Bill > HB1473

This bill establishes new requirements for apprenticeship programs approved by the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering for training in cosmetology, barbering, nail technology, and esthetics, and amends existing laws to reflect these changes. Key provisions include detailed requirements for apprentice registration, such as age (at least 16), educational prerequisites (high school diploma or equivalent), identification, and a non-refundable application fee, with apprentices receiving a board-issued badge to be worn at all times during training. Sponsors, who must be licensed instructors with at least 10 years of experience or licensees with 15 years of experience, can only train one apprentice at a time and must be associated with a board-approved establishment, with no charge for training, though services rendered by the apprentice can be charged for. Sponsoring establishments must be licensed and display a sign indicating services are offered by apprentices or student trainees, with limitations on the number of apprentices per sponsor and sponsors per establishment. The bill also outlines curriculum requirements, mandates accurate record-keeping of apprentice hours, prohibits coursework acceleration, sets specific timeframes for program completion, and allows the board to conduct audits and withdraw approval if necessary. Furthermore, it modifies existing laws to permit up to two apprentices to be mentored by a single instructor at a time, a change from the previous limit of one.

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