Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
Administrative Rules Division (ARD)  
611 W. Ottawa Street  
Lansing, MI 48909  
Phone: 517-335-8658 Fax: 517-335-9512  
REQUEST FOR RULEMAKING (RFR)  
1. Department:  
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs  
2. Bureau:  
Bureau of Professional Licensing  
3. Promulgation type:  
Full Process  
4. Title of proposed rule set:  
Barbers - General Rules  
5. Rule numbers or rule set range of numbers:  
R 339.6001 - R 339.6051  
6. Estimated time frame:  
12 months  
Name of person filling out RFR:  
Dena Marks  
E-mail of person filling out RFR:  
MarksD1@michigan.gov  
Phone number of person filling out RFR:  
517-335-3679  
Address of person filling out RFR:  
611 W. Ottawa St.  
Lansing, MI 48909  
7. Describe the general purpose of these rules, including any problems the changes are intended  
to address.  
The current rules pertain to sanitation requirements, patron protection, barber college  
requirements, and barber college curriculum.  
The rules will be amended to provide for rules to comply with MCL 339.1110, effective May 4,  
2020, which permits a barber college to accept hours of instruction completed at a state school of  
cosmetology to be substituted for required courses in a barber college program, if they are  
substantially similar.  
All rules will be reviewed and may be revised for clarity or to provide up-to-date information and  
requirements.  
8. Please cite the specific promulgation authority for the rules (i.e. department director,  
commission, board, etc.).  
The department in consultation with the board.  
A. Please list all applicable statutory references (MCLs, Executive Orders, etc.).  
MCL 24.239  
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MCL 339.205, MCL 339.1110, MCL 339.1112, and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1991-9,  
1996-2, 2003-1, and 2011-4, MCL 338.3501, MCL 445.2001, MCL 445.2011, and MCL  
445.2030.  
B. Are the rules mandated by any applicable constitutional or statutory provision? If so, please  
explain.  
MCL 339.205 requires the department to promulgate rules to implement articles 1 to 6 of the  
occupational code as necessary and appropriate to enable the department to fulfill its role.  
MCL 339.1110 requires the department to promulgate rules to establish the criteria for  
determining whether an hour of instruction at a state school of cosmetology is substantially similar  
to an hour of instruction at a barber college.  
MCL 339.1112 requires the board to promulgate rules setting forth standards for sanitation in  
barbershops and barber colleges.  
9. Please describe the extent to which the rules conflict with or duplicate similar rules,  
compliance requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.  
The rules do not conflict with or duplicate similar rules, compliance requirements, or other  
standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.  
10. Is the subject matter of the rules currently contained in any guideline, handbook, manual,  
instructional bulletin, form with instructions, or operational memoranda?  
The subject matter is not currently contained in any guideline, handbook, manual, instructional  
bulletin, form with instructions, or operational memoranda.  
11. Are the rules listed on the department’s annual regulatory plan as rules to be processed  
for the current year?  
Yes.  
12. Will the proposed rules be promulgated under Section 44 of the Administrative Procedures  
Act, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.244, or under the full rulemaking process?  
Full Process  
13. Please describe the extent to which the rules exceed similar regulations, compliance  
requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.  
The rules do not exceed similar regulations, compliance requirements, or other standards adopted  
at the state, regional, or federal level.  
14. Do the rules incorporate the recommendations received from the public regarding any  
complaints or comments regarding the rules? If yes, please explain.  
The rules do not incorporate the recommendations received from the public regarding any  
complaints or comments regarding the rules.  
15. If amending an existing rule set, please provide the date of the last evaluation of the rules  
and the degree, if any, to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed  
the regulatory activity covered by the rules since the last evaluation.  
The rules were last amended November 4, 2019. MCL 339.1110 was amended, effective May 4,  
2020, to require the department to establish, by rule, the criteria for determining whether an hour  
of instruction at a school of cosmetology is substantially similar to an hour of instruction at a state  
barber college.  
16. Are there any changes or developments since implementation that demonstrate there is no  
continued need for the rules, or any portion of the rules?  
MCL 24.239  
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There are no changes or developments since implementation that demonstrate that there is no  
continued need for the rules.  
17. Is there an applicable decision record (as defined in MCL 24.203(6) and required by MCL  
24.239(2))? If so, please attach the decision record.  
Yes  
MCL 24.239  
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