Michigan Laws 339.1205a – Apprenticeship program; requirements; fees prohibited
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 339.1205a
- Apprentice: means an individual who is engaged in learning cosmetology in a cosmetology establishment. See Michigan Laws 339.1201
- Cosmetology: means performing 1 or more cosmetology services. See Michigan Laws 339.1201
- Cosmetology establishment: means a place of business at which 1 or more cosmetology services are offered or provided. See Michigan Laws 339.1201
- Cosmetology services: means any of the following:
(i) Hair care services. See Michigan Laws 339.1201Electrology: means the permanent removal of hair from the body of an individual by the use of electricity. See Michigan Laws 339.1201 Natural hair cultivation: means techniques that result in tension on hair strands such as twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding of the hair by hand, if that work does not include the application of dyes, reactive chemicals, or other preparations to alter the color or to straighten, curl, or alter the structure of the hair. See Michigan Laws 339.1201 Owner: means a person who owns and conducts a cosmetology establishment or a school of cosmetology. See Michigan Laws 339.1201 premises: means 1 of the following, as applicable:
(i) For a mobile salon described in subdivision (o)(i), the vehicle or other device and the equipment installed in the vehicle or device. See Michigan Laws 339.1201state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Student: means an individual who is engaged in learning cosmetology or 1 or more cosmetology services in a school of cosmetology. See Michigan Laws 339.1201
(1) The owner of a school of cosmetology, or the owner of a cosmetology establishment that conducts an apprenticeship program, shall ensure that the school or apprenticeship program meets all of the following requirements:
(a) A student or apprentice is not required to be in attendance for more than 40 hours per week.
(b) A daily record of the attendance of each student or apprentice is maintained and a copy of the record is sent to the department monthly.
(c) A grading system for students or apprentices is established.
(d) A student or apprentice is required to pass an examination before the owner of the school or establishment certifies to the department that he or she has completed training.
(e) A student or apprentice is only permitted to practice on members of the public after he or she completes at least 350 hours of instruction in the general cosmetology curriculum, including both theory and practical hours. A student or apprentice in a natural hair cultivation, manicuring, skin care, or electrology curriculum may only practice on the public after he or she completes at least 1/4 of the hours required by the applicable curriculum, including both theory and practical hours.
(f) Before the school begins training a student, or the establishment accepts an apprentice, the owner of the school or establishment obtains proof that the student or apprentice has a high school education, or the equivalent of a high school education. This subdivision does not apply to a student who is enrolling in a program offered as a part of the regular curriculum of a public school and approved by the state board of education.
(g) Before the school begins training a student, or the establishment accepts an apprentice, the owner of the school or establishment submits an application to the department on behalf of the student or apprentice. The owner of the school or establishment shall retain a copy of the proof of education described in subdivision (f), if applicable, and the application described in this subdivision in the records of the school or establishment until the student or apprentice applies for examination to obtain a license.
(2) The owner of a cosmetology establishment that conducts an apprenticeship program shall not charge a fee for the teaching of cosmetology services to apprentices on the premises.
(3) The owner of a cosmetology establishment where 1 apprentice has been successfully trained may allow the training of additional apprentices at the establishment, except that not more than 2 apprentices may be trained at the same time.
(4) If the location of a cosmetology establishment where an apprenticeship program is conducted changes, the owner of the cosmetology establishment may continue the apprenticeship program at the new location if a new license is issued under section 1204(4), and an apprentice who was receiving training at the original location may continue to receive training at the new location.