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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Section 5. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | changing Sections 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-7, 2-10, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 3-6, 3-9, 3A-2, 3A-3, 3A-5, 3C-2, 3C-3, 3C-7, 3E-2, and 3E-3 as | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (225 ILCS 410/2-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702-2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Sec. 2-2. Licensure as a barber; qualifications. A person | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | is qualified to receive a license as a barber if that person | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | has applied in writing on forms prescribed by the Department, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | has paid the required fees, and: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | a. Is at least 16 years of age; and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | b. Has a certificate of graduation from a school | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | providing secondary education, or the recognized | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who are | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | beyond the age of compulsory school attendance; and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | c. Has graduated from a school of barbering or school | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | of cosmetology approved by the Department, having | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | completed a total of 1,200 1500 hours in the study of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | barbering extending over a period of not less than 9 |
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1 | months nor more than 3 years. A school of barbering may, at | ||||||
2 | its discretion, consistent with the rules of the | ||||||
3 | Department, accept up to 800 1,000 hours of cosmetology | ||||||
4 | school training at a recognized cosmetology school toward | ||||||
5 | the 1,200 1500 hour course requirement of barbering. Time | ||||||
6 | spent in such study under the laws of another state or | ||||||
7 | territory of the United States or of a foreign country or | ||||||
8 | province shall be credited toward the period of study | ||||||
9 | required by the provisions of this paragraph; and | ||||||
10 | d. Has passed an examination caused to be conducted by | ||||||
11 | the Department or its designated testing service to | ||||||
12 | determine fitness to receive a license as a barber; and | ||||||
13 | e. Has met all other requirements of this Act. | ||||||
14 | (Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.) | ||||||
15 | (225 ILCS 410/2-3) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702-3) | ||||||
16 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
17 | Sec. 2-3. Licensure as a barber by a cosmetology school | ||||||
18 | graduate. A person is qualified to receive a license as a | ||||||
19 | barber if that person has applied in writing on forms provided | ||||||
20 | by the Department, paid the required fees, and: | ||||||
21 | a. Is at least 16 years of age; and | ||||||
22 | b. Has a certificate of graduation from a school | ||||||
23 | providing secondary education, or the recognized | ||||||
24 | equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who are | ||||||
25 | beyond the age of compulsory school attendance; and |
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1 | c. Has graduated from a cosmetology school approved by | ||||||
2 | the Department having completed a minimum of 1,200 1500 | ||||||
3 | hours in the study of cosmetology; and | ||||||
4 | d. Has graduated from a school of barbering or | ||||||
5 | cosmetology approved by the Department having completed a | ||||||
6 | minimum of 400 500 additional hours in the study of | ||||||
7 | barbering extending over a period of no less than 3 months | ||||||
8 | nor more than one year. Time spent in such study under the | ||||||
9 | laws of another state or territory of the United States or | ||||||
10 | of a foreign country or province shall be credited toward | ||||||
11 | the period of study required by the provisions of this | ||||||
12 | paragraph; and | ||||||
13 | e. Has passed an examination caused to be conducted by | ||||||
14 | the Department, or its designated testing service, to | ||||||
15 | determine fitness to receive a license as a barber; and | ||||||
16 | f. Has met any other requirements set forth in this | ||||||
17 | Act. | ||||||
18 | (Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.) | ||||||
19 | (225 ILCS 410/2-4) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702-4) | ||||||
20 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
21 | Sec. 2-4. Licensure as a barber teacher; qualifications. A | ||||||
22 | person is qualified to receive a license as a barber teacher if | ||||||
23 | that person files an application on forms provided by the | ||||||
24 | Department, pays the required fee, and: | ||||||
25 | a. Is at least 18 years of age; |
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1 | b. Has graduated from high school or its equivalent; | ||||||
2 | c. Has a current license as a barber or cosmetologist; | ||||||
3 | d. Has graduated from a barber school or school of | ||||||
4 | cosmetology approved by the Department having: | ||||||
5 | (1) completed a total of 400 500 hours in barber | ||||||
6 | teacher training extending over a period of not less | ||||||
7 | than 3 months nor more than 2 years and has had 3 years | ||||||
8 | of practical experience as a licensed barber; | ||||||
9 | (2) completed a total of 800 1,000 hours of barber | ||||||
10 | teacher training extending over a period of not less | ||||||
11 | than 6 months nor more than 2 years; or | ||||||
12 | (3) completed the cosmetology teacher training as | ||||||
13 | specified in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of | ||||||
14 | Section 3-4 of this Act and completed a supplemental | ||||||
15 | barbering course as established by rule; | ||||||
16 | e. Has passed an examination authorized by the | ||||||
17 | Department to determine fitness to receive a license as a | ||||||
18 | barber teacher or a cosmetology teacher; and | ||||||
19 | f. Has met any other requirements set forth in this | ||||||
20 | Act. | ||||||
21 | An applicant who is issued a license as a barber teacher is | ||||||
22 | not required to maintain a barber license in order to practice | ||||||
23 | barbering as defined in this Act. | ||||||
24 | (Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; | ||||||
25 | 99-427, eff. 8-21-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.) |
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1 | (225 ILCS 410/2-7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702-7) | ||||||
2 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 2-7. Examination of applicants. The Department shall | ||||||
4 | hold examinations of applicants for licensure as barbers and | ||||||
5 | teachers of barbering at such times and places as it may | ||||||
6 | determine. Upon request, the examinations shall be | ||||||
7 | administered in Spanish. | ||||||
8 | Each applicant shall be given a written examination | ||||||
9 | testing both theoretical and practical knowledge of the | ||||||
10 | following subjects insofar as they are related and applicable | ||||||
11 | to the practice of barber science and art: (1) anatomy, (2) | ||||||
12 | physiology, (3) skin diseases, (4) hygiene and sanitation, (5) | ||||||
13 | barber history, (6) this Act and the rules for the | ||||||
14 | administration of this Act, (7) hair cutting and styling, (8) | ||||||
15 | shaving, shampooing, and permanent waving, (9) massaging, (10) | ||||||
16 | bleaching, tinting, and coloring, and (11) implements. | ||||||
17 | The examination of applicants for licensure as a barber | ||||||
18 | teacher shall include: (a) practice of barbering and styling, | ||||||
19 | (b) theory of barbering, (c) methods of teaching, and (d) | ||||||
20 | school management. | ||||||
21 | An applicant for licensure as a barber who has completed | ||||||
22 | 960 1,200 hours in the study of barbering may take the | ||||||
23 | examination. If an applicant for licensure as a barber fails | ||||||
24 | to pass 3 examinations conducted by the Department, the | ||||||
25 | applicant shall, before taking a subsequent examination, | ||||||
26 | furnish evidence of not less than 200 250 hours of additional |
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1 | study of barbering in an approved school of barbering or | ||||||
2 | cosmetology since the applicant last took the examination. If | ||||||
3 | an applicant for licensure as a barber teacher fails to pass 3 | ||||||
4 | examinations conducted by the Department, the applicant shall, | ||||||
5 | before taking a subsequent examination, furnish evidence of | ||||||
6 | not less than 64 80 hours of additional study in teaching | ||||||
7 | methodology and educational psychology in an approved school | ||||||
8 | of barbering or cosmetology since the applicant last took the | ||||||
9 | examination. An applicant who fails to pass the fourth | ||||||
10 | examination shall not again be admitted to an examination | ||||||
11 | unless: (i) in the case of an applicant for licensure as a | ||||||
12 | barber, the applicant again takes and completes a program of | ||||||
13 | 1,200 1,500 hours in the study of barbering in an approved | ||||||
14 | school of barbering or cosmetology extending over a period | ||||||
15 | that commences after the applicant fails to pass the fourth | ||||||
16 | examination and that is not less than 8 months nor more than 7 | ||||||
17 | consecutive years in duration; or (ii) in the case of an | ||||||
18 | applicant for licensure as a barber teacher, the applicant | ||||||
19 | again takes and completes a program of 800 1,000 hours of | ||||||
20 | teacher training in an approved school of barbering or | ||||||
21 | cosmetology, except that if the applicant had 2 years of | ||||||
22 | practical experience as a licensed barber within the 5 years | ||||||
23 | preceding the initial examination taken by the applicant, the | ||||||
24 | applicant must again take and complete a program of 400 500 | ||||||
25 | hours of teacher training in an approved school of barbering | ||||||
26 | or cosmetology. The requirements for remedial training set |
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1 | forth in this Section may be waived in whole or in part by the | ||||||
2 | Department upon proof to the Department that the applicant has | ||||||
3 | demonstrated competence to again sit for the examination. The | ||||||
4 | Department shall adopt rules establishing standards by which | ||||||
5 | this determination shall be made. | ||||||
6 | This Act does not prohibit the practice as a barber or | ||||||
7 | barber teacher by one who has applied in writing to the | ||||||
8 | Department, in form and substance satisfactory to the | ||||||
9 | Department, for a license and has complied with all the | ||||||
10 | provisions of this Act in order to qualify for a license except | ||||||
11 | the passing of an examination, until: (a) the expiration of 6 | ||||||
12 | months after the filing of such written application, or (b) | ||||||
13 | the decision of the Department that the applicant has failed | ||||||
14 | to pass an examination within 6 months or failed without an | ||||||
15 | approved excuse to take an examination conducted within 6 | ||||||
16 | months by the Department, or (c) the withdrawal of the | ||||||
17 | application. | ||||||
18 | (Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15; 100-642, eff. 1-1-19; | ||||||
19 | 100-934, eff. 1-1-19 .) | ||||||
20 | (225 ILCS 410/2-10) | ||||||
21 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
22 | Sec. 2-10. Licensed cosmetologist seeking license as a | ||||||
23 | barber. A licensed cosmetologist who submits to the Department | ||||||
24 | an application for licensure as a barber must meet all | ||||||
25 | requirements of this Act for licensure as a barber, except |
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1 | that such applicant shall be given credit for hours of | ||||||
2 | instruction completed for his or her cosmetologist license in | ||||||
3 | subjects that are common to both barbering and cosmetology and | ||||||
4 | shall complete an additional 400 500 hours of instruction in | ||||||
5 | subjects not within the scope of practice of a cosmetologist. | ||||||
6 | The Department shall provide for the implementation of this | ||||||
7 | provision by rule. | ||||||
8 | (Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.) | ||||||
9 | (225 ILCS 410/3-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703-2) | ||||||
10 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
11 | Sec. 3-2. Licensure; qualifications. | ||||||
12 | (1) A person is qualified to receive a license as a | ||||||
13 | cosmetologist who has filed an application on forms provided | ||||||
14 | by the Department, pays the required fees, and: | ||||||
15 | a. Is at least l6 years of age; and | ||||||
16 | b. Is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance | ||||||
17 | or has received a certificate of graduation from a school | ||||||
18 | providing secondary education, or the recognized | ||||||
19 | equivalent of that certificate; and | ||||||
20 | c. Has graduated from a school of cosmetology approved | ||||||
21 | by the Department, having completed a program of 1,200 | ||||||
22 | 1,500 hours in the study of cosmetology extending over a | ||||||
23 | period of not less than 8 months nor more than 7 | ||||||
24 | consecutive years. A school of cosmetology may, at its | ||||||
25 | discretion, consistent with the rules of the Department, |
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1 | accept up to 800 1,000 hours of barber school training at a | ||||||
2 | recognized barber school toward the 1,200 1,500 hour | ||||||
3 | program requirement of cosmetology. Time spent in such | ||||||
4 | study under the laws of another state or territory of the | ||||||
5 | United States or of a foreign country or province shall be | ||||||
6 | credited toward the period of study required by the | ||||||
7 | provisions of this paragraph; and | ||||||
8 | d. Has passed an examination authorized by the | ||||||
9 | Department to determine eligibility to receive a license | ||||||
10 | as a cosmetologist; and | ||||||
11 | e. Has met any other requirements of this Act. | ||||||
12 | (2) (Blank). | ||||||
13 | (Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.) | ||||||
14 | (225 ILCS 410/3-3) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703-3) | ||||||
15 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 3-3. Licensure as a cosmetologist by a barber school | ||||||
17 | graduate. A person is qualified to receive a license as a | ||||||
18 | cosmetologist if that person has filed an application on forms | ||||||
19 | provided by the Department, has paid the required fees, and: | ||||||
20 | a. Is at least 16 years of age; and | ||||||
21 | b. Has a certificate of graduation from a school | ||||||
22 | providing secondary education, or the recognized | ||||||
23 | equivalent of such a certificate, or is beyond the age of | ||||||
24 | compulsory school attendance; and | ||||||
25 | c. Has graduated from a school of barbering approved |
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1 | by the Department having completed 1,200 1500 hours in the | ||||||
2 | study of barbering, and a minimum of 400 500 additional | ||||||
3 | hours in the study of cosmetology extending over a period | ||||||
4 | of no less than 3 months nor more than one year. Time spent | ||||||
5 | in such study under the laws of another state or territory | ||||||
6 | of the United States or of a foreign country or province | ||||||
7 | shall be credited toward the period of study required by | ||||||
8 | the provisions of this paragraph; and | ||||||
9 | d. Has passed an examination authorized by the | ||||||
10 | Department to determine fitness to receive a license as a | ||||||
11 | cosmetologist; and | ||||||
12 | e. Has met any other requirements of this Act. | ||||||
13 | (Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.) | ||||||
14 | (225 ILCS 410/3-4) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703-4) | ||||||
15 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 3-4. Licensure as cosmetology teacher or cosmetology | ||||||
17 | clinic teacher; qualifications. | ||||||
18 | (a) A person is qualified to receive license as a | ||||||
19 | cosmetology teacher if that person has applied in writing on | ||||||
20 | forms provided by the Department, has paid the required fees, | ||||||
21 | and: | ||||||
22 | (1) is at least 18 years of age; | ||||||
23 | (2) has graduated from high school or its equivalent; | ||||||
24 | (3) has a current license as a cosmetologist; | ||||||
25 | (4) has either: (i) completed a program of 400 500 |
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1 | hours of teacher training in a licensed school of | ||||||
2 | cosmetology and had 2 years of practical experience as a | ||||||
3 | licensed cosmetologist within 5 years preceding the | ||||||
4 | examination; (ii) completed a program of 800 1,000 hours | ||||||
5 | of teacher training in a licensed school of cosmetology; | ||||||
6 | or (iii) completed the barber teacher training as | ||||||
7 | specified in subsection (d) of Section 2-4 of this Act and | ||||||
8 | completed a supplemental cosmetology course as established | ||||||
9 | by rule; | ||||||
10 | (5) has passed an examination authorized by the | ||||||
11 | Department to determine eligibility to receive a license | ||||||
12 | as a cosmetology teacher or barber teacher; and | ||||||
13 | (6) has met any other requirements of this Act. | ||||||
14 | An individual who receives a license as a cosmetology | ||||||
15 | teacher shall not be required to maintain an active | ||||||
16 | cosmetology license in order to practice cosmetology as | ||||||
17 | defined in this Act. | ||||||
18 | (b) A person is qualified to receive a license as a | ||||||
19 | cosmetology clinic teacher if he or she has applied in writing | ||||||
20 | on forms provided by the Department, has paid the required | ||||||
21 | fees, and: | ||||||
22 | (1) is at least 18 years of age; | ||||||
23 | (2) has graduated from high school or its equivalent; | ||||||
24 | (3) has a current license as a cosmetologist; | ||||||
25 | (4) has (i) completed a program of 200 250 hours of | ||||||
26 | clinic teacher training in a licensed school of |
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1 | cosmetology or (ii) within 5 years preceding the | ||||||
2 | examination, has obtained a minimum of 2 years of | ||||||
3 | practical experience working at least 30 full-time hours | ||||||
4 | per week as a licensed cosmetologist and has completed an | ||||||
5 | instructor's institute of 16 20 hours, as prescribed by | ||||||
6 | the Department, prior to submitting an application for | ||||||
7 | examination; | ||||||
8 | (5) has passed an examination authorized by the | ||||||
9 | Department to determine eligibility to receive a license | ||||||
10 | as a cosmetology teacher; and | ||||||
11 | (6) has met any other requirements of this Act. | ||||||
12 | The Department shall not issue any new cosmetology clinic | ||||||
13 | teacher licenses after January 1, 2009. Any person issued a | ||||||
14 | license as a cosmetology clinic teacher before January 1, | ||||||
15 | 2009, may renew the license after that date under this Act and | ||||||
16 | that person may continue to renew the license or have the | ||||||
17 | license restored during his or her lifetime, subject only to | ||||||
18 | the renewal or restoration requirements for the license under | ||||||
19 | this Act; however, such licensee and license shall remain | ||||||
20 | subject to the provisions of this Act, including, but not | ||||||
21 | limited to, provisions concerning renewal, restoration, fees, | ||||||
22 | continuing education, discipline, administration, and | ||||||
23 | enforcement. | ||||||
24 | (Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.) | ||||||
25 | (225 ILCS 410/3-6) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703-6) |
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1 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 3-6. Examination. The Department shall authorize | ||||||
3 | examinations of applicants for licensure as cosmetologists and | ||||||
4 | teachers of cosmetology at the times and places it may | ||||||
5 | determine. The Department may provide by rule for the | ||||||
6 | administration of the examination prior to the completion of | ||||||
7 | the applicant's program of training as required in Section | ||||||
8 | 3-2, 3-3, or 3-4. Notwithstanding Section 3-2, 3-3, or 3-4, an | ||||||
9 | applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist who has completed | ||||||
10 | 960 1,200 hours in the study of cosmetology may take the | ||||||
11 | examination. If an applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist | ||||||
12 | fails to pass 3 examinations conducted by the Department, the | ||||||
13 | applicant shall, before taking a subsequent examination, | ||||||
14 | furnish evidence of not less than 200 250 hours of additional | ||||||
15 | study of cosmetology in an approved school of cosmetology | ||||||
16 | since the applicant last took the examination. If an applicant | ||||||
17 | for licensure as a cosmetology teacher fails to pass 3 | ||||||
18 | examinations conducted by the Department, the applicant shall, | ||||||
19 | before taking a subsequent examination, furnish evidence of | ||||||
20 | not less than 64 80 hours of additional study in teaching | ||||||
21 | methodology and educational psychology in an approved school | ||||||
22 | of cosmetology since the applicant last took the examination. | ||||||
23 | An applicant who fails to pass the fourth examination shall | ||||||
24 | not again be admitted to an examination unless: (i) in the case | ||||||
25 | of an applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist, the | ||||||
26 | applicant again takes and completes a program of 1,200 1500 |
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1 | hours in the study of cosmetology in an approved school of | ||||||
2 | cosmetology extending over a period that commences after the | ||||||
3 | applicant fails to pass the fourth examination and that is not | ||||||
4 | less than 8 months nor more than 7 consecutive years in | ||||||
5 | duration; (ii) in the case of an applicant for licensure as a | ||||||
6 | cosmetology teacher, the applicant again takes and completes a | ||||||
7 | program of 800 1000 hours of teacher training in an approved | ||||||
8 | school of cosmetology, except that if the applicant had 2 | ||||||
9 | years of practical experience as a licensed cosmetologist | ||||||
10 | within the 5 years preceding the initial examination taken by | ||||||
11 | the applicant, the applicant must again take and complete a | ||||||
12 | program of 400 500 hours of teacher training in an approved | ||||||
13 | school of cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology; or (iii) | ||||||
14 | in the case of an applicant for licensure as a cosmetology | ||||||
15 | clinic teacher, the applicant again takes and completes a | ||||||
16 | program of 200 250 hours of clinic teacher training in a | ||||||
17 | licensed school of cosmetology or an instructor's institute of | ||||||
18 | 16 20 hours. The requirements for remedial training set forth | ||||||
19 | in this Section may be waived in whole or in part by the | ||||||
20 | Department upon proof to the Department that the applicant has | ||||||
21 | demonstrated competence to again sit for the examination. The | ||||||
22 | Department shall adopt rules establishing the standards by | ||||||
23 | which this determination shall be made. Each cosmetology | ||||||
24 | applicant shall be given a written examination testing both | ||||||
25 | theoretical and practical knowledge, which shall include, but | ||||||
26 | not be limited to, questions that determine the applicant's |
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1 | knowledge of product chemistry, sanitary rules, sanitary | ||||||
2 | procedures, chemical service procedures, hazardous chemicals | ||||||
3 | and exposure minimization, knowledge of the anatomy of the | ||||||
4 | skin, scalp, hair, and nails as they relate to applicable | ||||||
5 | services under this Act and labor and compensation laws. | ||||||
6 | The examination of applicants for licensure as a | ||||||
7 | cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology teacher may include | ||||||
8 | all of the elements of the exam for licensure as a | ||||||
9 | cosmetologist, esthetician, or nail technician and also | ||||||
10 | include teaching methodology, classroom management, record | ||||||
11 | keeping, and any other related subjects that the Department in | ||||||
12 | its discretion may deem necessary to insure competent | ||||||
13 | performance. | ||||||
14 | This Act does not prohibit the practice of cosmetology by | ||||||
15 | one who has applied in writing to the Department, in form and | ||||||
16 | substance satisfactory to the Department, for a license as a | ||||||
17 | cosmetologist, or the teaching of cosmetology by one who has | ||||||
18 | applied in writing to the Department, in form and substance | ||||||
19 | satisfactory to the Department, for a license as a cosmetology | ||||||
20 | teacher or cosmetology clinic teacher, if the person has | ||||||
21 | complied with all the provisions of this Act in order to | ||||||
22 | qualify for a license, except the passing of an examination to | ||||||
23 | be eligible to receive a license, until: (a) the expiration of | ||||||
24 | 6 months after the filing of the written application, (b) the | ||||||
25 | decision of the Department that the applicant has failed to | ||||||
26 | pass an examination within 6 months or failed without an |
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1 | approved excuse to take an examination conducted within 6 | ||||||
2 | months by the Department, or (c) the withdrawal of the | ||||||
3 | application. | ||||||
4 | (Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15; 100-642, eff. 1-1-19; | ||||||
5 | 100-934, eff. 1-1-19 .) | ||||||
6 | (225 ILCS 410/3-9) | ||||||
7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 3-9. Licensed barber seeking license as | ||||||
9 | cosmetologist. A licensed barber who submits to the Department | ||||||
10 | an application for licensure as a cosmetologist must meet all | ||||||
11 | requirements of this Act for licensure as a cosmetologist, | ||||||
12 | except that such applicant shall be given credit for hours of | ||||||
13 | instruction completed for his or her barber license in | ||||||
14 | subjects that are common to both barbering and cosmetology and | ||||||
15 | shall complete an additional 400 500 hours of instruction in | ||||||
16 | subjects not within the scope of practice of a barber. The | ||||||
17 | Department shall provide for the implementation of this | ||||||
18 | provision by rule. | ||||||
19 | (Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.) | ||||||
20 | (225 ILCS 410/3A-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703A-2) | ||||||
21 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
22 | Sec. 3A-2. Licensure as an esthetician; qualifications. A | ||||||
23 | person is qualified to receive a license as a licensed | ||||||
24 | esthetician if that person has applied in writing on forms |
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1 | provided by the Department, paid any required fees, and: | ||||||
2 | a. Is at least 16 years of age; and | ||||||
3 | b. Has a certificate of graduation from a school providing | ||||||
4 | secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a | ||||||
5 | certificate, or persons who are beyond the age of compulsory | ||||||
6 | school attendance; and | ||||||
7 | c. Has graduated from a school of cosmetology or esthetics | ||||||
8 | approved by the Department, having completed a program of 600 | ||||||
9 | 750 hours in the study of esthetics extending over a period of | ||||||
10 | not less than 18 weeks nor more than 4 consecutive years. Time | ||||||
11 | spent in such study under the laws of another state or | ||||||
12 | territory of the United States or of a foreign country or | ||||||
13 | province shall be credited toward the period of study required | ||||||
14 | by the provisions of this paragraph; and | ||||||
15 | d. Has passed an examination authorized by the Department | ||||||
16 | to determine fitness to receive a license as a licensed | ||||||
17 | esthetician; and | ||||||
18 | e. Has met any other requirements of this Act and rules. | ||||||
19 | (Source: P.A. 91-863, eff. 7-1-00 .) | ||||||
20 | (225 ILCS 410/3A-3) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703A-3) | ||||||
21 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
22 | Sec. 3A-3. Licensure as an esthetics teacher; | ||||||
23 | qualifications. | ||||||
24 | (a) A person is qualified to receive a license as an | ||||||
25 | esthetics teacher if that person has applied in writing on |
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1 | forms supplied by the Department, paid the required fees, and: | ||||||
2 | (1) is at least 18 years of age; | ||||||
3 | (2) has graduated from high school or its equivalent; | ||||||
4 | (3) has a current license as a licensed cosmetologist | ||||||
5 | or esthetician; | ||||||
6 | (4) has either: (i) completed a program of 400 500 | ||||||
7 | hours of teacher training in a licensed school of | ||||||
8 | cosmetology or a licensed esthetics school and had 2 years | ||||||
9 | of practical experience as a licensed cosmetologist or | ||||||
10 | esthetician within 5 years preceding the examination; or | ||||||
11 | (ii) completed a program of 600 750 hours of teacher | ||||||
12 | training in a licensed school of cosmetology approved by | ||||||
13 | the Department to teach esthetics or a licensed esthetics | ||||||
14 | school; | ||||||
15 | (5) has passed an examination authorized by the | ||||||
16 | Department to determine eligibility to receive a license | ||||||
17 | as a licensed cosmetology or esthetics teacher; | ||||||
18 | (6) (blank); and | ||||||
19 | (7) has met any other requirements as required by this | ||||||
20 | Act. | ||||||
21 | (b) (Blank). | ||||||
22 | (c) An applicant who is issued a license as an esthetics | ||||||
23 | teacher is not required to maintain an esthetics license in | ||||||
24 | order to practice as an esthetician as defined in this Act. | ||||||
25 | (Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15 .) |
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1 | (225 ILCS 410/3A-5) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703A-5) | ||||||
2 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 3A-5. Examination. | ||||||
4 | (a) The Department shall authorize examinations of | ||||||
5 | applicants for a license as an esthetician or teacher of | ||||||
6 | esthetics at such times and places as it may determine. The | ||||||
7 | Department shall authorize no fewer than 4 examinations for a | ||||||
8 | license as an esthetician or a teacher of esthetics in a | ||||||
9 | calendar year. An applicant for licensure as an esthetician | ||||||
10 | who has completed 480 600 hours in the study of esthetics may | ||||||
11 | take the examination. | ||||||
12 | If an applicant neglects, fails without an approved | ||||||
13 | excuse, or refuses to take the next available examination | ||||||
14 | offered for licensure under this Act, the fee paid by the | ||||||
15 | applicant shall be forfeited to the Department and the | ||||||
16 | application denied. If an applicant fails to pass an | ||||||
17 | examination for licensure under this Act within 3 years after | ||||||
18 | filing his or her application, the application shall be | ||||||
19 | denied. However, such applicant may thereafter make a new | ||||||
20 | application for examination, accompanied by the required fee, | ||||||
21 | if he or she meets the requirements in effect at the time of | ||||||
22 | reapplication. If an applicant for licensure as an esthetician | ||||||
23 | is unsuccessful at 3 examinations conducted by the Department, | ||||||
24 | the applicant shall, before taking a subsequent examination, | ||||||
25 | furnish evidence of not less than 100 125 hours of additional | ||||||
26 | study of esthetics in an approved school of cosmetology or |
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1 | esthetics since the applicant last took the examination. If an | ||||||
2 | applicant for licensure as an esthetics teacher is | ||||||
3 | unsuccessful at 3 examinations conducted by the Department, | ||||||
4 | the applicant shall, before taking a subsequent examination, | ||||||
5 | furnish evidence of not less than 64 80 hours of additional | ||||||
6 | study in teaching methodology and educational psychology in a | ||||||
7 | licensed school of cosmetology or esthetics since the | ||||||
8 | applicant last took the examination. An applicant who fails to | ||||||
9 | pass a fourth examination shall not again be admitted to an | ||||||
10 | examination unless (i) in the case of an applicant for | ||||||
11 | licensure as an esthetician, the applicant shall again take | ||||||
12 | and complete a program of 600 750 hours in the study of | ||||||
13 | esthetics in a licensed school of cosmetology approved to | ||||||
14 | teach esthetics or a school of esthetics, extending over a | ||||||
15 | period that commences after the applicant fails to pass the | ||||||
16 | fourth examination and that is not less than 18 weeks nor more | ||||||
17 | than 4 consecutive years in duration; or (ii) in the case of an | ||||||
18 | applicant for a license as an esthetics teacher, the applicant | ||||||
19 | shall again take and complete a program of 600 750 hours of | ||||||
20 | teacher training in a school of cosmetology approved to teach | ||||||
21 | esthetics or a school of esthetics, except that if the | ||||||
22 | applicant had 2 years of practical experience as a licensed | ||||||
23 | cosmetologist or esthetician within 5 years preceding the | ||||||
24 | initial examination taken by the applicant, the applicant must | ||||||
25 | again take and complete a program of 400 500 hours of teacher | ||||||
26 | training in licensed cosmetology or a licensed esthetics |
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1 | school. | ||||||
2 | (b) Each applicant shall be given a written examination | ||||||
3 | testing both theoretical and practical knowledge which shall | ||||||
4 | include, but not be limited to, questions that determine the | ||||||
5 | applicant's knowledge, as provided by rule. | ||||||
6 | (c) The examination of applicants for licensure as an | ||||||
7 | esthetics teacher may include: | ||||||
8 | (1) teaching methodology; | ||||||
9 | (2) classroom management; and | ||||||
10 | (3) record keeping and any other subjects that the | ||||||
11 | Department may deem necessary to insure competent | ||||||
12 | performance. | ||||||
13 | (d) This Act does not prohibit the practice of esthetics | ||||||
14 | by one who has applied in writing to the Department, in form | ||||||
15 | and substance satisfactory to the Department, for a license as | ||||||
16 | an esthetician or an esthetics teacher and has complied with | ||||||
17 | all the provisions of this Act in order to qualify for a | ||||||
18 | license, except the passing of an examination to be eligible | ||||||
19 | to receive such license certificate, until: (i) the expiration | ||||||
20 | of 6 months after the filing of such written application, or | ||||||
21 | (ii) the decision of the Department that the applicant has | ||||||
22 | failed to pass an examination within 6 months or failed | ||||||
23 | without an approved excuse to take an examination conducted | ||||||
24 | within 6 months by the Department, or (iii) the withdrawal of | ||||||
25 | the application. | ||||||
26 | (Source: P.A. 100-642, eff. 1-1-19; 100-934, eff. 1-1-19 .) |
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1 | (225 ILCS 410/3C-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-2) | ||||||
2 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 3C-2. License; qualifications. A person is qualified | ||||||
4 | to receive a license as a nail technician if that person | ||||||
5 | applies in writing on forms provided by the Department, pays | ||||||
6 | the required fee, and: | ||||||
7 | (a) Is at least 16 years of age; | ||||||
8 | (b) Is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance | ||||||
9 | or has a certificate of graduation from a school providing | ||||||
10 | secondary education or the recognized equivalent of that | ||||||
11 | certificate; | ||||||
12 | (c) Has graduated from a school of cosmetology or | ||||||
13 | school of nail technology approved by the Department, | ||||||
14 | having completed a program of 280 350 hours in the study of | ||||||
15 | nail technology extending over a period of not less than 8 | ||||||
16 | weeks nor more than 2 consecutive years; | ||||||
17 | (d) Has passed an examination authorized by the | ||||||
18 | Department to determine eligibility to receive a license | ||||||
19 | as a nail technician; and | ||||||
20 | (e) Has met any other requirements of this Act. | ||||||
21 | Time spent in the study of nail technology under the laws | ||||||
22 | of another state or territory of the United States, or of a | ||||||
23 | foreign country or province, shall be credited toward the | ||||||
24 | period of study required by the provisions of subsection (c). | ||||||
25 | (Source: P.A. 94-451, eff. 12-31-05 .) |
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1 | (225 ILCS 410/3C-3) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-3) | ||||||
2 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 3C-3. Licensure as a nail technology teacher; | ||||||
4 | qualifications. | ||||||
5 | (a) A person is qualified to receive a license as a nail | ||||||
6 | technology teacher if that person has filed an application on | ||||||
7 | forms provided by the Department, paid the required fee, and: | ||||||
8 | (1) is at least 18 years of age; | ||||||
9 | (2) has graduated from high school or its equivalent; | ||||||
10 | (3) has a current license as a cosmetologist or nail | ||||||
11 | technician; | ||||||
12 | (4) has either: (1) completed a program of 400 500 | ||||||
13 | hours of teacher training in a licensed school of nail | ||||||
14 | technology or cosmetology, and had 2 years of practical | ||||||
15 | experience as a nail technician; or (2) has completed a | ||||||
16 | program of 500 625 hours of teacher training in a licensed | ||||||
17 | school of cosmetology approved to teach nail technology or | ||||||
18 | school of nail technology; and | ||||||
19 | (5) who has passed an examination authorized by the | ||||||
20 | Department to determine eligibility to receive a license | ||||||
21 | as a cosmetology or nail technology teacher. | ||||||
22 | (b) An applicant who receives a license as a nail | ||||||
23 | technology teacher shall not be required to maintain a license | ||||||
24 | as a nail technician. | ||||||
25 | (Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15 .) |
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1 | (225 ILCS 410/3C-7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-7) | ||||||
2 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 3C-7. Examinations; failure or refusal to take | ||||||
4 | examination. The Department shall authorize examinations of | ||||||
5 | applicants for licenses as nail technicians and teachers of | ||||||
6 | nail technology at the times and places as it may determine. An | ||||||
7 | applicant for licensure as a nail technician who has completed | ||||||
8 | 224 280 hours in the study of nail technology may take the | ||||||
9 | examination. | ||||||
10 | The Department shall authorize not less than 4 | ||||||
11 | examinations for licenses as nail technicians, and nail | ||||||
12 | technology teachers in a calendar year. | ||||||
13 | If an applicant neglects, fails without an approved | ||||||
14 | excuse, or refuses to take the next available examination | ||||||
15 | offered for licensure under this Act, the fee paid by the | ||||||
16 | applicant shall be forfeited to the Department and the | ||||||
17 | application denied. If an applicant fails to pass an | ||||||
18 | examination for licensure under this Act within 3 years after | ||||||
19 | filing an application, the application shall be denied. | ||||||
20 | Nevertheless, the applicant may thereafter make a new | ||||||
21 | application for examination, accompanied by the required fee, | ||||||
22 | if he or she meets the requirements in effect at the time of | ||||||
23 | reapplication. If an applicant for licensure as a nail | ||||||
24 | technician or nail technology teacher is unsuccessful at 3 | ||||||
25 | examinations conducted by the Department, the applicant shall, |
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1 | before taking a subsequent examination, furnish evidence of | ||||||
2 | successfully completing (i) for a nail technician, not less | ||||||
3 | than 48 60 hours of additional study of nail technology in a | ||||||
4 | licensed school of cosmetology approved to teach nail | ||||||
5 | technology or nail technology and (ii) for a nail technology | ||||||
6 | teacher, not less than 64 80 hours of additional study in | ||||||
7 | teaching methodology and educational psychology in an approved | ||||||
8 | school of cosmetology or nail technology since the applicant | ||||||
9 | last took the examination. | ||||||
10 | An applicant who fails the fourth examination shall not | ||||||
11 | again be admitted to an examination unless: (i) in the case of | ||||||
12 | an applicant for a license as a nail technician, the applicant | ||||||
13 | again takes and completes a total of 280 350 hours in the study | ||||||
14 | of nail technology in an approved school of cosmetology or | ||||||
15 | nail technology extending over a period that commences after | ||||||
16 | the applicant fails to pass the fourth examination and that is | ||||||
17 | not less than 8 weeks nor more than 2 consecutive years in | ||||||
18 | duration; or (ii) in the case of an applicant for licensure as | ||||||
19 | a nail technology teacher, the applicant again takes and | ||||||
20 | completes a program of 500 625 hours of teacher training in a | ||||||
21 | licensed school of cosmetology, or nail technology, except | ||||||
22 | that if the applicant had 2 years of practical experience as a | ||||||
23 | licensed nail technician within 5 years preceding the initial | ||||||
24 | examination taken by the applicant, the applicant must again | ||||||
25 | take and complete a program of 400 500 hours of teacher | ||||||
26 | training in a licensed school of cosmetology approved to teach |
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1 | nail technology, or a licensed school of nail technology. | ||||||
2 | Each applicant for licensure as a nail technician shall be | ||||||
3 | given a written examination testing both theoretical and | ||||||
4 | practical knowledge, which shall include, but not be limited | ||||||
5 | to, questions that determine the applicant's knowledge of | ||||||
6 | product chemistry, sanitary rules, sanitary procedures, | ||||||
7 | hazardous chemicals and exposure minimization, this Act, and | ||||||
8 | labor and compensation laws. | ||||||
9 | The examination for licensure as a nail technology teacher | ||||||
10 | may include knowledge of the subject matter, teaching | ||||||
11 | methodology, classroom management, record keeping, and any | ||||||
12 | other subjects that the Department in its discretion may deem | ||||||
13 | necessary to insure competent performance. | ||||||
14 | This Act does not prohibit the practice of nail technology | ||||||
15 | by a person who has applied in writing to the Department, in | ||||||
16 | form and substance satisfactory to the Department, for a | ||||||
17 | license as a nail technician, or the teaching of nail | ||||||
18 | technology by one who has applied in writing to the | ||||||
19 | Department, in form and substance satisfactory to the | ||||||
20 | Department, for a license as a nail technology teacher, if the | ||||||
21 | person has complied with all the provisions of this Act in | ||||||
22 | order to qualify for a license, except the passing of an | ||||||
23 | examination to be eligible to receive a license, until: (a) | ||||||
24 | the expiration of 6 months after the filing of the written | ||||||
25 | application, or (b) the decision of the Department that the | ||||||
26 | applicant has failed to pass an examination within 6 months or |
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1 | failed without an approved excuse to take an examination | ||||||
2 | conducted within 6 months by the Department, or (c) the | ||||||
3 | withdrawal of the application. | ||||||
4 | (Source: P.A. 100-642, eff. 1-1-19; 100-934, eff. 1-1-19 .) | ||||||
5 | (225 ILCS 410/3E-2) | ||||||
6 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 3E-2. Hair braider licensure; qualifications. | ||||||
8 | (a) A person is qualified to receive a license as a hair | ||||||
9 | braider if he or she has filed an application on forms provided | ||||||
10 | by the Department, paid the required fees, and meets the | ||||||
11 | following qualifications: | ||||||
12 | (1) Is at least 16 years of age; | ||||||
13 | (2) Is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance | ||||||
14 | or has received a certificate of graduation from a school | ||||||
15 | providing secondary education, or the recognized | ||||||
16 | equivalent of that certificate; and | ||||||
17 | (3) Has completed a program consisting of a minimum of | ||||||
18 | 240 300 clock hours or an 8 a 10 credit hour equivalency of | ||||||
19 | instruction, as defined by rule, in a licensed cosmetology | ||||||
20 | school teaching a hair braiding curriculum or in a | ||||||
21 | licensed hair braiding school as follows: | ||||||
22 | (A) Basic training consisting of 28 35 hours of | ||||||
23 | classroom instruction in general theory, practical | ||||||
24 | application, and technical application in the | ||||||
25 | following subject areas: history of hair braiding, |
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1 | personal hygiene and public health, professional | ||||||
2 | ethics, disinfection and sanitation, bacteriology, | ||||||
3 | disorders and diseases of the hair and scalp, OSHA | ||||||
4 | standards relating to material safety data sheets | ||||||
5 | (MSDS) on chemicals, hair analysis and scalp care, and | ||||||
6 | technical procedures; | ||||||
7 | (B) Related concepts consisting of 28 35 hours of | ||||||
8 | classroom instruction in the following subject areas: | ||||||
9 | Braid removal and scalp care; basic styling knowledge; | ||||||
10 | tools and equipment; growth patterns, styles and | ||||||
11 | sectioning; client consultation and face shapes; and | ||||||
12 | client education, pre-care, post-care, home care and | ||||||
13 | follow-up services; | ||||||
14 | (C) Practices and procedures consisting of 160 200 | ||||||
15 | hours of instruction, which shall be a combination of | ||||||
16 | classroom instruction and clinical practical | ||||||
17 | application, in the following subject areas: single | ||||||
18 | braids with and without extensions; cornrows with and | ||||||
19 | without extensions; twists and knots; multiple | ||||||
20 | strands; hair locking; weaving/sewn-in; other | ||||||
21 | procedures as they relate to hair-braiding; and | ||||||
22 | product knowledge as it relates to hair braiding; and | ||||||
23 | (D) Business practices consisting of 24 30 hours | ||||||
24 | of classroom instruction in the following subject | ||||||
25 | areas: Illinois Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair | ||||||
26 | Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 and Rules; |
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1 | salon management; human relations and salesmanship; | ||||||
2 | and Workers' Compensation Act. | ||||||
3 | (b) The expiration date and renewal period for each | ||||||
4 | license issued under this Act shall be set by rule. | ||||||
5 | (c) Within 2 years after the effective date of this | ||||||
6 | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Department | ||||||
7 | may issue a hair braider license to any applicant who does not | ||||||
8 | meet the requirements of items (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of | ||||||
9 | this Section if the applicant: (1) files an application in | ||||||
10 | accordance with subsection (a), (2) pays the required fee, (3) | ||||||
11 | has not committed an offense that would be grounds for | ||||||
12 | discipline under this Act, and (4) is able to demonstrate to | ||||||
13 | the Department through tax records or affidavits that he or | ||||||
14 | she has practiced hair braiding for at least 2 consecutive | ||||||
15 | years immediately prior to the date of his or her application. | ||||||
16 | A hair braider who obtains his or her license under this | ||||||
17 | subsection (c) may renew his or her license if he or she | ||||||
18 | applies to the Department for renewal and has completed at | ||||||
19 | least 52 65 hours of relevant training in health, safety, | ||||||
20 | hygiene, and business management in accordance with the | ||||||
21 | requirements of this Section or any rule adopted pursuant to | ||||||
22 | this Section. A hair braider who renews his or her license | ||||||
23 | under this subsection (c) may thereafter only renew his or her | ||||||
24 | license if he or she meets the requirements of Section 3E-5 of | ||||||
25 | this Act. | ||||||
26 | (Source: P.A. 96-1246, eff. 1-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11 .) |
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1 | (225 ILCS 410/3E-3) | ||||||
2 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 3E-3. Hair braiding teacher licensure. A hair | ||||||
4 | braiding teacher license shall be made available by the | ||||||
5 | Department. The qualifications for a hair braiding teacher | ||||||
6 | license shall be provided by rule, and shall include at least | ||||||
7 | 480 600 clock hours or a 16 20 credit hour equivalency in | ||||||
8 | relevant teaching methods and curriculum content, or at least | ||||||
9 | 400 500 clock hours of hair braiding teacher training for an | ||||||
10 | individual who is able to establish that he or she has had at | ||||||
11 | least 2 years of practical experience. | ||||||
12 | (Source: P.A. 96-1246, eff. 1-1-11 .) |