Senate Bill NO. 2427

By Senator(s) Johnson(19)

SECTION *. Section 73-5-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

The board shall elect a president and secretary and shall adopt and use a common seal for the authentication of its records and orders. The secretary shall keep a record of all proceedings and acts of the board and an accurate account of all funds received and disbursed, which shall be considered as public records.

The secretary shall execute and file with the Secretary of State a bond in the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) conditioned according to law, the bond to be made in a surety company authorized to do business in this state and approved by the Governor. The premium for such bond shall be paid out of the funds in the board's special fund in the State Treasury.

A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum, and it is authorized to perform the requirements of this chapter at any regular or special meeting called for that purpose.

The members of the board * * * shall receive as compensation a per diem as provided in Section 25-3-69 and, in addition, shall receive reimbursement for expenses as provided in Section 25-3-41 on an itemized statement filed with and approved by the office administrator of the board. No member of the board shall draw a per diem for more than thirty-six (36) days in any one (1) calendar year, except as hereinafter provided for the president of the board. Each member of the board, including the secretary, is hereby authorized to receive mileage as provided in Section 25-3-41 for use of his automobile while engaged in the business of the board. In addition to the per diem and expense reimbursement herein authorized for board members, the president of the board shall also receive additional per diem and expense reimbursement for not to exceed twelve (12) days for attending to board business, upon presenting an itemized statement of such expenses to the board and approval by the board.

 * * *The board is hereby authorized to employ an office administrator to devote his full time to the business and clerical work of the board and to fix the compensation of that position at a salary not to exceed the sum of Thirty-five Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00) per annum * * *. The board is further authorized to employ three (3) inspectors, one (1) to be appointed from each of the three (3) Supreme Court districts, to make periodic inspections of all barbershops throughout the state; and the inspectors shall file with the board a written report of their findings and recommendations. The board is further authorized to employ one (1) inspector-at-large to oversee the three (3) inspectors, to fill in an absence of one (1) of the three (3) inspectors and to assist an inspector with problem areas. The board is further authorized to employ the necessary personnel to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and to maintain and pay the expenses of an office to be located in the City of Jackson. All per diem, salaries and expenses shall be paid exclusively from the funds in the board's special fund, and salaries and expenses of personnel may be disbursed monthly.

The board shall require such of its employees as it may consider necessary to make bond and file same with the Secretary of State in such sums as it may consider necessary to protect the interests of the barbers of the State of Mississippi and require the faithful performance of their duties.

SECTION *. Section 73-5-8, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

Any person is qualified to receive a certificate of registration as a barber instructor who:

(a) Is twenty-one (21) years of age or older;

(b) Is of good moral and temperate habits;

(c) Is able to read, write and speak English;

(d) Possesses a high school education or its equivalent;

(e) Has successfully completed not less than fifteen hundred (1500) hours at a barbering school approved by the State Board of Barber Examiners and holds a valid certificate of registration to practice barbering;

(f) Has not less than two (2) years of active experience as a registered barber; * * *

(g) Has passed a satisfactory examination conducted by the board to determine his fitness to practice as a barber instructor;

(h) Has maintained at least a 3.0 G.P.A in his barbering course; and

(i) Has successfully completed not less than nine (9) unit hours of academic courses, comprised of vocational certification courses mandated by the State Department of Education.

However, any person who has successfully completed not less than five hundred (500) hours of barber instructor training as prescribed by the board at an approved barbering school immediately after successful completion of not less than fifteen hundred (1500) hours of barber training shall not be required to have two (2) years of active experience before he may receive a certificate of registration as a barber instructor.

All persons who have received a certificate of registration as a barber instructor from the board prior to July 1, 1985, shall be considered to have met the requirements of this section, and all such certificates of registration shall be renewable as otherwise provided in this chapter.

The board will implement an active and inactive instructor license. Instructors holding an active license shall be required to submit proof of twelve (12) hours of continuing education each year to the Board of Barber Examiners. Such education shall be acquired in classes or trade shows teaching materials that are approved by the board. Instructors holding an inactive license shall be required to submit proof of twelve (12) hours continuing education prior to upgrading to an active status.

TO AMEND SECTION 73-5-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS TO EMPLOY AN OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR; TO AMEND SECTION 73-5-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AS A BARBER INSTRUCTOR;