§439-14  Examination.  (a)  The board
shall contract with a professional testing service to have the testing service
prepare and provide examinations for applicants as may be required for the
purposes of this chapter.  The examinations shall not be confined to any
specific system or method, and the examinations shall be consistent with the
practical and theoretical requirements of the occupations as provided by this
chapter.  The examinations shall be given on a regular basis or whenever is
appropriate, and be updated and revised based on the current job analysis
surveys and other data and information relevant to the practice of cosmetology.



(b)  Every applicant who is required by the
board to be examined shall pay an examination fee as provided in rules adopted
by the director pursuant to chapter 91.  The examination fee may be paid
directly to the professional testing service by the director or the examinee or
deposited with the director of commerce and consumer affairs to the credit of
the compliance resolution fund established pursuant to section 26-9(o).



(c)  An applicant who fails an initial
examination thereafter may file another application for examination with the
professional testing service and pay the examination fee for any subsequent
examination.



(d)  A temporary permit may be issued upon
request, to an applicant required to be examined as prescribed in section
439-16. [L 1949, c 397, pt of §1; RL 1955, §59-15; HRS §439-14; am L 1986, c
139, §7; am L 1987, c 154, §14; am L 1989, c 153, §7; am L 1997, c 232, §3]



 



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  Disposal of examination papers, see §94-5.