La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XXXI-309

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XXXI-309 - Examinations of Applicants

A. Eligibility. The following persons shall be eligible to take the written and practical examinations after receiving a clearance from the school last attended and a clearance from the board:

1. cosmetology students who have completed 1400 hours of the cosmetology curriculum may take the practical exam and cosmetology students who have completed 1000 hours of the cosmetology curriculum may take the written examination;

2. esthetics students who have completed 750 hours of the esthetics curriculum;

3. manicuring students who have completed 500 hours of the manicuring curriculum;

4. instructor students who have completed 500 hours of the instructor curriculum;

5. persons holding a cosmetology, esthetics, manicuring or instructor license issued by another state;

6. persons holding a cosmetology, esthetics, manicuring or instructor license issued by another country who have received board approval; and

7. blow-dry technician students who have completed 1000 hours of the blow-dry technician curriculum.

B. Applications. Applications for examinations must be accompanied by a student registration certificate, cumulative hours report, a color photograph of the student, the $25 initial license fee, and all applicable examination fees.

C. Fees

1. All fees contractually owed by an applicant to a cosmetology school from which they graduated must be paid before applying for an examination, for a certificate of registration or for a license. If the school attended by the applicant is unable to issue a certification due to temporary or permanent closure or loss of records, the applicant shall not be required to provide the certification required by this section in order to apply for an examination, for a certificate of registration or for a license.

2. All requirements must be met prior to applying for the national theory and practical examinations.

3. Any applicant who attended a school unable to issue a certification due to temporary closure does not provide the certification required by this section prior to issuance of a certificate of registration or a license, shall provide the certification required by this Subsection prior to renewing the certificate of registration or license, if the cosmetology school from which they graduated is able to issue the certification prior to renewal of the certificate of registration or license.

D. Cancellation. Any student who fails to appear for their scheduled examination without proper notification will be required upon reapplication to submit a $25 administrative fee. Proper notification shall be made by contacting the board office seven days prior to the scheduled examination or in the case of an emergency 24 hours prior to the scheduled examination.

E. Examination. Students must bring a mannequin to the examination. Students will be required to perform practical work on the mannequin during the examination.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XXXI-309

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Board of Cosmetology, LR 29:327 (March 2003), amended LR 32:834 (May 2006), Amended by the Office of the Governor, Board of Cosmetology, LR 44909 (5/1/2018), Amended LR 44:909 (May 2018), LR 45542 (4/1/2019), Amended LR 492086 (12/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:575(A)(4) and R.S. 37:586.