: |
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| 111 | 111 | | 4.18 Subd. 4.Certificate of registration.A "certificate of registration" means the certificate |
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| 112 | 112 | | 4.19issued to an individual, barber shop, or barber school, or mobile barber shop that is in |
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| 113 | 113 | | 4.20compliance with the requirements of sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to 154.162, |
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| 114 | 114 | | 4.21154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.28 this chapter. |
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| 115 | 115 | | 4.22 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.02, subdivision 5, is amended to read: |
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| 116 | 116 | | 4.23 Subd. 5.Designated registered barber.The "designated registered barber" is a registered |
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| 117 | 117 | | 4.24barber designated as the manager of a barber shop or a mobile barber shop. |
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| 118 | 118 | | 4.25 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to |
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| 119 | 119 | | 4.26read: |
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| 120 | 120 | | 4.27 Subd. 7.Mobile barber shop.A "mobile barber shop" means a barber shop that is |
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| 121 | 121 | | 4.28operated in a mobile vehicle or a mobile structure for the exclusive use of practicing barbering |
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| 122 | 122 | | 4.29services performed by a registered barber in compliance with this chapter. |
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| 123 | 123 | | 4Sec. 7. |
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| 124 | 124 | | REVISOR BD/LJ 25-0264301/24/25 5.1 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to |
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| 125 | 125 | | 5.2read: |
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| 126 | 126 | | 5.3 Subd. 8.Straight razor.A razor with a rigid steel cutting blade or a replaceable blade |
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| 127 | 127 | | 5.4that is hinged to a case that forms a handle when the razor is open for use. |
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| 128 | 128 | | 5.5 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to |
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| 129 | 129 | | 5.6read: |
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| 130 | 130 | | 5.7 Subd. 9.Waxing.The process of removing hair from a part of the body by applying |
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| 131 | 131 | | 5.8wax and peeling off the wax. |
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| 132 | 132 | | 5.9 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.05, is amended to read: |
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| 133 | 133 | | 5.10 154.05 WHO MAY RECEIVE CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION AS A |
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| 134 | 134 | | 5.11REGISTERED BARBER. |
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| 135 | 135 | | 5.12 (a) A person is qualified to receive a certificate of registration as a registered barber if |
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| 136 | 136 | | 5.13the person: |
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| 137 | 137 | | 5.14 (1) has successfully completed ten grades of education is at least 17 years of age; |
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| 138 | 138 | | 5.15 (2) has successfully completed 1,500 hours of study in a board-approved barber school; |
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| 139 | 139 | | 5.16and |
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| 140 | 140 | | 5.17 (3) has passed an a comprehensive examination conducted by the board in accordance |
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| 141 | 141 | | 5.18with section 154.09 to determine the person's fitness to practice barbering. |
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| 142 | 142 | | 5.19 (b) A first-time applicant for a certificate of registration to practice as a registered barber |
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| 143 | 143 | | 5.20who fails to pass the comprehensive examination conducted by the board and who fails to |
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| 144 | 144 | | 5.21pass a onetime retake of the written examination, shall complete an additional 500 hours |
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| 145 | 145 | | 5.22of barber education before being eligible to retake the comprehensive examination as many |
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| 146 | 146 | | 5.23times as necessary to pass. |
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| 147 | 147 | | 5.24 Sec. 11. [154.052] MOBILE BARBER SHOPS. |
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| 148 | 148 | | 5.25 Subdivision 1.Registration.(a) No person shall operate a mobile barber shop unless: |
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| 149 | 149 | | 5.26 (1) at all times, the mobile barber shop is under the direct supervision and management |
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| 150 | 150 | | 5.27of a registered barber; and |
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| 151 | 151 | | 5.28 (2) the owner or operator of the mobile barber shop possesses a current mobile barber |
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| 152 | 152 | | 5.29shop registration that was issued by the Board of Barber Examiners. |
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| 153 | 153 | | 5Sec. 11. |
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| 154 | 154 | | REVISOR BD/LJ 25-0264301/24/25 6.1 Subd. 2.Services and location reporting requirements.(a) A mobile barber shop is |
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| 155 | 155 | | 6.2limited to providing only hair cutting and straight razor shave services. |
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| 156 | 156 | | 6.3 (b) A mobile barber shop is subject to the barber shop requirements in this chapter and |
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| 157 | 157 | | 6.4Minnesota Rules, except when this chapter or the rule conflicts with specific mobile barber |
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| 158 | 158 | | 6.5shop requirements. Any reference to a barber shop in this chapter and in Minnesota Rules |
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| 159 | 159 | | 6.6includes mobile barber shops, except when this chapter or the rule conflicts with specific |
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| 160 | 160 | | 6.7mobile barber shop requirements. |
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| 161 | 161 | | 6.8 (c) A mobile barber shop registration holder must: |
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| 162 | 162 | | 6.9 (1) maintain a permanent address for receiving correspondence and service of process |
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| 163 | 163 | | 6.10and provide an address where the mobile barber shop is kept when the mobile barber shop |
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| 164 | 164 | | 6.11is not in service; |
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| 165 | 165 | | 6.12 (2) visibly display the name of the mobile barber shop and the mobile barber shop's |
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| 166 | 166 | | 6.13registration number as shown on the registration certificate on at least one exterior side of |
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| 167 | 167 | | 6.14the mobile barber shop; |
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| 168 | 168 | | 6.15 (3) supply to the board the make, model, and vehicle identification and license plate |
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| 169 | 169 | | 6.16number of any vehicle or mobile structure used as a mobile barber shop. Each mobile barber |
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| 170 | 170 | | 6.17shop registration is valid for only one specific mobile vehicle or mobile structure; |
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| 171 | 171 | | 6.18 (4) have a functioning phone available at all times; |
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| 172 | 172 | | 6.19 (5) submit to the board, on or before the first day of each month, the mobile barber shop's |
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| 173 | 173 | | 6.20schedule of locations and times of operation during the month. The mobile barber shop |
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| 174 | 174 | | 6.21registration holder must report any proposed changes to the schedule to the board via e-mail |
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| 175 | 175 | | 6.22at the beginning of the week during which the changes will occur; and |
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| 176 | 176 | | 6.23 (6) comply with the requirements of all federal, state, and local laws, rules, and |
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| 177 | 177 | | 6.24ordinances. |
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| 178 | 178 | | 6.25 Subd. 3.Water and wastewater requirements.(a) A mobile barber shop must have |
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| 179 | 179 | | 6.26self-contained water holding tanks with gauges that indicate the levels in the tanks and |
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| 180 | 180 | | 6.27reserve capabilities. The water supply tanks must be integrated and plumbed into the |
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| 181 | 181 | | 6.28wastewater tanks or gray water tanks. |
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| 182 | 182 | | 6.29 (b) A mobile barber shop must have a potable water capacity of not less than 20 gallons |
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| 183 | 183 | | 6.30and a designated hose that the mobile barber shop only uses to fill the potable water tank. |
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| 184 | 184 | | 6.31 (c) A mobile barber shop must have available hot water in a capacity of not less than |
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| 185 | 185 | | 6.32five gallons or hot water on demand. |
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| 186 | 186 | | 6Sec. 11. |
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| 187 | 187 | | REVISOR BD/LJ 25-0264301/24/25 7.1 (d) A mobile barber shop must have a wastewater tank or gray water tank capacity that |
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| 188 | 188 | | 7.2is 15 percent larger than the water supply holding tank. |
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| 189 | 189 | | 7.3 (e) A mobile barber shop must not operate when: |
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| 190 | 190 | | 7.4 (1) the available potable water supply is insufficient to comply with the infection control |
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| 191 | 191 | | 7.5requirements in this chapter and Minnesota Rules; or |
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| 192 | 192 | | 7.6 (2) a tank for wastewater, black water, or gray water is at 90 percent or greater capacity. |
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| 193 | 193 | | 7.7 (f) A mobile barber shop must have a restroom in operating condition inside of the |
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| 194 | 194 | | 7.8mobile barber shop that includes: |
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| 195 | 195 | | 7.9 (1) an installed hand sink with potable water; |
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| 196 | 196 | | 7.10 (2) soap; |
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| 197 | 197 | | 7.11 (3) single-use towels; and |
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| 198 | 198 | | 7.12 (4) a self-contained recirculating flush toilet with a holding tank or a properly maintained |
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| 199 | 199 | | 7.13composting toilet. |
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| 200 | 200 | | 7.14 (g) A mobile barber shop must discharge wastewater into a sanitary sewage system or |
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| 201 | 201 | | 7.15a sanitary dumping station. When disposing of sewage and wastewater, a mobile barber |
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| 202 | 202 | | 7.16shop must comply with all federal, state, and local environmental and sanitary regulations. |
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| 203 | 203 | | 7.17 (h) In addition to the sink required in the restroom, the mobile barber shop must have |
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| 204 | 204 | | 7.18at least one sink with hot and cold running water accessible to persons in the area where |
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| 205 | 205 | | 7.19the mobile barber shop provides services. Sinks must be permanently installed and connected |
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| 206 | 206 | | 7.20to the vehicle's or mobile structure's potable water supply and wastewater tanks. |
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| 207 | 207 | | 7.21 Subd. 4.Electrical and power requirements.(a) If power for heating, air conditioning, |
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| 208 | 208 | | 7.22and other equipment is supplied by a generator, the generator must be properly vented |
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| 209 | 209 | | 7.23outside and all doors and windows must be closed when the generator is operating to avoid |
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| 210 | 210 | | 7.24exhaust entering the mobile barber shop. The generator must comply with all applicable |
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| 211 | 211 | | 7.25municipal noise ordinances. |
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| 212 | 212 | | 7.26 (b) Liquefied petroleum gas systems installed in the mobile barber shop must comply |
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| 213 | 213 | | 7.27with the current edition of the National Fire Protection Association Standard No. 58 LP-Gas |
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| 214 | 214 | | 7.28Code as adopted under the State Fire Code. Use of portable heating units is prohibited. |
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| 215 | 215 | | 7.29 (c) All heating and cooling systems must be factory installed and meet all state and |
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| 216 | 216 | | 7.30federal regulations for mobile vehicle or mobile structure heating and cooling. |
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| 217 | 217 | | 7Sec. 11. |
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| 218 | 218 | | REVISOR BD/LJ 25-0264301/24/25 8.1 (d) The mobile barber shop must have working alarms for carbon monoxide, smoke, |
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| 219 | 219 | | 8.2and combustible gas, either as single alarms or a combined alarm. |
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| 220 | 220 | | 8.3 (e) All electrical wiring must comply with the State Electrical Code. Electrical equipment |
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| 221 | 221 | | 8.4plugged into outlets must be UL-listed and must comply with state and local fire codes. |
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| 222 | 222 | | 8.5 Subd. 5.Safety, inspection, and infection control requirements.(a) In addition to the |
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| 223 | 223 | | 8.6safety and infection control requirements for barber shops in this chapter and Minnesota |
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| 224 | 224 | | 8.7Rules, mobile barber shops must comply with the following requirements: |
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| 225 | 225 | | 8.8 (1) the mobile barber shop must not provide services unless the mobile barber shop is |
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| 226 | 226 | | 8.9parked with the engine off, stable, and leveled. The mobile barber shop must use stabilizing |
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| 227 | 227 | | 8.10jacks when it is recommended by the manufacturer's instructions for the vehicle or mobile |
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| 228 | 228 | | 8.11structure. The mobile barber shop must use at least two wheel chocks when the mobile |
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| 229 | 229 | | 8.12barber shop is operating; |
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| 230 | 230 | | 8.13 (2) the mobile barber shop must provide all services inside of the vehicle or mobile |
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| 231 | 231 | | 8.14structure; |
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| 232 | 232 | | 8.15 (3) all hazardous substances in the mobile barber shop must be stored upright in secured |
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| 233 | 233 | | 8.16cabinets when the mobile barber shop is moving; |
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| 234 | 234 | | 8.17 (4) the mobile barber shop must have a ventilation system that is sufficient to provide |
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| 235 | 235 | | 8.18fresh air in the mobile barber shop; and |
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| 236 | 236 | | 8.19 (5) all moving parts, including slide outs, disability ramps, and steps must be in good |
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| 237 | 237 | | 8.20working order. |
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| 238 | 238 | | 8.21 (b) Any duly authorized employee of the Board of Barber Examiners shall have authority |
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| 239 | 239 | | 8.22to enter and inspect a mobile barber shop during normal business hours. |
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| 240 | 240 | | 8.23 Subd. 6.Compliance with local government law.The mobile barber shop must comply |
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| 241 | 241 | | 8.24with all city, township, and county ordinances regarding wastewater disposal, commercial |
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| 242 | 242 | | 8.25motor vehicles, vehicle insurance, noise, signage, parking, commerce, business, and other |
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| 243 | 243 | | 8.26local government requirements. The mobile barber shop owner must be informed about the |
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| 244 | 244 | | 8.27requirements that apply to the mobile barber shop in each jurisdiction where the mobile |
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| 245 | 245 | | 8.28barber shop operates, and must ensure that the mobile barber shop complies with those |
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| 246 | 246 | | 8.29requirements. |
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| 247 | 247 | | 8.30 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read: |
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| 248 | 248 | | 8.31 Subdivision 1.Admission requirements; course of instruction.No barber school shall |
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| 249 | 249 | | 8.32be approved by the board unless it the barber school requires, as a prerequisite to admission, |
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| 250 | 250 | | 8Sec. 12. |
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| 251 | 251 | | REVISOR BD/LJ 25-0264301/24/25 9.1ten grades of an approved school or its equivalent, as determined by educational transcript, |
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| 252 | 252 | | 9.2high school diploma, high school equivalency certificate, or an examination conducted by |
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| 253 | 253 | | 9.3the commissioner of education, which shall issue a certificate that the student has passed |
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| 254 | 254 | | 9.4the required examination, and unless it requires, as a prerequisite to graduation, a course of |
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| 255 | 255 | | 9.5instruction of at least 1,500 hours of not more than ten hours of schooling in any one working |
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| 256 | 256 | | 9.6day. The course of instruction must include the following subjects: scientific fundamentals |
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| 257 | 257 | | 9.7for barbering; hygiene; practical study of the hair, skin, muscles, and nerves; structure of |
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| 258 | 258 | | 9.8the head, face, and neck; elementary chemistry relating to sanitation; disinfection; sterilization |
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| 259 | 259 | | 9.9and antiseptics; diseases of the skin, hair, and glands; massaging and manipulating the |
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| 260 | 260 | | 9.10muscles of the face and neck; haircutting; shaving; trimming the beard; bleaching, tinting |
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| 261 | 261 | | 9.11and dyeing the hair; and the chemical waving and straightening of hair. |
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| 262 | 262 | | 9.12 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.08, is amended to read: |
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| 263 | 263 | | 9.13 154.08 APPLICATION; FEE. |
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| 264 | 264 | | 9.14 Subdivision 1.Application and fee requirements.Each applicant for an examination |
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| 265 | 265 | | 9.15shall: |
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| 266 | 266 | | 9.16 (1) make an application to the Board of Barber Examiners or a board-approved |
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| 267 | 267 | | 9.17examination provider on blank forms prepared and furnished by it, the application to the |
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| 268 | 268 | | 9.18board or the provider. The application must contain proof under the applicant's oath of the |
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| 269 | 269 | | 9.19particular qualifications and identity of the applicant; |
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| 270 | 270 | | 9.20 (2) provide all documentation required in support of the application; |
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| 271 | 271 | | 9.21 (3) pay to the board the required fee; and |
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| 272 | 272 | | 9.22 (4) upon acceptance of the notarized application, present a corresponding |
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| 273 | 273 | | 9.23government-issued photo identification when the applicant appears for the examination.; |
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| 274 | 274 | | 9.24and |
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| 275 | 275 | | 9.25 (5) file an application with the board no later than the twentieth day of the month |
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| 276 | 276 | | 9.26preceding the month when the practical portion of the exam is administered. |
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| 277 | 277 | | 9.27 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.09, is amended to read: |
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| 278 | 278 | | 9.28 154.09 EXAMINATIONS, CONDUCT AND SCOPE. |
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| 279 | 279 | | 9.29 Subdivision 1.Examination dates.The board or a board-approved examination provider |
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| 280 | 280 | | 9.30shall conduct practical examinations of applicants for certificates of registration to practice |
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| 281 | 281 | | 9.31as registered barbers not more than six less than four times each year, at such time and place |
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| 282 | 282 | | 9Sec. 14. |
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| 283 | 283 | | REVISOR BD/LJ 25-0264301/24/25 10.1as the board may determine. Additional Written examinations may be scheduled by the |
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| 284 | 284 | | 10.2board and conducted by board staff or a board-approved provider as designated by the board. |
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| 285 | 285 | | 10.3 Subd. 2.Documentation required.The proprietor owner or operator of a barber school |
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| 286 | 286 | | 10.4must file an affidavit with the board of hours completed by students applying to take the |
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| 287 | 287 | | 10.5registered barber comprehensive examination. Students must complete the full 1,500-hour |
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| 288 | 288 | | 10.6curriculum in a barber school approved by the board within the past four years to be eligible |
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| 289 | 289 | | 10.7for examination. Barber students who have completed barber school more than four years |
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| 290 | 290 | | 10.8prior to application, that have not obtained a barber registration, license, or certificate in |
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| 291 | 291 | | 10.9any jurisdiction must complete an additional 500 hours of barber school education to be |
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| 292 | 292 | | 10.10eligible for the registered barber examination. |
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| 293 | 293 | | 10.11 Subd. 3.Examinations for registration restoration.Registered barbers that fail An |
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| 294 | 294 | | 10.12individual who fails to renew their the individual's barber registration for four or more years |
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| 295 | 295 | | 10.13are is required to purchase and complete the "Home Study Course for Barbers" program |
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| 296 | 296 | | 10.14that was prepared and approved by the board before the individual is eligible to take the |
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| 297 | 297 | | 10.15registered barber comprehensive examination to reinstate the individual's registration. |
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| 298 | 298 | | 10.16 Subd. 4.Examinations for individuals seeking reciprocity.An individual who must |
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| 299 | 299 | | 10.17pass the comprehensive examination under section 154.11 must purchase and complete the |
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| 300 | 300 | | 10.18"Home Study Course for Barbers" program that was prepared and approved by the board |
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| 301 | 301 | | 10.19before the individual is eligible to take the comprehensive examination. |
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| 302 | 302 | | 10.20 Subd. 5.Contents of examination.The comprehensive examination of applicants for |
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| 303 | 303 | | 10.21certificates of registration as barbers shall include: |
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| 304 | 304 | | 10.22 (1) a practical demonstration portion that consists of: a haircut, and three of the following |
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| 305 | 305 | | 10.23practical services that the board shall determine: shave, beard trim, shampoo, perm wrap, |
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| 306 | 306 | | 10.24facial, or color application; and |
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| 307 | 307 | | 10.25 (2) a written test. The examination must cover portion that covers the subjects taught in |
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| 308 | 308 | | 10.26barber schools registered with the board, including as required by this chapter, applicable |
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| 309 | 309 | | 10.27state statute statutes, and rule rules. |
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| 310 | 310 | | 10.28 Subd. 6.Examination grading.The comprehensive examination must be graded as |
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| 311 | 311 | | 10.29follows: |
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| 312 | 312 | | 10.30 (1) the grading for the practical portion of the examination must be on a scale of one to |
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| 313 | 313 | | 10.31100, with 100 representing a perfect score. A score of 75 must be the minimum passing |
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| 314 | 314 | | 10.32grade for the haircut portion and 75 must be the minimum passing score for the average of |
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| 315 | 315 | | 10.33the remaining parts of the practical examination; and |
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| 316 | 316 | | 10Sec. 14. |
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| 317 | 317 | | REVISOR BD/LJ 25-0264301/24/25 11.1 (2) the grading criteria for the written portion of the examination and the passing grade |
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| 318 | 318 | | 11.2must be established by the board or a board-approved examination provider for each written |
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| 319 | 319 | | 11.3examination at the time of the examination's preparation. The lowest passing grade |
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| 320 | 320 | | 11.4established must not be less than 55. |
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| 321 | 321 | | 11.5 Subd. 7.Failure of examination.(a) An individual who does not pass one portion of |
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| 322 | 322 | | 11.6the comprehensive examination within a year of passing the other portion of the |
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| 323 | 323 | | 11.7comprehensive examination must retake the entire comprehensive examination. |
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| 324 | 324 | | 11.8 (b) An individual who has failed a portion of the comprehensive examination may retake |
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| 325 | 325 | | 11.9that portion of the examination within a year of passing the other portion after meeting the |
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| 326 | 326 | | 11.10requirements of this chapter, paying any required fees and making an application to the |
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| 327 | 327 | | 11.11board as required by section 154.08. |
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| 328 | 328 | | 11.12Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read: |
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| 329 | 329 | | 11.13 Subdivision 1.Examination of nonresidents.(a) A person who meets all of the |
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| 330 | 330 | | 11.14requirements for barber registration in sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to |
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| 331 | 331 | | 11.15154.162, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.28 this chapter and either has a currently |
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| 332 | 332 | | 11.16active license, certificate of registration, or equivalent as a practicing barber or instructor |
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| 333 | 333 | | 11.17of barbering as verified from another state or, if presenting foreign country credentials as |
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| 334 | 334 | | 11.18verified by a board-approved professional credential evaluation provider, which in the |
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| 335 | 335 | | 11.19discretion of the board has substantially the same requirements for registering barbers and |
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| 336 | 336 | | 11.20instructors of barbering as required by sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to |
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| 337 | 337 | | 11.21154.162, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.28 in this chapter shall, upon payment of the |
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| 338 | 338 | | 11.22required fee, be issued a certificate of registration without examination. |
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| 339 | 339 | | 11.23 (b) Individuals without a current documented license, certificate of registration, or |
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| 340 | 340 | | 11.24equivalent, as verified in paragraph (a), must have a minimum of 1,500 hours of barber |
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| 341 | 341 | | 11.25education as verified by the barber school attended in the other state or if presenting foreign |
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| 342 | 342 | | 11.26country education as verified by a board-approved professional credential evaluation provider, |
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| 343 | 343 | | 11.27completed within the previous four years, which, in the discretion of the board, has |
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| 344 | 344 | | 11.28substantially the same requirements as required in sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, |
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| 345 | 345 | | 11.29154.01 to 154.162, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.28 this chapter will be eligible for |
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| 346 | 346 | | 11.30examination. |
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| 347 | 347 | | 11.31 (c) Individuals unable to meet the requirements in paragraph (a) or (b) shall be subject |
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| 348 | 348 | | 11.32to all the requirements of section 154.05. |
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| 349 | 349 | | 11Sec. 15. |
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| 350 | 350 | | REVISOR BD/LJ 25-0264301/24/25 12.1 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 154.11, is amended by adding a subdivision to |
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| 351 | 351 | | 12.2read: |
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| 352 | 352 | | 12.3 Subd. 4.Examination of cosmetologists.(a) A person may be credited with up to 1,000 |
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| 353 | 353 | | 12.4hours of study, which in the discretion of the board has curriculum requirements that are |
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| 354 | 354 | | 12.5equivalent to the requirements in section 154.07 toward the 1,500 hours of study required |
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| 355 | 355 | | 12.6under section 154.05 if the person: |
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| 356 | 356 | | 12.7 (1) has a currently active license as a practicing cosmetologist and the license is verified |
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| 357 | 357 | | 12.8by the issuing state; |
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| 358 | 358 | | 12.9 (2) has a certificate of registration or equivalent as a practicing cosmetologist and the |
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| 359 | 359 | | 12.10certificate is verified by the issuing state; or |
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| 360 | 360 | | 12.11 (3) has credentials as a practicing cosmetologist from a foreign country that are verified |
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| 361 | 361 | | 12.12by a board-approved professional credential evaluation provider and the board has determined |
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| 362 | 362 | | 12.13that the foreign country's curriculum requirements are substantially similar to the |
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| 363 | 363 | | 12.14requirements in section 154.07. |
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| 364 | 364 | | 12.15 (b) After a person with credited hours under paragraph (a) completes the remaining |
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| 365 | 365 | | 12.16required hours in a board-approved barber school and meets the requirement of section |
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| 366 | 366 | | 12.17154.05, paragraph (a), clause (1), the person is eligible for examination. |
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| 367 | 367 | | 12Sec. 16. |
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| 368 | 368 | | REVISOR BD/LJ 25-0264301/24/25 |
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