AN ACT relating to barbering.

Amend KRS 317.430, relating to the Kentucky Board of Barbering, to add the executive director of the board as a nonvoting member; amend KRS 317.450 to remove language regarding good moral character and temperate habit requirements; reduce length of experience from 3 years to 1 year for certain out-of-state applicants; amend KRS 317.470 to change the title of "administrator" to "executive director"; amend KRS 317.540, relating to barber schools to reduce the number of required hours of course instruction from 1,500 to 1,200; increase the maximum number of hours allowed per day from 8 to 10 hours; make technical changes.

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This bill makes several changes to Kentucky's barbering laws, including updating licensing requirements for barbers trained in other states, adjusting required training hours for barber school students, and making administrative updates to the Kentucky Board of Barbering. It reduces the experience requirement for out-of-state applicants from three years to one year and lowers the required course instruction hours from 1,500 to 1,200 while allowing students to complete up to 10 hours of training per day…

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