Section 12 AAC 09.125 - Requirements for school license; renewal requirements(a) Except for a school licensed under 12 AAC 09.127, in order to obtain a school license, a person, an association, a firm, or a corporation proposing to open a school of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics must apply to the board for a school license on a form provided by the department. The application must include (1) the fees established in 12 AAC 02.140;(2) the name of the school owner;(3) the names of all parties having a financial interest in the school;(4) an exact description of the floor plan and location of the school;(5) a completed certification of compliance form provided by the department reflecting that the provisions of 18 AAC 23 that set requirements regarding health and sanitary conditions in schools, or the equivalent requirements of a municipality as a designee of the Department of Environmental Conservation and in which the school is located, have been met; and (6) verification from the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education that the applicant is (A) authorized to operate a postsecondary educational institution in the state as described in AS 14.48.070 if the board approves the application for a school under this chapter; or(B) exempt under AS 14.48.030 from the requirements for an authorization to operate under AS 14.48.070.(b) Except as provided in (j) and (l) of this section, in order to be approved by the board, a school must be a minimum of 1,000 square feet, including at least 15 square feet of instructional areas for each student. Minimum required instructional areas are (1) one classroom for theoretical instruction;(2) one practical-operation instructional area with student stations arranged to facilitate work to be performed; and(3) one dispensary with at least one sink with hot and cold water.(c) For the purpose of determining minimum instructional areas, noninstructional areas of a school are lavatories, closets, hallways, reception areas, offices, stock room and other similar rooms or structures.(d) School premises are subject to inspection and approval by at least one board member before initial licensure.(e) A school license is not transferable to another person. In the event of sale, lease, or transfer of ownership of a school, the seller, lessor, or transferor shall notify the board in writing of the transaction within 30 days after the sale, lease, or transfer. The notice must include the name and address of buyer, lessee, or transferee. The buyer, lessee, or transferee must apply for and be issued a new school license under this section before conducting business.(f) If the operation of a school is moved to a new location, the school owner shall notify the board in writing of the move within 30 days after the move. A school moved to a new location is subject to inspection in accordance with this section.(g) A school must provide a suitable area, accessible to all students, for posting announcements and public notices from the board or the department.(h) A branch or extension of a licensed barber or hairdresser school must be in compliance with (b) - (d) of this section and with 12 AAC 09.155 and 12 AAC 09.175. A branch or extension of a licensed manicuring or esthetics school is required to be in compliance with (b) - (d) of this section and with 12 AAC 09.162 and 12 AAC 09.175.(j) In order to be approved by the board, a school offering the 250-hour advanced manicurist curriculum described in 12 AAC 09.148 must be a minimum of 600 square feet, including at least 15 square feet of instructional area for each student.(k) An applicant for renewal of a school license must certify on the renewal application that the applicant still meets the requirements of (a)(6)(A) or (B) of this section.(l) In order to be approved by the board, a school offering the 12-hour manicuristcurriculum described in 12 AAC 09.143 must be a minimum of 300 square feet, including at least 7 square feet of instructional area for each student.(m) A school owner shall permit any member of the board or department representative to inspect the school at any time during working hours to ensure compliance with AS 08.13 and this chapter and with the state environmental health and sanitation regulations of 18 AAC 23. The inspection under this subsection for purposes of meeting the requirements of 18 AAC 23 shall be recorded on a form approved by the board.Eff. 11/2/81, Register 80; am 2/28/88, Register 105; am 5/20/88, Register 106; am 10/16/88, Register 108; am 4/23/98, Register 146; am 7/23/2000, Register 155; am 9/15/2002, Register 163; am 7/12/2007, Register 183; am 6/8/2016, Register 218, July 2016; am 4/5/2018,Register 225, April 2018; am 6/21/2018,Register 226, July 2018 ; am 9/2/2020,Register 235, October 2020 Authority:AS 08.13.030
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