SENATE
HOUSE
JOINT
BILL STATUS
STATE LAW
REPORTS
EDUCATIONAL
CONTACT
home
home
Introduced Version House Bill 2112 History

   |  Email
Key: Green = existing Code. Red = new code to be enacted
H. B. 2112


(By Delegate J. Miller)
[Introduced February 11, 2009; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization.]




A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §30-27-5a, relating to the creation of an apprenticeship program for barbers and cosmetologists; directing the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists to propose rules for such program.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §30-27-5a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 27. BOARD OF BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS.
§30-27-5a. Barber and cosmetologists apprenticeship program.
(a) An approved barber and cosmetologist apprenticeship shall:
(1) Consist of not less than one thousand, two hundred fifty hours of training in not less than ten months; and
(2) Be conducted by a supervisor who:
(A) Is licensed under this article as a barber or cosmetologist; and
(B) Provides direct one-on-one supervision of the apprentice during the apprenticeship program.
(b) A barber or cosmetologist may only have one apprentice at a time.
(c) A sign bearing the words "Apprentice in Training" shall be conspicuously placed near the apprentice's workstation.
(d) The barber or cosmetologist instructing the apprentice and the apprentice shall document training in daily records to include:
(1) Hours of practical instruction;
(2) The number and type of client services performed; and
(3) Other services which document training hours.
(e) A barber or cosmetologist shall make available a complete set of barber or cosmetologist texts to apprentice.
(f) An apprentice may be compensated for services performed.
(g) A barber or cosmetologist shall provide apprentice with training and technical instruction of one thousand, two hundred fifty hours using the curriculum defined by the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists.
(h) The barber or cosmetologist shall limit an apprentice's training to forty hours per week, five days a week.
(i) An apprentice may not perform work on the public until receiving at least ten percent of the required technical training hours.
(j) Any cosmetology/barber school hours earned by apprentice do not satisfy required apprenticeship training hours.
(k) The State Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to establish a barber apprenticeship training program and curriculum using this section as a guide.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to establish a barber and cosmetologist apprenticeship program.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
This Web site is maintained by the West Virginia Legislature's Office of Reference & Information.  |  Terms of Use  |   Email WebmasterWebmaster   |   © 2024 West Virginia Legislature **


X

Print On Demand

Name:
Email:
Phone:

Print