California The Board of Barbering and Cosmetology has filed a proposed rule that would reduce pre-apprentice training from 39 to 2 hours of instruction “in the laws and regulations of the board, basic patron protection and sanitation and disinfection procedures. An applicant for licensure as an apprentice shall complete the pre-apprenticeship training as required by this section within the six-month period immediately prior to applying for an apprentice license.”
According to the Notice of Proposed Action, problems were identified during the Board’s 2018 Sunset review for individuals attempting to obtain the required pre-apprentice training at a school for which the Board proposed statutory changes to allow it to develop its own online training. “Senate Bill 803 (SB 803 – (Chapter 648, Statutes of 2021) was enacted in 2021 and made changes to BPC section 7334(c) in response to these concerns relevant to pre-apprentice training for the barbering profession only. In 2023, Assembly Bill (AB) 2196 (Chapter 527, Statutes of 2022) was enacted, which among other things, amended BPC section 7334 and required that pre-apprentice training for all applicable apprenticeship programs (barbering, cosmetology, skin care, nail care, or electrology) be ‘administered by the board for the length of time established by the board’ prior to serving the general public.
The Board’s current regulation at CCR 917 does not address the content of preapprentice training administered by the Board, how the Board would administer such training or the process and procedures an applicant for apprentice licensure would need to follow to show satisfactory completion of this requirement in accordance with BPC section 7334. This proposal would establish those standards. The Board is also proposing to amend CCR 917 to reduce the current 39 hours of instruction in specified subjects to two hours. The current proposal would retain existing pre-apprentice training subject matter requirements but would further define the meaning of ‘basic patron protection and sanitation and disinfection procedures’ training as specified in the proposal.’”
Written comments on the proposed regulations may be emailed, mailed or faxed to Jennifer Huetter by Monday, December 16, 2024.
Jennifer Huetter Board of Barbering and Cosmetology PO Box 944226 Sacramento, CA 94244–2260 Fax (916) 575–7281 Email: Jennifer.Huetter@dca.ca.gov Michigan Prior to the start of the AACS Annual Conference in Houston, Michigan’s Senate voted unanimously to pass HB 5684 and 36 to 2 to pass HB 5683. As previously reported, HB 5684 would allow cosmetologists and estheticians to perform: exfoliation (limited to the stratum corneum) using a product, chemical, mechanical device, electrical service, or class 1 medical device; dermaplaning or microdermabrasion; high-frequency treatments with documented training; eyebrow and eyelash services, facial cupping, and; non-medical grade hydodermabrasion with proper training. HB 5684 is a tie-barred bill that would amend the Public Health Code to prohibit a licensee, registrant, or other individual from performing a medical exfoliation procedure – below the stratum corneum by dermaplaning or microdermabrasion – unless the procedure was performed under the supervision of a licensed physician. Both bills have been returned to the House to address Senate amendments. | 
