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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 2-7, 3-6, 3A-5, and 3C-7 as follows:
| 7 | | (225 ILCS 410/2-7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702-7)
| 8 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
| 9 | | Sec. 2-7. Examination of applicants. The Department shall | 10 | | hold examinations
of applicants for licensure as barbers and | 11 | | teachers of barbering at such times
and places as it
may | 12 | | determine. Upon request, the examinations shall be | 13 | | administered in
Spanish.
| 14 | | Each applicant shall be given a written examination testing | 15 | | both
theoretical and practical knowledge of the following | 16 | | subjects insofar as
they are related and applicable to the | 17 | | practice of barber science and
art: (1) anatomy, (2) | 18 | | physiology, (3) skin diseases, (4) hygiene and
sanitation, (5) | 19 | | barber history, (6) this Act and the rules for the | 20 | | administration of this Act, (7) hair cutting and
styling, (8) | 21 | | shaving, shampooing, and permanent waving, (9) massaging, (10)
| 22 | | bleaching, tinting, and coloring, and
(11) implements.
| 23 | | The examination of applicants for licensure
as a barber
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| 1 | | teacher shall include: (a) practice of barbering and styling, | 2 | | (b)
theory of barbering, (c) methods of teaching, and (d) | 3 | | school management.
| 4 | | An applicant for licensure as a barber who has completed | 5 | | 1,200 hours in the study of barbering may take the examination. | 6 | | If an applicant for licensure as a barber fails to pass 3 | 7 | | examinations conducted by the Department, the applicant shall, | 8 | | before taking a subsequent examination, furnish evidence of not | 9 | | less than 250 hours of additional study of barbering in an | 10 | | approved school of barbering or cosmetology since the applicant | 11 | | last took the examination. If an applicant for licensure as a | 12 | | barber teacher fails to pass 3 examinations conducted by the | 13 | | Department, the applicant shall, before taking a subsequent | 14 | | examination, furnish evidence of not less than 80 hours of | 15 | | additional study in teaching methodology and educational | 16 | | psychology in an approved school of barbering or cosmetology | 17 | | since the applicant last took the examination. An applicant who | 18 | | fails to pass the fourth examination shall not again be | 19 | | admitted to an examination unless: (i) in the case of an | 20 | | applicant for licensure as a barber, the applicant again takes | 21 | | and completes a program of 1,500 hours in the study of | 22 | | barbering in an approved school of barbering or cosmetology | 23 | | extending over a period that commences after the applicant | 24 | | fails to pass the fourth examination and that is not less than | 25 | | 8 months nor more than 7 consecutive years in duration; or (ii) | 26 | | in the case of an applicant for licensure as a barber teacher, |
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| 1 | | the applicant again takes and completes a program of 1,000 | 2 | | hours of teacher training in an approved school of barbering or | 3 | | cosmetology, except that if the applicant had 2 years of | 4 | | practical experience as a licensed barber within the 5 years | 5 | | preceding the initial examination taken by the applicant, the | 6 | | applicant must again take and complete a program of 500 hours | 7 | | of teacher training in an approved school of barbering or | 8 | | cosmetology. The requirements for remedial training set forth | 9 | | in this Section may be waived in whole or in part by the | 10 | | Department upon proof to the Department that the applicant has | 11 | | demonstrated competence to again sit for the examination. The | 12 | | Department shall adopt rules establishing standards by which | 13 | | this determination shall be made. | 14 | | This Act does not prohibit the practice as a barber or | 15 | | barber teacher by
one who has applied in writing to the | 16 | | Department, in form and substance
satisfactory to the | 17 | | Department, for a license and has complied with all the
| 18 | | provisions of this Act in order to
qualify for a license except | 19 | | the passing
of an examination, until: (a)
the expiration of 6 | 20 | | months after the filing of such written application, or (b)
the | 21 | | decision of the Department that the applicant has failed to | 22 | | pass an
examination within 6 months or failed without an | 23 | | approved excuse to take an
examination conducted within 6 | 24 | | months by the Department, or (c) the withdrawal
of the | 25 | | application.
| 26 | | (Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)
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| 1 | | (225 ILCS 410/3-6) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703-6)
| 2 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
| 3 | | Sec. 3-6. Examination. The Department shall authorize
| 4 | | examinations of applicants for licensure
as cosmetologists and | 5 | | teachers of cosmetology
at the times and
places it may | 6 | | determine. The Department may provide by rule for the | 7 | | administration of the examination prior to the completion of | 8 | | the applicant's program of training as required in Section 3-2, | 9 | | 3-3, or 3-4. Notwithstanding Section 3-2, 3-3, or 3-4, an | 10 | | applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist who has completed | 11 | | 1,200 hours in the study of cosmetology may take the | 12 | | examination. If an applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist
| 13 | | fails to pass 3
examinations conducted by the
Department, the | 14 | | applicant shall, before taking a subsequent examination,
| 15 | | furnish evidence of not less than 250 hours of additional study | 16 | | of
cosmetology in an approved school of cosmetology since the | 17 | | applicant last
took the examination. If an applicant for | 18 | | licensure as a cosmetology teacher
fails to pass 3 examinations | 19 | | conducted by the Department, the applicant shall,
before taking | 20 | | a subsequent examination, furnish evidence of not less than 80
| 21 | | hours of additional study in teaching methodology and | 22 | | educational psychology
in an approved school of cosmetology | 23 | | since the applicant last took the
examination. An applicant who | 24 | | fails to pass the fourth
examination shall not again be | 25 | | admitted to an examination unless: (i) in the
case of an |
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| 1 | | applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist, the applicant again
| 2 | | takes and completes a program of 1500 hours in the study of
| 3 | | cosmetology in an
approved school of cosmetology extending over | 4 | | a period that commences after the
applicant fails to pass the | 5 | | fourth examination and that is not less than 8
months nor more | 6 | | than 7 consecutive years in duration; (ii) in the case
of an
| 7 | | applicant for licensure as a cosmetology teacher, the applicant | 8 | | again takes and
completes a program of 1000 hours of teacher | 9 | | training in an
approved school of
cosmetology, except that if | 10 | | the applicant had 2 years of practical experience
as a licensed | 11 | | cosmetologist within the 5 years preceding the initial
| 12 | | examination taken by the applicant, the applicant must again | 13 | | take and complete
a program of 500 hours of teacher training in | 14 | | an approved school of
cosmetology, esthetics,
or nail | 15 | | technology; or (iii) in the case of an applicant for licensure | 16 | | as a
cosmetology clinic teacher, the applicant again takes and | 17 | | completes a
program of
250 hours of clinic teacher training in | 18 | | a licensed
school of cosmetology or an instructor's institute | 19 | | of 20 hours. The requirements for remedial training set forth | 20 | | in this Section may be waived in whole or in part by the | 21 | | Department upon proof to the Department that the applicant has | 22 | | demonstrated competence to again sit for the examination. The | 23 | | Department shall adopt rules establishing the standards by | 24 | | which this determination shall be made. Each cosmetology | 25 | | applicant shall be given a written
examination testing both
| 26 | | theoretical and practical knowledge, which shall include, but |
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| 1 | | not be
limited to, questions that determine the applicant's | 2 | | knowledge of
product chemistry, sanitary rules, sanitary | 3 | | procedures,
chemical service procedures, hazardous chemicals | 4 | | and exposure minimization,
knowledge of the anatomy of the | 5 | | skin, scalp, hair, and nails as they relate to
applicable | 6 | | services under this Act and labor and compensation laws.
| 7 | | The examination of applicants for licensure as a
| 8 | | cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology teacher may include
| 9 | | all of the elements of the exam for licensure as a
| 10 | | cosmetologist, esthetician, or nail technician and also | 11 | | include teaching
methodology, classroom management,
record | 12 | | keeping, and any other related subjects that the Department in | 13 | | its
discretion may deem
necessary to insure competent | 14 | | performance.
| 15 | | This Act does not prohibit the practice of cosmetology by | 16 | | one who has
applied in writing to the Department, in form and | 17 | | substance satisfactory to
the Department, for a license as a | 18 | | cosmetologist, or the
teaching of
cosmetology by one who has | 19 | | applied in writing to the Department, in form
and substance | 20 | | satisfactory to the Department, for a license
as a cosmetology | 21 | | teacher or cosmetology clinic teacher, if the person has
| 22 | | complied with all the
provisions of this Act in order to | 23 | | qualify for a license, except the passing of
an examination to | 24 | | be eligible to
receive a license, until: (a) the expiration of | 25 | | 6 months
after the
filing of the written application, (b) the | 26 | | decision of the Department
that the applicant has failed to |
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| 1 | | pass an examination within 6 months or
failed without an | 2 | | approved excuse to take an examination conducted within 6
| 3 | | months by the Department, or (c) the withdrawal of the | 4 | | application.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)
| 6 | | (225 ILCS 410/3A-5) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703A-5)
| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
| 8 | | Sec. 3A-5. Examination.
| 9 | | (a) The Department shall authorize examinations of | 10 | | applicants for a
license as an esthetician or teacher of | 11 | | esthetics at such times and places as
it may determine. The
| 12 | | Department shall authorize no fewer than 4 examinations for
a | 13 | | license as an esthetician or a teacher of esthetics in a | 14 | | calendar year. An applicant for licensure as an esthetician who | 15 | | has completed 600 hours in the study of esthetics may take the | 16 | | examination.
| 17 | | If an applicant neglects, fails without an approved excuse, | 18 | | or refuses to
take the next available examination offered for | 19 | | licensure under this Act,
the fee paid by the applicant shall | 20 | | be forfeited to the Department and the
application denied. If | 21 | | an applicant fails to pass an examination for licensure
under | 22 | | this Act within 3 years after filing his or her application, | 23 | | the
application shall be denied. However, such applicant may | 24 | | thereafter make a
new application for examination, accompanied | 25 | | by the required fee, if he or she
meets the requirements in |
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| 1 | | effect at the time of reapplication. If an applicant
for | 2 | | licensure as an esthetician is unsuccessful at 3 examinations | 3 | | conducted by
the Department, the applicant shall, before taking | 4 | | a subsequent examination,
furnish evidence of not less than 125 | 5 | | hours of additional study of esthetics in
an approved school of | 6 | | cosmetology or esthetics since the applicant last took
the | 7 | | examination. If an applicant for licensure as an esthetics | 8 | | teacher is unsuccessful at 3 examinations conducted by the
| 9 | | Department, the applicant shall, before taking a subsequent | 10 | | examination,
furnish evidence of not less than 80 hours of | 11 | | additional study in teaching
methodology and educational | 12 | | psychology in a licensed school of cosmetology or
esthetics | 13 | | since the applicant last took the examination. An applicant who
| 14 | | fails to pass a fourth examination shall not again be admitted | 15 | | to an
examination unless (i) in the case of an applicant for | 16 | | licensure as an
esthetician, the applicant shall again take and | 17 | | complete a program of 750 hours
in the study of esthetics in a | 18 | | licensed school of cosmetology approved to teach
esthetics or a | 19 | | school of esthetics, extending over a period that
commences | 20 | | after the applicant fails to pass the fourth examination and | 21 | | that is
not less than 18 weeks nor more than 4 consecutive | 22 | | years in duration; or (ii) in
the case of an applicant for a | 23 | | license as an esthetics teacher, the applicant
shall again take | 24 | | and complete a program of 750 hours of teacher
training in a
| 25 | | school of cosmetology approved to teach esthetics or a school | 26 | | of esthetics,
except that if the applicant had 2 years of |
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| 1 | | practical experience as a licensed
cosmetologist or | 2 | | esthetician within 5 years preceding the initial examination
| 3 | | taken by the applicant, the applicant must again take and | 4 | | complete a program
of 500 hours of
teacher training in licensed | 5 | | cosmetology or a licensed esthetics school.
| 6 | | (b) Each applicant shall be given a written examination | 7 | | testing both
theoretical and practical knowledge which shall | 8 | | include, but not be limited to,
questions that determine the | 9 | | applicant's knowledge, as provided by rule.
| 10 | | (c) The examination of applicants for licensure as an | 11 | | esthetics teacher may
include:
| 12 | | (1) teaching methodology;
| 13 | | (2) classroom management; and
| 14 | | (3) record keeping and any other subjects that the | 15 | | Department may deem
necessary to insure competent | 16 | | performance.
| 17 | | (d) This Act does not prohibit the practice of esthetics by | 18 | | one who has
applied in writing to the Department, in form and | 19 | | substance satisfactory to
the Department, for a license as an | 20 | | esthetician or an esthetics teacher and has complied with all | 21 | | the provisions of this Act
in order to qualify for a license, | 22 | | except the passing of an examination to be
eligible to receive | 23 | | such license certificate, until: (i) the expiration of 6
months | 24 | | after the filing of such written application, or (ii) 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 (iii) the withdrawal of the | 3 | | application.
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15 .)
| 5 | | (225 ILCS 410/3C-7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-7)
| 6 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
| 7 | | Sec. 3C-7. Examinations; failure or refusal to take | 8 | | examination. The
Department shall authorize examinations of | 9 | | applicants for licenses as nail
technicians and teachers of | 10 | | nail
technology at the times and places as it may determine. An | 11 | | applicant for licensure as a nail technician who has completed | 12 | | 280 hours in the study of nail technology may take the | 13 | | examination.
| 14 | | The Department shall authorize not less than 4 examinations | 15 | | for
licenses as nail
technicians, and nail technology teachers | 16 | | in a calendar
year.
| 17 | | If an applicant neglects, fails without an approved excuse, | 18 | | or refuses to
take the next available examination offered for | 19 | | licensure
under this Act,
the fee paid by the applicant shall | 20 | | be forfeited to the Department and the
application denied. If | 21 | | an applicant fails to pass an examination for
licensure under | 22 | | this Act within 3 years after filing an
application,
the | 23 | | application shall be denied. Nevertheless, the applicant may | 24 | | thereafter
make a new application for examination, accompanied | 25 | | by the required fee,
if he or she meets the requirements in |
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| 1 | | effect at the time of reapplication.
If an applicant for | 2 | | licensure as a nail
technician or nail technology teacher is
| 3 | | unsuccessful at 3 examinations conducted by the Department, the
| 4 | | applicant
shall, before taking a subsequent examination, | 5 | | furnish evidence of
successfully completing (i) for a nail | 6 | | technician, not less than 60 hours
of additional study of nail
| 7 | | technology in a licensed school of cosmetology approved
to
| 8 | | teach nail technology or nail
technology and (ii) for a nail | 9 | | technology teacher, not less than 80 hours of
additional study | 10 | | in teaching methodology and educational psychology in an
| 11 | | approved school of cosmetology or nail technology since
the | 12 | | applicant last took the examination.
| 13 | | An applicant who fails the fourth examination shall not
| 14 | | again be admitted to an examination unless: (i) in the case of | 15 | | an
applicant for a license as a nail technician, the applicant | 16 | | again takes
and completes a total of 350 hours in the study of | 17 | | nail technology in an
approved school of cosmetology or nail | 18 | | technology extending over a
period that commences after the | 19 | | applicant fails to pass the fourth examination
and that is not | 20 | | less than 8 weeks nor more than 2 consecutive years in
| 21 | | duration; or (ii) in the case of an applicant for licensure as | 22 | | a nail
technology teacher, the applicant again takes and | 23 | | completes a program of 625
hours of teacher training in a | 24 | | licensed school of cosmetology, or nail
technology, except that | 25 | | if the applicant had 2 years of practical experience as
a | 26 | | licensed nail technician within 5 years preceding the initial |
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| 1 | | examination
taken by the applicant, the applicant must again | 2 | | take and complete a program
of 500
hours of teacher training in | 3 | | a licensed school of cosmetology approved to teach
nail | 4 | | technology, or a licensed school of nail technology.
| 5 | | Each applicant for licensure as a nail technician shall
be | 6 | | given a written examination
testing both theoretical and | 7 | | practical knowledge, which shall include, but
not be limited | 8 | | to, questions that determine the applicant's knowledge of
| 9 | | product chemistry, sanitary rules, sanitary procedures,
| 10 | | hazardous chemicals and exposure minimization, this
Act, and | 11 | | labor and compensation laws.
| 12 | | The examination for licensure as a nail technology teacher | 13 | | may
include knowledge of the subject matter, teaching | 14 | | methodology, classroom
management, record keeping, and any | 15 | | other subjects that the Department in its
discretion may deem | 16 | | necessary to insure competent performance.
| 17 | | This Act does not prohibit the practice of nail technology | 18 | | by a person
who has applied in writing to the Department, in | 19 | | form and substance
satisfactory to the Department, for a | 20 | | license as a nail
technician, or the teaching of nail | 21 | | technology by one who has applied in
writing to the Department, | 22 | | in form and substance satisfactory to the
Department, for a | 23 | | license as a nail technology teacher, if the person has
| 24 | | complied with all the provisions of this Act in order
to | 25 | | qualify for a license, except the passing of an
examination to | 26 | | be eligible to receive a license, until: (a)
the expiration of |
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| 1 | | 6 months after the filing of the written application, or (b)
| 2 | | the decision of the Department that the applicant has failed to | 3 | | pass an
examination within 6 months or failed without an | 4 | | approved excuse to take an
examination conducted within 6 | 5 | | months by the Department, or (c) the
withdrawal of the | 6 | | application.
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15 .)
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