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Bill would allow earlier retest option for barber licensure after two failures; educators support, some owners urge caution
Summary
LB 160 would let barber applicants who have failed the state exam twice attempt a competency evaluation after 250 hours of remedial instruction instead of completing 500 hours before re‑testing. The barber board and school instructors told the committee the change addresses post‑COVID declines in written‑test performance; some school owners urged
Senator Merv Riepe introduced LB 160, a technical change to Nebraska’s barber licensing statute that would let applicants who fail the licensing exam twice become eligible for an early competency evaluation after 250 hours of additional training (half of the statute’s current 500‑hour remedial requirement). If the applicant passes that evaluation, they may retake the exam without completing the remaining 250 hours; if they fail the evaluation, the statute still requires completion of the full 500 remedial hours before another attempt.
The nut graf: proponents argued the change gives capable students a faster path back to testing — addressing…
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