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Nebraska Board of Barber Examiners

General Information
  • Formal Name:
    Nebraska Board of Barber Examiners
  • Contact Person:
    Ken Allen
  • Purpose:
    The mission of the Nebraska Board of Barber Examiners is to examine and provide for the licensing of qualified barbers and barber instructors, to enforce the sanitary rules regulating barber shops and barber schools, to develop and approve school curriculum and post-secondary educational requirements for barber instructors, to investigate and resolve consumer complaints and provide the public with a healthy and safe shop environment.
  • How Many Affectable:
    All Nebraskans
  • How Many Served:
    Most Nebraskans
  • Year Created:
    1927
  • Year Active:
    1928
  • Sunset Date:
    Not Applicable
Authorization
  • Authorization Citation:
    Kenneth J. Allen, Director, Board of Barber Examiners, Executive Building, 521 S. 14th St. P.O. Box 94723, Lincoln, NE, 68509-4723, Phone:402-471-2051
  • Parent Agency:
    Not Applicable
Memberships and Meetings
  • Number Of Members:
    3 Board members
  • Who Appoints:
    Governor
  • Legislative Approval:
    NO
  • Qualifications Of Members:
    Each member shall be a practicing barber who has followed the occupation of barbering in this state for at least five years prior to his appointment, and who is actually engaged in the practice of barbering during the term of hisher appointment. Although, not required by statute, the members are appointed from each congressional district.
  • Per Diem:
    $75.00day
  • Expense Reimbursement:
    Yes
  • Term Length:
    Three years, one member appointed each year.
  • Terms Rotate or Expire At Once:
    Terms Rotate
Meetings Required In:
  • Required FY 13-14:
    4
  • Held FY 13-14:
    4
  • Required FY 14-15:
    4
  • Held FY 14-15:
    5
  • Required FY 15-16:
    4
  • Held FY 15-16:
    4
Operations
  • Support Staff:
    2
  • Shared or Separate:
    Separate
  • FY 13-14 Budget:
    $195,084
  • FY 14-15 Budget:
    $159,934
  • FY 15-16 Budget:
    $166,110
  • Other Funding Sources:
    None - Board of Barber Examiners is a self-funding agency
  • Spending Authority:
    71-222 Salaries and expenses shall be paid only from the fund created by fees collected in the administration of the Barber Act, and no other funds or state money except as collected in the administration of the act shall be drawn upon to pay expense of a
Accomplishments
  • Since July 1, 2012:
    Board authority for licensing by credentials from other states and or countries in addition to our current reciprocity agreements. Statutory change from annual renewals to two-year licensing system. Provide updated on-line courses for the barber instructor educational program. Conduct job analysis survey. Web site updated to provide all applications and information for licensing and updated other information concerning the Board of Barber Examiners. Incorporated the use of online payment for licenses and fees. Adopted new statutes to aid in federal funding for barber students.