Ariz. Admin. Code § 4-5-201

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R4-5-201 - Examinations

A. Required examinations.

1. Except for an applicant for licensure by reciprocity, an applicant for:

a. A barber license shall pass an examination covering the topics listed in A.R.S. § 32-324(C); and

b. An instructor license shall pass the examination described in A.R.S. § 32-324(D);

2. As authorized under A.R.S. § 32-322(A)(2) and A.R.S. § 32-323(A)(2), the Board shall ensure that applicants for licensure by reciprocity possess necessary qualifications by requiring:

a. All applicants for licensure by reciprocity to pass an examination regarding A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 3 and this Chapter; and

b. Applicants for licensure by reciprocity as an instructor to pass an examination regarding procedures the Board uses to measure the practical skills of barbering students.

B. In addition to requirements prescribed under A.R.S. § 32-324, the Board shall make the following provisions for any examination administered by the Board:

1. The Board shall send an applicant written notification of an assigned examination time and location at least seven days before a scheduled examination.

2. Examination language provision. The Board shall:

a. Administer an examination under this Section in English; and

b. Allow an applicant for a barber license to provide a reader or personal foreign language interpreter who shall not be:

i. A currently or previously licensed barber or cosmetologist,

ii. A barber or cosmetology instructor, or

iii. A barber or cosmetology student in any state or foreign country.

3. Examination integrity provision. The Board shall not:

a. Disclose examination questions; or

b. Return a completed examination or other examination records kept by the Board to a school or applicant.

4. The Board shall dismiss an applicant from an examination under penalty of examination fee forfeiture if the applicant:

a. Cheats, or

b. Solicits any information from another person except the examiner.

5. The Board shall require re-examination if an applicant fails to apply for a license within one year after passing an examination.

6. For purposes of an examination's practical portion, an applicant for a barber license shall supply:

a. All necessary barbering implements and supplies; and

b. A live model who shall not be:

i. A currently or previously licensed barber or cosmetologist,

ii. A barber or cosmetology instructor, or

iii. A barber or cosmetology student in any state or foreign country.

7. If an applicant fails a portion of an examination, the Board shall allow the applicant to meet with Board staff and participate in a general discussion of the failed portion of the examination if the applicant submits a written request to the Board within 30 days after the examination.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-5-201

New Section made by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 1422, effective April 5, 2005 (Supp. 05-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 2528, effective 12/8/2015.