1. (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, a student who has completed at least 850 hours of training while enrolled in public school courses in barbering may practice barbering or provide barber-stylist services without a license.

2. (b) A student may practice barbering or provide barber-stylist services under this section only if the student:

   1. (1) is enrolled in an approved barbering program and has a record of satisfactory school performance and school attendance, as determined by the local education agency;
   2. (2) has a letter of authorization signed by the student's teacher or work-study coordinator, to practice barbering or to provide barber-stylist services in a specific licensed barbershop;
   3. (3) practices barbering or provides barber-stylist services only in that specific licensed barbershop; and
   4. (4) while practicing barbering or providing barber-stylist services, works under the direct supervision of an individual who is a licensed master barber who agrees to periodically report on the progress of the student to the barbering teacher or the work-study coordinator.
3. (c) Under this section, there may not be more than three students working under the supervision of a licensed master barber.
4. (d) A barbershop may pay a student for work authorized under this section.
5. (e) A student authorized under this section to practice barbering or to provide barber-stylist services without a license shall conspicuously display a letter of authorization, as required by this section, at the student's work station in the specified licensed barbershop.

Added by Acts 1995, c. 456, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2015, c. 262, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Acts 2019, c. 251, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.