Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board shall allow an approved school of barbering to apply credit earned by a student for general coursework in areas not limited to the practice of barbering that is completed in other programs or institutions to the course of instruction required in § 36-14-17 .

The board may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , establishing criteria for accepting and applying the credit allowable under this section.

Source: SL 2020, ch 158, § 1.