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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 13A.04.20.02" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="20" heading="Program Completer Requirements for Barbers.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A program of instruction for barber shall require a minimum of 1,200 locally determined clock hours of instruction of which:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>200 hours shall be theory and demonstration; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>1,000 hours shall be practical application.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The program shall include instruction in each of the following topics with hours as assigned by the local school system:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Careers in barbering;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Personal development;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Bacteriology, sterilization, and sanitation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Implements, equipment, and supplies;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Techniques of honing and stropping;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Fundamentals of shaving;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Shampooing and rinsing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Fundamentals and techniques of haircutting;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Techniques of cutting and styling curly and over-curly hair;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Techniques of mustache and beard trimming, and design;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Fundamentals of scalp and hair services;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Massage techniques;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>Facial services;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>Fundamentals of hair styling;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>Fundamentals of permanent waving;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>Fundamentals of chemical hair relaxing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>Hair coloring;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>Hair pieces;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(19)">
      <text>Histology;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(20)">
      <text>Diseases and disorders of skin, scalp, and hair;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(21)">
      <text>Anatomy and physiology in related barbering;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(22)">
      <text>Electricity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(23)">
      <text>Related basic chemistry for barbering;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(24)">
      <text>Barber shop management; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(25)">
      <text>State laws and regulations.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Related Instruction.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Related instruction, not to exceed 240 hours, may apply toward the 1,200-hour requirement when the teacher of barbering approves hours for documented student participation in any of the following activities:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Organizational activities of the Skills USA which are directly related to the subject of barbering;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>School-sponsored field trips planned for in the barber curriculum;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Work-study employment after successful completion of 800 hours of barbering instruction, which is supervised by a master barber and conducted under a work-based learning agreement with the school.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The supervisor shall report on all matters concerning the student's progress in work-study employment as described in §C(1)(c) of this regulation to the work-study coordinator, or if none is assigned, to the school's teacher of barbering.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The barber teacher may certify the student's eligibility for admission to the State licensing examination upon:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Demonstrated competency upon the completion of the required minimum number of hours in the program; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Certification of successful evaluation of the student's work by the teacher of barbering.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>