1. (a) The minimum hours of pre-apprentice training referred to in Section 7334 of the Business and Professions Code shall be two (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.
2. (b) For the purposes of this section, “basic patron protection and sanitation and disinfection procedures” shall include disinfecting procedures of tools, linens, and equipment, standard handwashing procedures, blood exposure guidelines, minimum standards for the protection of patrons from hazardous chemicals, common violations and how to prevent them, physical and sexual abuse awareness, and professionalism.

3. (c) To complete the training, the applicant shall complete the online pre-apprentice training administered by the Board that shall contain the following:

   1. (1) A registration process available on the Board's website at www.barbercosmo.ca.gov. Applicants shall register for a user account by accessing the web link on the Board's website entitled “pre-apprentice training” and providing the following information through the website:

      1. (A) Their full legal name: (Last Name) (First Name) (Middle Name) and (Suffix), as applicable,
      2. (B) Their email address,
      3. (C) Their date of birth,
      4. (D) Their telephone number,
      5. (E) Their social security number (SSN) or individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN).

   2. (2) An interactive course that includes instructional modules with related teaching slides (slides) in the subjects listed in subsection (b) that a registered user (user) must review, and, includes correct completion of quizzes and activities after each instructional module has concluded as provided by this subsection. For the purposes of this subsection “correct completion of the quizzes and activities” shall include the following:

      1. (A) Users must select the correct answer for each quiz or activity associated with a learning module to proceed through the course to its conclusion.
      2. (B) If the incorrect answer is selected, users will be prompted to, and shall not be permitted to proceed with the course until, the user selects another answer and the correct answer is selected.
      3. (C) Users shall not be permitted to skip or fast-forward through any module or slide included in the training.
      4. (D) Upon completion of a slide, users must click an arrow to continue through and complete the course.
   3. (3) Upon completion of the course, a digital completion certificate will be available for the user to download and print containing the title “Certificate of Completion,” user's full legal name, the course title, completion date, and the Board's logo.
4. (d) Upon completion of the pre-apprentice training program, the individual shall submit a copy of the completion certificate specified in paragraph (3) of subsection (c) to an apprenticeship program sponsor approved by the Board in accordance with section 913 upon enrollment in the apprenticeship program.
5. (e) If the applicant does not complete the training required by this section within the time period required by this section, the individual must re-take and complete the training as required by this section to qualify for issuance of an apprentice license in accordance with Section 7334 of the Business and Professions Code.

Note: Authority cited: Section 7312, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 7334, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. New section filed 5-20-94; operative 6-20-94 (Register 94, No. 20).

2. Amendment filed 7-8-97; operative 8-7-97 (Register 97, No. 28). For prior history, see Register 94, No. 43.

3. Designation and amendment of first paragraph as subsection (a) and new subsections (b)-(e) filed 4-16-2025; operative 7-1-2025 (Register 2025, No. 16).