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    Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners

    Also known as:
    Minnesota Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners
    Active dates:2005-2009
    Authority:
    2004 Minn. Laws Chap. 269 Art. 3
    Minn. Stat. 154.001
    Function:

    The Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners oversees the administration, enforcement, regulation, and adoption of rules regulating the barber and cosmetologist professions.

    Preceded by:
    Board of Barber Examiners
    Cosmetology Advisory Council
    Succeeded by:
    Board of Barber Examiners
    Board of Cosmetology (2009- )
    History:

    The 2004 legislature moved the licensing responsibility for cosmetologists from the Commerce Department to the Barbers Examiners Board, and renamed the combined Board the Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners in 2004. The merger took effect in 2005.

    The 2009 Legislature (Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 78, Article 6, Section 9) split the Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners into two separate boards effective July 1, 2009. Cosmetologist members of the Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners are transferred to the new Board of Cosmetologist Examiners and will serve the remainder of their unexpired term on the new board.
    Membership:

    The board consists of seven members appointed by the Governor, including three barbers, three cosmetologists, and one public member.

    Entries for this agency in the Annual Compilation and Statistical Report of Multi-Member Agencies Report: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004.

    Note: This report provides membership details as well as meeting information and a summary of the group's activities.

    Reports:
    Audit report: Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners Internal Control and Compliance Audit July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2008 (2008)
    Note: The Legislative Reference Library may have additional reports on or by this group available through our catalog.
    Documents/Articles:
    News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, 2004-2008.
    Record last updated: 04/30/2021
     

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