Membership includes five members appointed by the governor, including four barber members currently licensed in Minnesota that have practiced as registered barbers at least five years immediately prior to their appointment. Members shall be graduates from grade 12 of high school or have equivalent education, and have knowledge of the matters taught in registered barber schools. One barber member must be a member of, or recommended by, a union of journeymen barbers, and one barber member must be a member of, or recommended by, a professional organization or barbers. There is one public member as defined in Minnesota Statutes section 214.02.