AB 291

This bill makes several changes to the laws governing barbering and

cosmetology in Wisconsin, including the following:

1. Under current law, barbering includes dyeing, tinting, coloring, or bleaching

a person's hair. The bill removes those activities from the scope of the practice of

barbering in Wisconsin.

2. Under current law, a course of instruction in barbering must include at least

1,000 classroom hours, and those classroom hours must be spread out over at least

10 months. The bill eliminates that 10-month requirement.

3. Current law requires that an apprentice in barbering must complete at least

3,712 hours of practical training and 288 classroom hours before the apprentice may

sit for the examination to become a licensed barber. Under the bill, an apprentice in

barbering must complete at least 1,712 hours of practical training and 288 classroom

hours before the apprentice may sit for the examination to become a licensed barber.

4. Under current law, a course of instruction in barbering or in cosmetology may

not exceed eight hours in one day or 48 hours in one week. The bill eliminates that

limitation.