Brief Description:  The Board of Barbers and Hairdressers proposes to update various regulations relating to licensing requirements, schools and curriculum, student permits, training, and apprentices.

The Board of Barbers and Hairdressers (Board) proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 12, Chapter 09, of the Alaska Administrative Code including the following:

1. 12 AAC 09.086. Tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring license by examination, is proposed to be changed to alter the requirements for a license by examination to practice tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring.

2. 12 AAC 09.088. Tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring license by waiver, is proposed to be changed to amend the requirements for a license by waiver of examination to practice tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring.

3. 12 AAC 09.125. Requirements for school license; renewal requirements, is proposed to be changed to alter the requirements to obtain a school license.

4. 12 AAC 09.130. School records, is proposed to be changed to alter the completed application forms requirements.

5. 12 AAC 09.160. Barber and hairdresser school curriculum, is proposed to be changed to alter the barber and hairdresser school curriculum requirements.

6. 12 AAC 09.163. Esthetics school curriculum, is proposed to be changed to alter the esthetics school curriculum requirements.

7. 12 AAC 09.165. Instructor curriculum, is proposed to be changed to alter the instructor curriculum requirements for a student enrolled in a course of instructor training.

8. 12 AAC 09.167. Body piercing training requirements, is proposed to be changed to alter the body piercing training requirements for a student or apprentice who is enrolled in a school or apprenticeship program.

9. 12 AAC 09.169. Tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring training requirements, is proposed to be changed to alter the requirements for a student who is receiving training in tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring.

10. 12 AAC 09.173. Out-of-state training in body piercing and tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring, is proposed to be changed to alter the provisions relating to training in tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring received outside of this state.

11. 12 AAC 09.180. Student permits, is proposed to be changed to amend the completed application forms requirements.

12. 12 AAC 09.185. Trainees in body piercing, or tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring, is proposed to be changed to alter the provisions relating to trainees in body piercing, or tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring.

13. 12 AAC 09.190. Apprentices of barbering, hairdressing, and esthetics, is proposed to be changed to alter the completed application forms requirements.

You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK  99811-0806.  Additionally, the Board will accept comments by facsimile at (907) 465-2974 and by electronic mail at RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov.  Comments may also be submitted through the Alaska Online Public Notice System by accessing this notice on the system at http://notice.alaska.gov/186446, and using the comment link.  The comments must be received not later than 5:00 p.m. on August 15, 2017.  Comments received after this deadline will not be considered by the Board.

You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK  99811-0806 or by e-mail at jun.maiquis@alaska.gov.  The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period.  The Board will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and responses available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and on the Board’s website at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofBarbersHairdressers.aspx.  The Board may, but is not required to, answer written questions received after the 10-day cut-off date and before the end of the comment period.

If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Jun Maiquis at (907) 465-2537 or jun.maiquis@alaska.gov not later than August 8, 2017 to ensure that any necessary accommodation can be provided.

A copy of the proposed regulation changes is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and by contacting Jun Maiquis at (907) 465-2537 or jun.maiquis@alaska.gov, or go to https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/portals/5/pub/BAH-0717.pdf.

After the public comment period ends, the Board will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action.  The language of the final regulation may be different from that of the proposed regulation.  You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected.  Written comments and questions received are public records and are subject to public inspection.

Statutory Authority:  AS 08.13.020; AS 08.13.030; AS 08.13.070; AS 08.13.080; AS 08.13.082; AS 08.13.100; AS 08.13.110; AS 08.13.180; AS 08.13.190; AS 08.13.210
Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific:   AS 08.13.020; AS 08.13.030; AS 08.13.070; AS 08.13.080; AS 08.13.082; AS 08.13.100; AS 08.13.110; AS 08.13.180; AS 08.13.190; AS 08.13.210

Fiscal Information:  The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.

DATE: 7/12/17
Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist                                                                                                          Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing

For each occupation regulated under the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, the Division keeps a list of individuals or organizations who are interested in the regulations of that occupation.  The Division automatically sends a Notice of Proposed Regulations to the parties on the appropriate list each time there is a proposed change in an occupation's regulations in Title 12 of the Alaska Administrative Code.  If you would like your address added to or removed from such a list, send your request to the Division at the address above, giving your name, either your e-mail address or mailing address (as you prefer for receiving notices), and the occupational area in which you are interested.


ADDITIONAL REGULATION NOTICE INFORMATION
(AS 44.62.190(d))

1.   Adopting agency:  Board of Barbers and Hairdressers – Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.

2.   General subject of regulation:  Tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring license by examination, tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring license by waiver, requirements for school license, school records, barber and hairdresser school curriculum, esthetics school curriculum, instructor curriculum, body piercing training requirements, tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring training requirements, out-of-state training in body piercing and tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring, student permits, trainees in body piercing, or tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring, and apprentices of barbering, hairdressing, and esthetics.

3.   Citation of regulation:  12 AAC 09.086 through 12 AAC 09.190.

4.   Department of Law file number:  To be assigned.

5.   Reason for the proposed action:  Update and clarification of current regulations; compliance with state statutes.

6.   Appropriation/Allocation:  Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing – #2360.

7.   Estimated annual cost to comply with the proposed action to:
      A private person:  $700 – $1,000 for a shop owner with a tattoo apprentice.
      Another state agency:  None known.
      A municipality:  None known.

8.   Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding (in thousands of dollars):
      No costs are expected in FY 2018 or in subsequent years.

9.   The name of the contact person for the regulation:
      Cynthia Spencer, Licensing Examiner
      Board of Barbers and Hairdressers
      Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
      Telephone: (907) 465-2547
      E-mail: cynthia.spencer@alaska.gov

10.   The origin of the proposed action:  Board of Barbers and Hairdressers.

11.   Date: 7/12/17
Prepared by: Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist