Summary
Subsection R156-11a-302a(1) updates the current titles of the required exams. Subsections R156-11a-503(1) and (2) increase the fine penalty amounts for unlicensed practice and aiding unlicensed practice, respectively. Subsection R156-11a-601(1)(b) is modified to name the United States Department of Education as the approval authority for accrediting bodies, and remove the Utah Board of Regents, which no longer approves accreditation for barber, cosmetology barber, esthetics, electrology, and nail technology schools. In Sections R156-11a-800 through R156-11a-804, the following subsections are added to each section: Subsection (2) establishes the method of apprentice registration, Subsection (3) requires approval of apprentice instructors, Subsections (4) through (11) are renumbered, and Subsection (12) prohibits an instructor from beginning a new apprenticeship until a current apprentice either passes the required exams or the apprenticeship is discontinued. Finally, Subsection (13) requires an instructor and an instructor's apprentice to appear before the Board if the apprentice fails an examination three times, to explain why the apprentice is unable to pass the exam and address remediation. Section R156-11a-902 establishes the standards for on-the-job instructor training.