| 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 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: | Current |
| Sunset Date: | None |
| Authorization Citation: | 71-225, 71-228 Neb. Rev. State Statutes |
| Parent Agency: | None |
| Number Of Members: | 3 |
| Who Appoints: | Governor |
| Legislative Approval: | No |
| Qualifications Of Members: | 71-221. A board, to be known as the Board of Barber Examiners, is hereby established, to consist of three members appointed by the Governor. 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 his appointment. |
| Per Diem: | $150 per day |
| Expense Reimbursement: | Yes |
| Term Length: | Three years |
| Terms Rotate or Expire At Once: | Terms Rotate |
| Required FY 21-22: | 4 |
| Held FY 21-22: | 4 |
| Required FY 22-23: | 4 |
| Held FY 22-23: | 4 |
| Required FY 23-24: | 4 |
| Held FY 23-24: | 4 |
| Support Staff: | Yes, 2 |
| Shared or Separate: | Separate |
| FY 21-22 Budget: | 181,823 |
| FY 22-23 Budget: | 184,732 |
| FY 23-24 Budget: | 192,008 |
| Other Funding Sources: | None, completely self-funded |
| Spending Authority: | Neb. Rev. Stat Statute 71-237 & 71-222.02 |
| Since July 1, 2020: | The Board has designed a program to train barber instructors with the use of online training. We are continually updating the course to create better instructors. The Board has incorporated the use of mass emailing to inform licensees on the latest legislation or other issues such as Covid or license renewal information. The Board has changed the barber theory examination to a national online exam in 2024. |