Existing law requires a person who wishes to be licensed as a barber or an apprentice, in addition to fulfilling certain other requirements, to pass an examination conducted by the State Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board. (NRS 643.070, 643.080, 643.085) Existing law sets forth certain requirements for an applicant for a license as a barber who fails to pass the examination for licensure to be eligible to retake the examination. If the applicant is not a licensed cosmetologist, the applicant is required to practice as a licensed apprentice for an additional 3 months. If the applicant is a licensed cosmetologist, the applicant is required to complete further study in a barber school, as prescribed by the Board. Similarly, if an applicant for a license as an apprentice fails to pass the examination for licensure, existing law requires the applicant to complete further study in a barber school, as prescribed by the Board, before the applicant is eligible to retake the examination. (NRS 643.110) This bill authorizes an applicant for licensure as a barber who is not a licensed cosmetologist and who fails to pass the examination required for licensure to retake the examination without fulfilling any additional requirements, so long as the applicant retakes the examination not later than 1 year after the initial examination. If an applicant does not retake the examination within that period, the applicant is required to continue to practice as a licensed apprentice for an additional 3 months each time before the applicant is eligible to retake the examination. Additionally, this bill authorizes an applicant for licensure as an apprentice or for licensure as a barber, if the applicant is a licensed cosmetologist, who fails to pass the examination required for licensure to retake the examination not more than three times within 6 months after taking the initial examination without fulfilling any additional requirements. If an applicant does not retake the examination within that period, the applicant is required to complete 250 hours of further study in a barber school each time before the applicant is eligible to retake the examination.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 643.110
Reprint 1: 643.110
Reprint 2: 643.110
As Enrolled: 643.110
BDR: 643.110