Ala. Admin. Code r. 250-X-4-.01

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 250-X-4-.01 - Requirements

(1) Apprentices must apply for a permit and pay the applicable fee before beginning work.

(2) Apprentices must train in a shop licensed by the Board under a licensed sponsor in the appropriate field whose name is designated on their application.

(3) The sponsor must be licensed during the entire period of apprenticeship.

(4) No sponsor may train more than one apprentice at a time, and the Board must be immediately notified of any change in apprentice sponsorship.

(5) Apprentices must pay an additional registration fee when changing sponsor.

(6) Apprentices are limited to three (3) changes in sponsor during training.

(7) Barber apprentices and manicure apprentices are allowed two (2) years to complete training.

(8) Cosmetology and esthetic apprentices are allowed three (3) years to complete training.

(9) Natural Hair Stylist apprentices are allowed six (6) months to complete training.

(10) Apprentices must meet requirements outlined in the Code of Ala. 1975, Section 34-7B-16. In addition to practical training, sponsors must provide apprentices with a copy of a Board approved textbook for theory study.

(11) Shops with apprentices or student trainees must display a clear and legible sign not less than 8" X 10" in the reception area or at work stations advising the public that services are offered by apprentices or student trainees.

(12) Shops and sponsors are responsible for keeping a daily, monthly and accumulated total of earned apprentice hours, and sponsors must submit monthly and accumulated hours to the Board office by the fifteenth (15th) day of the month after the month in which hours are earned.

(13) Apprentice hours received in the Board office with a postmark date later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the month after the month in which hours are earned will not be credited, and both shop and sponsoring licensee will be in violation of Board regulations and subject to a fine as provided in the Code of Ala. 1975, Section 34-7B-10.

(14) Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetician and Manicure apprentices must become licensed within two (2) years from record of completion date of original training or complete 375 hours of school training before applying or reapplying for examination.

(15) Natural Hair Stylist apprentices must become licensed with two (2) years from record of completion date of original training or complete 75 hours of school training before applying or reapplying for examination.

(16) Apprentices who have their apprenticeship interrupted by military service may reenroll in an apprenticeship program within one year of completion of their tour of duty and receive credit for previous hours earned.

(17) A person is allowed to hold an apprentice permit only one time per an apprenticeship type.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 250-X-4-.01

Filed September 24, 1982. New Rule: Filed April 20, 2001; effective May 25, 2001. Repealed (See Ed. Note): Filed July 1, 2002; effective August 5, 2002. Repealed and New Rule: Filed April 1, 2004; effective May 6, 2004. Repealed and New Rule: Filed September 7, 2005; effective October 12, 2005. Amended: Filed May 15, 2007; effective June 19, 2007. Amended: Filed April 23, 2009; effective May 28, 2009. Amended: Filed August 31, 2010; effective September 4, 2010. Repealed and New Rule: Filed October 25, 2013; effective November 29, 2013.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXV, Issue No. 10, July 31, 2017, eff. 9/1/2017.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVII, Issue No. 10, July 31, 2019, eff. 9/1/2019.

Rule 250-X-4-.01.01, Requirements, was previously renumbered 250-X-4-.01 after the original 250-X-4-.01, Requirements For Apprentices was repealed as per certification filed July 1, 2002; effective August 5, 2002.

Author: Jeanie G. Price, CPA

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-7A-3, 22.