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House bill 4927 would cut barber-school hours from 1,800 to 1,500 to reduce barriers to entry, sponsors say
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House Bill 4927 would reduce Michigan barber licensure training from 1,800 to 1,500 hours; sponsors and barber-school leaders said the change modernizes training and improves workforce pipeline, while emphasizing sanitation and safety would remain.
House Bill 4927 would lower the required hours for barber licensure in Michigan from 1,800 to 1,500.
Representative Fairburn, sponsor of the bill and part of the 2025 red-tape package, argued the current 1,800-hour requirement imposes an outdated barrier to entry. He contrasted barber licensure hours with pilot training requirements as a rhetorical device and said the change aims to modernize curriculum and expand access to the trade.
Lauren Mosier, branch director of Hair…
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