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§ 281. School of barbering and cosmetology; registration
(a) No school of barbering or cosmetology shall be granted registration unless the school:
(1) Employs and maintains a sufficient number of competent instructors and has apparatus and equipment sufficient for the proper and full teaching of all subjects of its curriculum.
(2) Maintains a daily record of the attendance of each student and regular class and instruction hours, establishes grades, and holds examinations before issuing diplomas.
(3) Requires a school term of training,:
(A) in the case of a school of barbering, of not less than 1,000 hours for a complete course which includes all or the majority of the practices of barbering, and includes practical demonstrations and theoretical studies in sanitation, sterilization, the use of antiseptics, and electrical appliances, consistent with the practical and theoretical requirements applicable to barbering or any practice of barbering; and
(B) in the case of a school of cosmetology, requires a school term of training of not less than 1,500 hours for a complete course which includes all or the majority of the practices of cosmetology, and includes practical demonstrations and theoretical studies in sanitation, sterilization, the use of antiseptics, cosmetics and electrical appliances, consistent with the practical and theoretical requirements applicable to cosmetology or any practice of cosmetology.
(b) Regional vocational centers may offer courses of instruction in barbering or cosmetology without certification by the board and state correctional facilities may offer courses of instruction in barbering without certification by the board; however, credits for licensing will only be given for courses that meet the board's standards for courses offered in schools of barbering or cosmetology.
(c) A school of barbering or cosmetology shall not require, as a condition of training for licensure, that a person enter into a covenant not to compete with the training organization or an affiliate. (Added 1997, No. 40, § 16; amended 1999, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)
