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OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING

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REVISIONS

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2018 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Brian M. Greene

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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8     LONG TITLE
9     General Description:
10          This bill modifies provisions of the Cosmetology and Associated Professions Licensing
11     Act (the act).
12     Highlighted Provisions:
13          This bill:
14          ▸     modifies the requirements for an approved apprentice program under the act;
15          ▸     modifies the number of apprentices that a supervisor may supervise under the act;
16     and
17          ▸     makes technical changes.
18     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
19          None
20     Other Special Clauses:
21          None
22     Utah Code Sections Affected:
23     AMENDS:
24          58-11a-306, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 274
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26     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
27          Section 1. Section 58-11a-306 is amended to read:
28          58-11a-306. Apprenticeship.
29          (1) An approved barber apprenticeship shall:
30          (a) consist of not less than [1,250] 1,000 hours of training in not less than [eight] six
31     months; and
32          (b) be conducted by a supervisor who:
33          (i) is licensed under this chapter as a barber instructor or a cosmetology/barber
34     instructor; [and]
35          (ii) provides [one-on-one] direct supervision of the barber apprentice during the
36     apprenticeship program[.]; and
37          (iii) provides direct supervision to no more than four barber apprentices during the
38     apprentice program.
39          (2) An approved cosmetologist/barber apprenticeship shall:
40          (a) consist of not less than [2,500] 1,600 hours of training in not less than [15] 10
41     months; and
42          (b) be conducted by a supervisor who:
43          (i) is licensed under this chapter as a cosmetologist/barber instructor; [and]
44          (ii) provides [one-on-one] direct supervision of the cosmetologist/barber apprentice
45     during the apprenticeship program[.]; and
46          (iii) provides direct supervision to no more than four cosmetologist/barber apprentices
47     during the apprentice program.
48          (3) An approved esthetician apprenticeship shall:
49          (a) consist of not less than [800] 600 hours of training in not less than [five] four
50     months; and
51          (b) be conducted by a supervisor who:
52          (i) is licensed under this chapter as an esthetician instructor; [and]
53          (ii) provides [one-on-one] direct supervision of the esthetician apprentice during the
54     apprenticeship program[.]; and
55          (iii) provides direct supervision to no more than four esthetician apprentices during the
56     apprentice program.
57          (4) An approved master esthetician apprenticeship shall:
58          (a) consist of not less than [1,500] 1,200 hours of training in not less than [10] eight
59     months; and
60          (b) be conducted by a supervisor who:
61          (i) is licensed under this chapter as a master-level esthetician instructor; [and]
62          (ii) provides [one-on-one] direct supervision of the master esthetician apprentice
63     during the apprenticeship program[.]; and
64          (iii) provides direct supervision to no more than four master esthetician apprentices
65     during the apprenticeship program.
66          (5) An approved nail technician apprenticeship shall:
67          (a) consist of not less than [375] 300 hours of training in not less than [three] two
68     months; and
69          (b) be conducted by a supervisor who:
70          (i) is licensed under this chapter as a nail technician instructor or a cosmetology/barber
71     instructor; [and]
72          (ii) provides one-on-one direct supervision of the nail technician apprentice during the
73     apprenticeship program[.]; and
74          (iii) provides direct supervision to no more than four nail technician apprentices during
75     the apprentice program.
76          (6) A person seeking to qualify for licensure by apprenticing in an approved
77     apprenticeship under this chapter shall:
78          (a) register with the division before beginning the training requirements by:
79          (i) submitting a form prescribed by the division, which includes the name of the
80     licensed supervisor; and
81          (ii) paying a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;
82          (b) complete the apprenticeship within five years of the date on which the division
83     approves the registration; and
84          (c) notify the division within 30 days if the licensed supervisor changes after the
85     registration is approved by the division.
86          (7) Notwithstanding Subsection (6), if a person seeking to qualify for licensure by
87     apprenticing in an approved apprenticeship under this chapter [registers] is registered with the
88     division before January 1, 2017, any training requirements completed by the person as an
89     apprentice in an approved apprenticeship before registration may be applied to successful
90     completion of the approved apprenticeship.
91          (8) The division may make rules regarding the requirements of an approved
92     apprenticeship under this section if the rules:
93          (a) are made in accordance with Title 63G, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
94          (b) ensure that the requirements to get a license through an approved apprenticeship are
95     substantially equivalent to the requirements to get a license by graduating from a recognized
96     school.




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