Public Act 100-0642
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Public Act 100-0642 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair | ||||
Braiding, and Nail
Technology Act of 1985 is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 2-7, 3-6, 3A-5, and 3C-7 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 410/2-7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702-7)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
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Sec. 2-7. Examination of applicants. The Department shall | ||||
hold examinations
of applicants for licensure as barbers and | ||||
teachers of barbering at such times
and places as it
may | ||||
determine. Upon request, the examinations shall be | ||||
administered in
Spanish.
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Each applicant shall be given a written examination testing | ||||
both
theoretical and practical knowledge of the following | ||||
subjects insofar as
they are related and applicable to the | ||||
practice of barber science and
art: (1) anatomy, (2) | ||||
physiology, (3) skin diseases, (4) hygiene and
sanitation, (5) | ||||
barber history, (6) this Act and the rules for the | ||||
administration of this Act, (7) hair cutting and
styling, (8) | ||||
shaving, shampooing, and permanent waving, (9) massaging, (10)
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bleaching, tinting, and coloring, and
(11) implements.
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The examination of applicants for licensure
as a barber
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teacher shall include: (a) practice of barbering and styling, | ||
(b)
theory of barbering, (c) methods of teaching, and (d) | ||
school management.
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An applicant for licensure as a barber who has completed | ||
1,200 hours in the study of barbering may take the examination. | ||
If an applicant for licensure as a barber fails to pass 3 | ||
examinations conducted by the Department, the applicant shall, | ||
before taking a subsequent examination, furnish evidence of not | ||
less than 250 hours of additional study of barbering in an | ||
approved school of barbering or cosmetology since the applicant | ||
last took the examination. If an applicant for licensure as a | ||
barber teacher fails to pass 3 examinations conducted by the | ||
Department, the applicant shall, before taking a subsequent | ||
examination, furnish evidence of not less than 80 hours of | ||
additional study in teaching methodology and educational | ||
psychology in an approved school of barbering or cosmetology | ||
since the applicant last took the examination. An applicant who | ||
fails to pass the fourth examination shall not again be | ||
admitted to an examination unless: (i) in the case of an | ||
applicant for licensure as a barber, the applicant again takes | ||
and completes a program of 1,500 hours in the study of | ||
barbering in an approved school of barbering or cosmetology | ||
extending over a period that commences after the applicant | ||
fails to pass the fourth examination and that is not less than | ||
8 months nor more than 7 consecutive years in duration; or (ii) | ||
in the case of an applicant for licensure as a barber teacher, |
the applicant again takes and completes a program of 1,000 | ||
hours of teacher training in an approved school of barbering or | ||
cosmetology, except that if the applicant had 2 years of | ||
practical experience as a licensed barber within the 5 years | ||
preceding the initial examination taken by the applicant, the | ||
applicant must again take and complete a program of 500 hours | ||
of teacher training in an approved school of barbering or | ||
cosmetology. The requirements for remedial training set forth | ||
in this Section may be waived in whole or in part by the | ||
Department upon proof to the Department that the applicant has | ||
demonstrated competence to again sit for the examination. The | ||
Department shall adopt rules establishing standards by which | ||
this determination shall be made. | ||
This Act does not prohibit the practice as a barber or | ||
barber teacher by
one who has applied in writing to the | ||
Department, in form and substance
satisfactory to the | ||
Department, for a license and has complied with all the
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provisions of this Act in order to
qualify for a license except | ||
the passing
of an examination, until: (a)
the expiration of 6 | ||
months after the filing of such written application, or (b)
the | ||
decision of the Department that the applicant has failed to | ||
pass an
examination within 6 months or failed without an | ||
approved excuse to take an
examination conducted within 6 | ||
months by the Department, or (c) the withdrawal
of the | ||
application.
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(Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)
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(225 ILCS 410/3-6) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703-6)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
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Sec. 3-6. Examination. The Department shall authorize
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examinations of applicants for licensure
as cosmetologists and | ||
teachers of cosmetology
at the times and
places it may | ||
determine. The Department may provide by rule for the | ||
administration of the examination prior to the completion of | ||
the applicant's program of training as required in Section 3-2, | ||
3-3, or 3-4. Notwithstanding Section 3-2, 3-3, or 3-4, an | ||
applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist who has completed | ||
1,200 hours in the study of cosmetology may take the | ||
examination. If an applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist
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fails to pass 3
examinations conducted by the
Department, the | ||
applicant shall, before taking a subsequent examination,
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furnish evidence of not less than 250 hours of additional study | ||
of
cosmetology in an approved school of cosmetology since the | ||
applicant last
took the examination. If an applicant for | ||
licensure as a cosmetology teacher
fails to pass 3 examinations | ||
conducted by the Department, the applicant shall,
before taking | ||
a subsequent examination, furnish evidence of not less than 80
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hours of additional study in teaching methodology and | ||
educational psychology
in an approved school of cosmetology | ||
since the applicant last took the
examination. An applicant who | ||
fails to pass the fourth
examination shall not again be | ||
admitted to an examination unless: (i) in the
case of an |
applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist, the applicant again
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takes and completes a program of 1500 hours in the study of
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cosmetology in an
approved school of cosmetology extending over | ||
a period that commences after the
applicant fails to pass the | ||
fourth examination and that is not less than 8
months nor more | ||
than 7 consecutive years in duration; (ii) in the case
of an
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applicant for licensure as a cosmetology teacher, the applicant | ||
again takes and
completes a program of 1000 hours of teacher | ||
training in an
approved school of
cosmetology, except that if | ||
the applicant had 2 years of practical experience
as a licensed | ||
cosmetologist within the 5 years preceding the initial
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examination taken by the applicant, the applicant must again | ||
take and complete
a program of 500 hours of teacher training in | ||
an approved school of
cosmetology, esthetics,
or nail | ||
technology; or (iii) in the case of an applicant for licensure | ||
as a
cosmetology clinic teacher, the applicant again takes and | ||
completes a
program of
250 hours of clinic teacher training in | ||
a licensed
school of cosmetology or an instructor's institute | ||
of 20 hours. The requirements for remedial training set forth | ||
in this Section may be waived in whole or in part by the | ||
Department upon proof to the Department that the applicant has | ||
demonstrated competence to again sit for the examination. The | ||
Department shall adopt rules establishing the standards by | ||
which this determination shall be made. Each cosmetology | ||
applicant shall be given a written
examination testing both
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theoretical and practical knowledge, which shall include, but |
not be
limited to, questions that determine the applicant's | ||
knowledge of
product chemistry, sanitary rules, sanitary | ||
procedures,
chemical service procedures, hazardous chemicals | ||
and exposure minimization,
knowledge of the anatomy of the | ||
skin, scalp, hair, and nails as they relate to
applicable | ||
services under this Act and labor and compensation laws.
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The examination of applicants for licensure as a
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cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology teacher may include
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all of the elements of the exam for licensure as a
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cosmetologist, esthetician, or nail technician and also | ||
include teaching
methodology, classroom management,
record | ||
keeping, and any other related subjects that the Department in | ||
its
discretion may deem
necessary to insure competent | ||
performance.
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This Act does not prohibit the practice of cosmetology by | ||
one who has
applied in writing to the Department, in form and | ||
substance satisfactory to
the Department, for a license as a | ||
cosmetologist, or the
teaching of
cosmetology by one who has | ||
applied in writing to the Department, in form
and substance | ||
satisfactory to the Department, for a license
as a cosmetology | ||
teacher or cosmetology clinic teacher, if the person has
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complied with all the
provisions of this Act in order to | ||
qualify for a license, except the passing of
an examination to | ||
be eligible to
receive a license, until: (a) the expiration of | ||
6 months
after the
filing of the written application, (b) the | ||
decision of the Department
that the applicant has failed to |
pass an examination within 6 months or
failed without an | ||
approved excuse to take an examination conducted within 6
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months by the Department, or (c) the withdrawal of the | ||
application.
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(Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)
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(225 ILCS 410/3A-5) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703A-5)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
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Sec. 3A-5. Examination.
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(a) The Department shall authorize examinations of | ||
applicants for a
license as an esthetician or teacher of | ||
esthetics at such times and places as
it may determine. The
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Department shall authorize no fewer than 4 examinations for
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license as an esthetician or a teacher of esthetics in a | ||
calendar year. An applicant for licensure as an esthetician who | ||
has completed 600 hours in the study of esthetics may take the | ||
examination.
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If an applicant neglects, fails without an approved excuse, | ||
or refuses to
take the next available examination offered for | ||
licensure under this Act,
the fee paid by the applicant shall | ||
be forfeited to the Department and the
application denied. If | ||
an applicant fails to pass an examination for licensure
under | ||
this Act within 3 years after filing his or her application, | ||
the
application shall be denied. However, such applicant may | ||
thereafter make a
new application for examination, accompanied | ||
by the required fee, if he or she
meets the requirements in |
effect at the time of reapplication. If an applicant
for | ||
licensure as an esthetician is unsuccessful at 3 examinations | ||
conducted by
the Department, the applicant shall, before taking | ||
a subsequent examination,
furnish evidence of not less than 125 | ||
hours of additional study of esthetics in
an approved school of | ||
cosmetology or esthetics since the applicant last took
the | ||
examination. If an applicant for licensure as an esthetics | ||
teacher is unsuccessful at 3 examinations conducted by the
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Department, the applicant shall, before taking a subsequent | ||
examination,
furnish evidence of not less than 80 hours of | ||
additional study in teaching
methodology and educational | ||
psychology in a licensed school of cosmetology or
esthetics | ||
since the applicant last took the examination. An applicant who
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fails to pass a fourth examination shall not again be admitted | ||
to an
examination unless (i) in the case of an applicant for | ||
licensure as an
esthetician, the applicant shall again take and | ||
complete a program of 750 hours
in the study of esthetics in a | ||
licensed school of cosmetology approved to teach
esthetics or a | ||
school of esthetics, extending over a period that
commences | ||
after the applicant fails to pass the fourth examination and | ||
that is
not less than 18 weeks nor more than 4 consecutive | ||
years in duration; or (ii) in
the case of an applicant for a | ||
license as an esthetics teacher, the applicant
shall again take | ||
and complete a program of 750 hours of teacher
training in a
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school of cosmetology approved to teach esthetics or a school | ||
of esthetics,
except that if the applicant had 2 years of |
practical experience as a licensed
cosmetologist or | ||
esthetician within 5 years preceding the initial examination
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taken by the applicant, the applicant must again take and | ||
complete a program
of 500 hours of
teacher training in licensed | ||
cosmetology or a licensed esthetics school.
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(b) Each applicant shall be given a written examination | ||
testing both
theoretical and practical knowledge which shall | ||
include, but not be limited to,
questions that determine the | ||
applicant's knowledge, as provided by rule.
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(c) The examination of applicants for licensure as an | ||
esthetics teacher may
include:
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(1) teaching methodology;
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(2) classroom management; and
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(3) record keeping and any other subjects that the | ||
Department may deem
necessary to insure competent | ||
performance.
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(d) This Act does not prohibit the practice of esthetics by | ||
one who has
applied in writing to the Department, in form and | ||
substance satisfactory to
the Department, for a license as an | ||
esthetician or an esthetics teacher and has complied with all | ||
the provisions of this Act
in order to qualify for a license, | ||
except the passing of an examination to be
eligible to receive | ||
such license certificate, until: (i) the expiration of 6
months | ||
after the filing of such written application, or (ii) the | ||
decision
of the Department that the applicant has failed to | ||
pass an examination within
6 months or failed without an |
approved excuse to take an examination conducted
within 6 | ||
months by the Department, or (iii) the withdrawal of the | ||
application.
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(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15 .)
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(225 ILCS 410/3C-7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-7)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
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Sec. 3C-7. Examinations; failure or refusal to take | ||
examination. The
Department shall authorize examinations of | ||
applicants for licenses as nail
technicians and teachers of | ||
nail
technology at the times and places as it may determine. An | ||
applicant for licensure as a nail technician who has completed | ||
280 hours in the study of nail technology may take the | ||
examination.
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The Department shall authorize not less than 4 examinations | ||
for
licenses as nail
technicians, and nail technology teachers | ||
in a calendar
year.
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If an applicant neglects, fails without an approved excuse, | ||
or refuses to
take the next available examination offered for | ||
licensure
under this Act,
the fee paid by the applicant shall | ||
be forfeited to the Department and the
application denied. If | ||
an applicant fails to pass an examination for
licensure under | ||
this Act within 3 years after filing an
application,
the | ||
application shall be denied. Nevertheless, the applicant may | ||
thereafter
make a new application for examination, accompanied | ||
by the required fee,
if he or she meets the requirements in |
effect at the time of reapplication.
If an applicant for | ||
licensure as a nail
technician or nail technology teacher is
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unsuccessful at 3 examinations conducted by the Department, the
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applicant
shall, before taking a subsequent examination, | ||
furnish evidence of
successfully completing (i) for a nail | ||
technician, not less than 60 hours
of additional study of nail
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technology in a licensed school of cosmetology approved
to
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teach nail technology or nail
technology and (ii) for a nail | ||
technology teacher, not less than 80 hours of
additional study | ||
in teaching methodology and educational psychology in an
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approved school of cosmetology or nail technology since
the | ||
applicant last took the examination.
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An applicant who fails the fourth examination shall not
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again be admitted to an examination unless: (i) in the case of | ||
an
applicant for a license as a nail technician, the applicant | ||
again takes
and completes a total of 350 hours in the study of | ||
nail technology in an
approved school of cosmetology or nail | ||
technology extending over a
period that commences after the | ||
applicant fails to pass the fourth examination
and that is not | ||
less than 8 weeks nor more than 2 consecutive years in
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duration; or (ii) in the case of an applicant for licensure as | ||
a nail
technology teacher, the applicant again takes and | ||
completes a program of 625
hours of teacher training in a | ||
licensed school of cosmetology, or nail
technology, except that | ||
if the applicant had 2 years of practical experience as
a | ||
licensed nail technician within 5 years preceding the initial |
examination
taken by the applicant, the applicant must again | ||
take and complete a program
of 500
hours of teacher training in | ||
a licensed school of cosmetology approved to teach
nail | ||
technology, or a licensed school of nail technology.
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Each applicant for licensure as a nail technician shall
be | ||
given a written examination
testing both theoretical and | ||
practical knowledge, which shall include, but
not be limited | ||
to, questions that determine the applicant's knowledge of
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product chemistry, sanitary rules, sanitary procedures,
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hazardous chemicals and exposure minimization, this
Act, and | ||
labor and compensation laws.
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The examination for licensure as a nail technology teacher | ||
may
include knowledge of the subject matter, teaching | ||
methodology, classroom
management, record keeping, and any | ||
other subjects that the Department in its
discretion may deem | ||
necessary to insure competent performance.
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This Act does not prohibit the practice of nail technology | ||
by a person
who has applied in writing to the Department, in | ||
form and substance
satisfactory to the Department, for a | ||
license as a nail
technician, or the teaching of nail | ||
technology by one who has applied in
writing to the Department, | ||
in form and substance satisfactory to the
Department, for a | ||
license as a nail technology teacher, if the person has
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complied with all the provisions of this Act in order
to | ||
qualify for a license, except the passing of an
examination to | ||
be eligible to receive a license, until: (a)
the expiration of |
6 months after the filing of the written application, or (b)
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the decision of the Department that the applicant has failed to | ||
pass an
examination within 6 months or failed without an | ||
approved excuse to take an
examination conducted within 6 | ||
months by the Department, or (c) the
withdrawal of the | ||
application.
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(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15 .)
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