{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-339.1109","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.1109","heading":"Instructor license; requirements; substitution of experience for required training; waiver.","body":"Sec. 1109.\n\nThe department shall issue a license as an instructor to an individual who fulfills all of the following requirements:\n\nIs a licensed barber with not less than 2 years of experience.\n\nExcept as provided in subsection (2), has completed 1 year of instruction in the teaching of barbering at a licensed barber college or has successfully completed 60 semester hours or 90 term hours in a course of instruction approved by the board at an accredited college or university and has 6 months of instruction in the teaching of barbering at a barber college.\n\nHas graduated from high school or has an equivalent education as approved by the department.\n\nHas passed an examination approved by the board and the department to determine the individual's fitness to practice as an instructor.\n\nIs of good moral character.\n\nFor the purposes of fulfilling the requirements of subsection (1)(b), an individual who has been duly authorized under the laws of another state, jurisdiction, or country to instruct others in barbering may substitute 1 year of experience in barber instruction for the required training. The requirements of subsection (1)(a) and (d) shall not be waived on the basis of prior experience as an instructor.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 339","Act Act-299-of-1980"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-339-1109","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"88281038d658afc17c485cf0c75017b95677b936bc22b5fdb885effad62b1e2b","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-339.1108","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-339.1110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}