(225 ILCS 410/2-4) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702-4)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
    Sec. 2-4. Licensure as a barber teacher; qualifications. A person is qualified to receive a license as a barber teacher if that person files an application on forms provided by the Department, pays the required fee, and:
        a. Is at least 18 years of age;
        b. Has graduated from high school or its equivalent;
        c. Has a current license as a barber or cosmetologist;
        d. Has graduated from a barber school or school of
    
cosmetology approved by the Department having:
            (1) completed a total of 500 hours in barber
        
teacher training extending over a period of not less than 3 months nor more than 2 years and has had 3 years of practical experience as a licensed barber;
            (2) completed a total of 1,000 hours of barber
        
teacher training extending over a period of not less than 6 months nor more than 2 years; or
            (3) completed the cosmetology teacher training as
        
specified in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Section 3-4 of this Act and completed a supplemental barbering course as established by rule;
        e. Has passed an examination authorized by the
    
Department to determine fitness to receive a license as a barber teacher or a cosmetology teacher; and
        f. Has met any other requirements set forth in this
    
Act.
    An applicant who is issued a license as a barber teacher is not required to maintain a barber license in order to practice barbering as defined in this Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-427, eff. 8-21-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)