| 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 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 |
| 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 hisher appointment, and who is actually engaged in the practice of barbering during the term of hisher appointment. Although, not required by statute, member 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Since July 1, 2012: | Board authority for licensing by credentials from other states and countries in addition to our current reciprocity agreements. Provide on-line courses for barber instructor educational program. Created a barber instructor educational course for barbers who are not able to instruct at a license barber school. Web site updated to provide all applications and current information for licensing and on-line payments for licenses and fees. Introduced and adopted revised statute for assisting barber students who qualify for federal student loans. |