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The Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee offered the following substitute to HB 1359:



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Chapter 7 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to barbers, so as to delete a requirement that a barber shop may train only one apprentice barber at a time; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
Chapter 7 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to barbers, is amended by striking in its entirety Code Section 43-7-12, relating to requirements for a license to operate a barbershop, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"43-7-12.
A license to operate a barbershop shall be issued, renewed, or restored to any person who can show that such barbershop:
(1) Provides and maintains such physical and sanitary facilities and equipment as may be required by the rules and regulations of the board; and
(2) Does not train more than one apprentice at any one time, which apprentice shall be under the supervision of a master barber; and
(3) Does business only at the location shown on the application for licensure."

SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.