# Business Occupations and Professions (GBO)

## Title 4. Barbers

### Subtitle 3. Licenses

#### Section 4-301.2

(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, a student who has completed at least 850 hours of training while enrolled in public school courses in barbering may practice barbering or provide barber-stylist services without a license.

(b) A student may practice barbering or provide barber-stylist services under this section only if the student:

  (1) is enrolled in an approved barbering program and has a record of satisfactory school performance and school attendance, as determined by the local education agency;

  (2) has a letter of authorization signed by the student's teacher or work-study coordinator, to practice barbering or to provide barber-stylist services in a specific licensed barbershop;

  (3) practices barbering or provides barber-stylist services only in that specific licensed barbershop; and

  (4) while practicing barbering or providing barber-stylist services, works under the direct supervision of an individual who is a licensed master barber who agrees to periodically report on the progress of the student to the barbering teacher or the work-study coordinator.

(c) Under this section, there may not be more than three students working under the supervision of a licensed master barber.

(d) A barbershop may pay a student for work authorized under this section.

(e) A student authorized under this section to practice barbering or to provide barber-stylist services without a license shall conspicuously display a letter of authorization, as required by this section, at the student's work station in the specified licensed barbershop.

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Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)