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    Board of Barber Examiners

    Also known as:
    State Board of Barber Examiners
    Active dates:1897-2004, 2009-
    Authority:
    Minn. Stat. 154.001
    2009 Minn. Laws Chap. 78 Art. 6 Sec. 9
    1901 Minn. Laws Chap. 214
    1897 Minn. Laws Chap. 186
    Rule(s):
    Minn. Rules Chap. 2100
    Function:

    The board examines, registers, and licenses barbers, and enforces statutes regulating barbers, barber instructors, barber schools, and shops.

    Preceded by:
    Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners
    Succeeded by:
    Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners
    History:

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

    The 2009 Legislature split the Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners back into two separate boards, effective July 1, 2009.

    The Board receives a direct appropriation from the general fund for all operating expenses. All revenue received by the Board is deposited in the general fund as nondedicated receipts.
    Membership:

    The board is comprised of five members - four barbers and one public member - all appointed by the governor.

    Entries for this agency in the Annual Compilation and Statistical Report of Multi-Member Agencies Report: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978.

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

    Internet resource:
    Board of Barber Examiners
    Minnesota Management & Budget Agency Profile
    Reports:
    Biennial Report (1988/1990-2002/2004, 2016-2018 - )
    Audit Report: Board of Barbert Examiners July 1, 1995, through June 30, 2000 (2001)
    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, 1958-2014.
    Record last updated: 05/01/2020
     

    All information on this group from the Library’s collection of agency notebooks has been digitized. These materials are incorporated into the “documents/articles” section of the record. Please contact a librarian with any questions. The Minnesota Agencies database is a work in progress.

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