00                              SENATE BILL NO. 4                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers; and relating to a limited                                    
02 license to practice non-chemical barbering."                                                                            
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 08.13.040 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                           
05 (b)  The board may not require a person applying for a limited license to                                               
06 practice non-chemical barbering under AS 08.13.100(f) to take an examination that                                       
07 tests the person's knowledge of chemical processes, including permanent waving,                                         
08       bleaching, coloring, or chemical straightening.                                                                   
09    * Sec. 2. AS 08.13.080(a) is amended to read:                                                                      
10            (a)  An applicant for an examination authorized under AS 08.13.040 must                                      
11 (1)  have successfully completed all courses that a school with a                                                       
12 curriculum in barbering approved by the board is required to teach in order to be                                       
13 licensed under AS 08.13.110 if applying for a license to practice barbering; the                                    
14       curriculum may be limited for non-chemical barbering under AS 08.13.100(f);                                   
01                 (2)  have successfully completed all courses that a school with a                                       
02       curriculum in hairdressing approved by the board is required to teach to be licensed                              
03       under AS 08.13.110 if applying for a license to practice hairdressing;                                            
04                 (3)  have successfully completed all courses that a school with a                                       
05       curriculum in esthetics approved by the board is required to teach in order to be                                 
06       licensed under AS 08.13.110 if applying for a license to practice esthetics;                                      
07                 (4)  have successfully completed 250 hours of instruction in manicuring                                 
08       from a school of manicuring or hairdressing licensed under AS 08.13.110 if applying                               
09       for a license to practice manicuring;                                                                             
10                 (5)  have served an apprenticeship under AS 08.13.082;                                                  
11 (6)  specify the field of practice in which the applicant intends to teach                                              
12 and have held a license to practice in the field for three years or have held a license in                              
13 the field for one year and have completed 600 hours of student training as an instructor                                
14 in the field of practice from a licensed school with a curriculum approved by the board                                 
15       if applying for a license as an instructor; or                                                                    
16 (7)  have completed course work and, if applicable, an apprenticeship                                                   
17       acceptable to the board.                                                                                          
18    * Sec. 3. AS 08.13.100 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
19 (f)  The board shall by regulation create an area of limited professional                                               
20 licensing in the field of barbering for non-chemical barbering that allows a person to                                  
21 practice barbering without the use of chemicals and chemical processes. The limitation                                  
22       must be stated on the license.