§ 4-206. Miscellaneous powers and duties

   (a) Powers; fees established. --

   (1) In addition to any powers set forth elsewhere, the Board may adopt any regulation to carry out this title.

   (2) (i) The Board shall establish reasonable fees for examinations, licensing, licensing renewal, reinstatement, certification, applications, preopening inspections, per diem fees for Board members, compensation for inspectors appointed by the Board, and any other service performed by the Board necessary to carry out the provisions of this title.

      (ii) 1. Except for examination fees which the Board shall establish in amounts not to exceed the costs of the required examinations and subject to subsubparagraph 2 of this subparagraph, the fees established by the Board shall be set in a manner that will produce funds sufficient to cover the actual direct and indirect costs of regulating the barber industry in this State in accordance with the provisions of this title.

         2. The Board may not set fees for licensing and license renewals that exceed $ 50.

      (iii) The total cost of regulating the barber industry in this State in accordance with the provisions of this title may not be more than the revenues generated by the fees established under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.

(b) Regulations for detailed curriculum standards. --

   (1) The Board shall adopt regulations that establish detailed curriculum standards for use by the State Board of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in approving applications for instruction in the practice of barbering at public schools or private career schools.

   (2) The curriculum standards established under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall:

      (i) incorporate modern methods and practices of barbering;

      (ii) include a reference to each topic and the emphasis of each topic required of a comprehensive barbering curriculum; and

      (iii) be reviewed and updated periodically as determined by the Board.

(c) Duties. -- In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Board shall administer and enforce this title.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 56, § 429; 1989, ch. 3, § 1; 1991, ch. 479; 1998, ch. 49; 2010, ch. 395.