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Show The Enterprise Review , December 15. 1976 Page 15b Senate Bill Seeks to Eliminate Barber Apprenticeship He knows where to take Editor's Note: In coming issues, the Utah Enterprise Review will examine Utah State his lady legislative bills of particular interest to the business and financial communities. The first bill to be considered by the Utah State Legislature when it convenes Jan. 10, will deal with barber licensing amendments. Senate Bill Number One, sponsored by the Utah State Barbers Association and the Utah State Barber Unions 30 members (AFL-CIO- ) is principally deg signed to upgrade the elimprofession and inate the heretofore mandatory apprentice program. 140-memb- er bar-berin- Written by Senator Wilford R. Black and former barber association president Shirl Rodeback, the bill took about 18 months to complete. If accepted by the states 14 legislators, it will eliminate the states apprentice program, (in effect the last 24 years) and add 250 hours fo class time to the present 1250 training hours already required for graduation from an accredited barber college. The bill will also increase various license and examination fees. Having studied barber-in- g and completed at least 1500 hours of barber training in an accredited barber school, a barber graduate would have all rights and privileges of a barber presently completing the mada-tor- y 18 month apprentice program. After passing a state administered barber exam, a new barber would be able to practice barbering at any place of his choice and own his own shop. In addition to the apprentice elimination and the addition of 250 class hours, the new bill would give barber school instructors the right to teach hair curling, something barbers have illegally for years, Rodeback said. He said many beauty school operators and owners done to dine Additionally, Senate Bill One updates the highly outdated definition of barbering adding new technological barber services to the existing definition. The new definition of barbering includes the shaping, cutting and styling of wigs, hair fusing, medical implants excepting the surgical an medical procedures, and the dying, curling, bleaching or relaxing of hair. Rodeback thinks the bill has been needed for years and says the apprentice pro-Continu- Dining like in San Francisco New Voik . . . Paris. Romantic live music enhances . . . your unforgettable evening. Nightly except Sunday. Drive to the door and leave the parking to us! ' la fleufde ly 338 South State Telephone 359 5753 ed on page 16b SUPERVISION AND QUALITY EMPLOYEES MAKE THE DIFFERENCE! TRI-LEV- EL COMPLETE JANITORIAL SERVICE WINDOW CLEANING ONE TIME CLEAN-UP- S WALL WASHING CARPET CLEANING FLOOR STRIPPING RESTROOM SERVICE 0 YARD CARE 1 OFFICE BUILDINGS Q FACTORIES H DEALERSHIPS B STORES BANKS are opposed to the bill because of the hair curling amendment. The bill reads, "A cosmetology instructor licensed by the state of Utah, may teach curling of hair by mechanical or chemical means in a licensed barber school. Rodeback said, how- ever, the barber bill will have the support of most beauty salon owners because of an agreement between the barbers and beauticians to mutually support each others legislation. Beauty schools, however are expected to oppose the Senate bill, he said, because they (beauty schools) are opposed to barber schools teaching hair curling in their program. Since 1958 3532 So. West Temple |