(225 ILCS 410/3E-7)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
    Sec. 3E-7. Inactive status. Any hair braider or hair braiding teacher who notifies the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department may elect to place his or her license on inactive status and shall, subject to rules of the Department, be excused from payment of renewal fees until he or she notifies the Department in writing of his or her desire to resume active status.
    Any hair braider or hair braiding teacher requesting restoration from inactive status shall be required to pay the current renewal fee and to qualify for the restoration of his or her license, subject to rules of the Department. A license shall not be restored from inactive status unless the hair braider or hair braiding teacher requesting the restoration completes the number of hours of continuing education required for renewal of a license under Section 3E-5.
    Any hair braider or hair braiding teacher whose license is in inactive status shall not practice in the State of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)