H. B. 4554
(By Delegate J. Miller)
[Introduced
February 18, 2010
; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.]
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
directing the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists to propose
rules for the 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 apprenticeship program.
(a) An approved barber 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; and
(B) Provides direct one-on-one supervision of the apprentice
during the apprenticeship program.
(b) A barber 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 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 shall make available a complete set of barber
texts to apprentice.
(f) An apprentice may be compensated for services performed.
(g) A barber shall provide an 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 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 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
apprenticeship program.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.