32-304. Powers and duties

A. The board shall:

1. Make and adopt rules that are necessary or proper for the administration of this chapter, including sanitary and safety requirements for schools and shops or salons, sanitary and safety standards for the practice of barbering and mobile unit requirements.

2. Administer and enforce this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.

3. Maintain a record of its acts and proceedings, including issuance, refusal, renewal, suspension and revocation of licenses, and a record of the name, address and license date of each licensee.

4. Keep the records of the board open to public inspection at all reasonable times.

5. Furnish a copy of its rules to a barber or to the owner or manager of each shop or salon on request.

6. Have a seal, the imprint of which shall be used to evidence its official acts.

7. Prescribe minimum school curriculum requirements.

8. Approve a barber as a mentor based on the barber's record of compliance with this chapter. The board may not condition the approval on the barber's payment of an additional fee or completion of an additional requirement.

B. The board may:

1. Subject to title 41, chapter 4, article 4, employ an executive director who has been a licensed barber for at least five years preceding employment and other personnel it deems necessary. The board shall compensate its executive director and other personnel as determined pursuant to section 38-611.

2. Inspect the premises of any school, shop or salon during business hours.