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Public Act 90-0302

HB1354 Enrolled                               LRB9003867LDsbA

    AN ACT to amend the Barber, Cosmetology,  Esthetics,  and
Nail  Technology  Act  of 1985 by changing Sections 1-4, 1-7,
3-4, 3-6, 3-7, 3-7.1, 3-8, 3A-3,  3A-5,  3A-6,  3A-7,  3B-15,
3C-1,  3C-3,  3C-7, 3C-8, 3C-9, 4-1, 4-4, 4-7, 4-9, 4-19, and
4-20.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.  The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail
Technology Act of 1985 is amended by changing  Sections  1-4,
1-7,  3-4,  3-6,  3-7,  3-7.1,  3-8,  3A-3, 3A-5, 3A-6, 3A-7,
3B-15, 3C-1, 3C-3, 3C-7, 3C-8,  3C-9,  4-1,  4-4,  4-7,  4-9,
4-19, and 4-20 as follows:

    (225 ILCS 410/1-4) (from Ch. 111, par. 1701-4)
    Sec.  1-4.   Definitions. In this Act the following words
shall have the following meanings:
    (1) "Department" means  the  Department  of  Professional
Regulation.
    (2)   "Director"   means  the  Director  of  Professional
Regulation.
    (3) "Committee" means the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics,
and Nail Technology Committee.
    (4) "Licensed barber" means an individual licensed by the
Department to practice barbering and esthetics as defined  in
this Act and whose license is in good standing.
    (5) "Licensed cosmetologist" means an individual licensed
by  the  Department to practice cosmetology, nail technology,
and esthetics as defined in this Act and whose license is  in
good standing.
    (6)  "Licensed  esthetician" means an individual licensed
by the Department to practice esthetics as  defined  in  this
Act and whose license is in good standing.
    (7)  "Licensed  nail  technician"  means  any  individual
licensed  by  the  Department  to practice nail technology as
defined in this Act and whose license is in good standing.
    (8)  "Licensed  barber  teacher"  means   an   individual
licensed   by   the  Department  to  practice  barbering  and
esthetics as defined in this Act and to  provide  instruction
in  the  theory  and  practice  of barbering and esthetics to
students in an approved barber school or esthetics school.
    (9) "Licensed cosmetology teacher"  means  an  individual
licensed   by   the   Department   to  practice  cosmetology,
esthetics, and nail technology as defined in this Act and  to
provide   instruction   in   the   theory   and  practice  of
cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology to students in an
approved cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology school.
    "Licensed cosmetology clinic teacher" means an individual
licensed  by  the   Department   to   practice   cosmetology,
esthetics,  and nail technology as defined in this Act and to
provide clinical instruction in the practice of  cosmetology,
esthetics,  and  nail  technology  in  an  approved school of
cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology.
    (10) "Licensed esthetics  teacher"  means  an  individual
licensed  by  the Department to practice esthetics as defined
in this Act and to provide  instruction  in  the  theory  and
practice  of esthetics to students in an approved cosmetology
or esthetics school.
    "Licensed esthetics clinic teacher" means  an  individual
licensed  by  the Department to practice esthetics as defined
in this Act  and  to  provide  clinical  instruction  in  the
practice of esthetics in an approved school of cosmetology or
an approved school of esthetics.
    (11)   "Licensed   nail   technology  teacher"  means  an
individual  licensed  by  the  Department  to  practice  nail
technology and to  provide  instruction  in  the  theory  and
practice  of  nail technology to students in an approved nail
technology school or cosmetology school.
    "Licensed  nail  technology  clinic  teacher"  means   an
individual  licensed  by  the  Department  to  practice  nail
technology  as  defined  in  this Act and to provide clinical
instruction in the practice of nail technology in an approved
school  of  cosmetology  or  an  approved  school   of   nail
technology.
    (12)  "Enrollment"  is  the  date  upon which the student
signs an enrollment agreement or student contract.
    (13) "Enrollment agreement" or "student contract" is  any
agreement,  instrument,  or  contract  however  named,  which
creates  or  evidences  an  obligation  binding  a student to
purchase a course of instruction from a school.
    (14) "Enrollment time" means the maximum number of  hours
a  student  could  have  attended  class,  whether or not the
student did in fact attend all those hours.
    (15) "Elapsed enrollment time" means the enrollment  time
elapsed  between the actual starting date and the date of the
student's last day of physical attendance in the school.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

    (225 ILCS 410/1-7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1701-7)
    Sec. 1-7.  Licensure required.
    (a)  It is unlawful for any person  to  practice,  or  to
hold   himself   or   herself  out  to  be  a  cosmetologist,
esthetician, nail technician, or barber without a license  as
a  cosmetologist,  esthetician,  nail  technician,  or barber
issued by the Department of Professional Regulation  pursuant
to the provisions of this Act and of the Civil Administrative
Code  of Illinois.  It is also unlawful for any person, firm,
partnership, or corporation to own,  operate,  or  conduct  a
cosmetology,  esthetics,  nail  technology,  or barber school
without a license issued by  the  Department  or  to  own  or
operate a cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology salon or
barber  shop  without a certificate of registration issued by
the Department.  It is further unlawful  for  any  person  to
teach  in  any  cosmetology,  esthetics,  nail technology, or
barber college or school approved by the Department  or  hold
himself  or  herself  out  as  a cosmetology, esthetics, nail
technology, or barber teacher without a license as a teacher,
issued by the Department or as a cosmetology,  esthetics,  or
nail  technology clinic teacher without a license as a clinic
teacher issued by the Department.
    (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this  Act,  a
person licensed as a cosmetologist or barber may hold himself
or  herself  out  as  an  esthetician  and  may engage in the
practice of esthetics, as defined in this Act, without  being
licensed   as   an  esthetician.   A  person  licensed  as  a
cosmetology teacher or barber teacher may teach esthetics  or
hold  himself  or herself out as an esthetics teacher without
being licensed as an esthetics teacher.  A person licensed as
a cosmetologist may hold himself or herself  out  as  a  nail
technician and may engage in the practice of nail technology,
as  defined  in  this  Act,  without being licensed as a nail
technician.  A person licensed as a cosmetology  teacher  may
teach  nail  technology  and hold himself or herself out as a
nail technology teacher without  being  licensed  as  a  nail
technology teacher.
    (c)  A  person  licensed  as  a  barber  teacher may hold
himself or herself out as a barber and may practice barbering
without a license as  a  barber.   A  person  licensed  as  a
cosmetology  teacher  may  hold  himself  or herself out as a
cosmetologist, esthetician, and  nail  technologist  and  may
practice  cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology without
a  license  as  a   cosmetologist,   esthetician,   or   nail
technologist.   A person licensed as an esthetics teacher may
hold himself or herself out as an esthetician  without  being
licensed  as  an  esthetician  and  may practice esthetics. A
person licensed as a nail  technician  teacher  may  practice
nail technology and may hold himself or herself out as a nail
technologist without being licensed as a nail technologist.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

    (225 ILCS 410/3-4) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703-4)
    Sec.   3-4.   Licensure   as  a  cosmetology  teacher  or
cosmetology clinic teacher;  qualifications.
    (a)  A person  is  qualified  to  receive  license  as  a
cosmetology  teacher if that person has applied in writing on
forms provided by the Department, has paid the required fees,
and:
         (1) a.  Is at least 18 years of age;
         (2) b.  Has  graduated  from  high  school  or   its
    equivalent;
         (3) c.  Has a current license as a cosmetologist;
         (4) d.  Has  either:  (i)  completed  500  hours  of
    teacher  training in a licensed school of cosmetology and
    had  2  years  of  practical  experience  as  a  licensed
    cosmetologist within 5 years preceding  the  examination;
    or  (ii)  completed  1000  hours of teacher training in a
    licensed school of cosmetology; and
         (5) e.  Has passed an examination authorized by  the
    Department to determine fitness to receive a license as a
    cosmetology teacher; and
         (6) f.  Has met any other requirements of this Act.
    A  cosmetology teacher who teaches esthetics, in order to
be licensed, shall demonstrate, to the  satisfaction  of  the
Department, current skills in the use of machines used in the
practice of esthetics.
    An  individual  who  receives  a license as a cosmetology
teacher  shall  not  be  required  to  maintain   an   active
cosmetology  license  in  order  to  practice  cosmetology as
defined in this Act.
    (b)  A person is qualified to  receive  a  license  as  a
cosmetology  clinic  teacher  if  he  or  she  has applied in
writing on forms provided by the  Department,  has  paid  the
required fees, and:
         (1)  Is at least 18 years of age;
         (2)  Has   graduated   from   high   school  or  its
    equivalent;
         (3)  Has a current license as a cosmetologist;
         (4)  Has  completed  250  hours  of  clinic  teacher
    training in a licensed school of cosmetology  and  has  2
    years of practical experience as a licensed cosmetologist
    within 5 years preceding the examination;
         (5)  Has  passed  an  examination  authorized by the
    Department to determine fitness to receive a license as a
    cosmetology teacher; and
         (6)  Has met any other requirements of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

    (225 ILCS 410/3-6) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703-6)
    Sec. 3-6. Examination.  The  Department  shall  authorize
examinations  of  applicants for licensure as cosmetologists,
and teachers of cosmetology at the times and  places  it  may
determine.   If an applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist
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 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  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  takes  and
completes  a  total of 1500 hours in the study of 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; or (ii) in the case of an
applicant  for  licensure  as  a  cosmetology  teacher,   the
applicant  again takes and completes a total 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 examination taken by  the  applicant,  the  applicant
must again take and complete 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  total of 250 hours of clinic
teacher training in a licensed school of cosmetology.    Each
cosmetology  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  of  product chemistry, sanitary rules
and  regulations,  sanitary  procedures,   chemical   service
procedures,  hazardous  chemicals  and exposure minimization,
knowledge of the anatomy of the skin, scalp, and hair as they
relate to applicable services under this Act  and  labor  and
compensation laws.
    The   examination   of  applicants  for  licensure  as  a
cosmetology,  esthetics,  or  nail  technology  teacher   may
include  all  of  the elements of the exam for licensure as a
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.
    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 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  months  by  the  Department, or (c) the
withdrawal of the application.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

    (225 ILCS 410/3-7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703-7)
    Sec.  3-7.  Licensure;  renewal;  continuing   education;
military  service.  The holder of a license issued under this
Article III may renew that license during the month preceding
the expiration date  thereof  by  paying  the  required  fee,
giving  such  evidence  as  the  Department  may prescribe of
completing not less than 14 hours of continuing education for
a cosmetologist, and 24 hours of continuing education  for  a
cosmetology teacher or cosmetology clinic teacher, within the
2  years prior to renewal.  The training shall be in subjects
approved  by  the  Department  as  prescribed  by  rule  upon
recommendation of the Committee.
    A license that which has been expired  for  more  than  5
years  may  be restored by payment of the restoration fee and
submitting evidence satisfactory to  the  Department  of  the
current  qualifications  and  fitness  of the licensee, which
shall include completion of continuing  education  hours  for
the period subsequent to expiration.
    The  Department  shall  establish by rule a means for the
verification  of  completion  of  the  continuing   education
required   by   this   Section.   This  verification  may  be
accomplished  through  audits  of   records   maintained   by
registrants,  by requiring the filing of continuing education
certificates  with  the  Department,  or   by   other   means
established  by  the Department.  The Department may select a
qualified  organization   that   has   no   direct   business
relationship with a licensee, licensed entity or a subsidiary
of  a  licensed  entity under this Act to maintain and verify
records relating to continuing education.
    A license issued under the provisions of  this  Act  that
which has expired while the holder of the license was engaged
(1)  in  federal  service on active duty with the Army of the
United States, the United States Navy, the Marine Corps,  the
Air Force, the Coast Guard, or any Women's Auxiliary thereof,
or  the  State Militia called into the service or training of
the United States of America, or (2) in training or education
under the supervision of the  United  States  preliminary  to
induction  into  the  military  service, may be reinstated or
restored without the payment  of  any  lapsed  renewal  fees,
reinstatement fee, or restoration fee if within 2 years after
the termination of such service, training, or education other
than  by  dishonorable  discharge,  the  holder furnishes the
Department with an affidavit to the effect that he or she has
been so engaged and that his or  her  service,  training,  or
education has been so terminated.
    The  Department, in its discretion, may waive enforcement
of the continuing education requirement in this  Section  and
shall  adopt rules and regulations defining the standards and
criteria  for  that   such   waiver   under   the   following
circumstances:
         (a)  the  licensee resides in a locality where it is
    demonstrated that the absence of opportunities  for  such
    education   would  interfere  with  the  ability  of  the
    licensee to provide service to the public;
         (b)  that to comply with  the  continuing  education
    requirements would cause a substantial financial hardship
    on the licensee;
         (c)  that  the  licensee  is  serving  in the United
    States Armed Forces; or
         (d)  that  the  licensee  is  incapacitated  due  to
    illness.
    The continuing education requirements of this Section  do
not  apply  to a licensee who (i) is at least 62 years of age
or (ii) has been licensed as a cosmetologist, or  cosmetology
teacher,  or cosmetology clinic teacher for at least 30 years
and  does  not  regularly  work  as   a   cosmetologist,   or
cosmetology  teacher,  or cosmetology clinic teacher for more
than 16 hours per week.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96; 89-706, eff. 1-31-97.)

    (225 ILCS 410/3-7.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703-7.1)
    Sec. 3-7.1.   Inactive  Status.   Any  cosmetologist,  or
cosmetology   teacher,  or  cosmetology  clinic  teacher  who
notifies the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the
Department, may elect to place  his  or  her  license  on  an
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 cosmetologist, or cosmetology teacher, or cosmetology
clinic 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 cosmetologist, or cosmetology
teacher,   or   cosmetology  clinic  teacher  requesting  the
restoration completes  the  number  of  hours  of  continuing
education  required  for  renewal  of a license under Section
3-7.
    Any cosmetologist, or cosmetology teacher, or cosmetology
clinic teacher whose license is in an inactive  status  shall
not practice in the State of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

    (225 ILCS 410/3-8) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703-8)
    Sec.  3-8.  Cosmetologists, and cosmetology teachers, and
cosmetology clinic teachers licensed  elsewhere.   Except  as
otherwise  provided in this Act, upon payment of the required
fee, an applicant who  is  a  cosmetologist,  or  cosmetology
teacher, or cosmetology clinic teacher registered or licensed
under  the  laws  of another state or territory of the United
States or of a  foreign  country  or  province  may,  without
examination,   be   granted   a   license   as   a   licensed
cosmetologist,  or cosmetology teacher, or cosmetology clinic
teacher  by  the  Department  in  its  discretion  upon   the
following conditions:
    (a)  The  cosmetologist applicant is at least 16 years of
age and the cosmetology teacher or cosmetology clinic teacher
applicant is at least 18 years of age; and
    (b)  The requirements for the registration  or  licensing
of  cosmetologists,  or  cosmetology teachers, or cosmetology
clinic teachers in the particular state, territory,  country,
or  province  were, at the date of the license, substantially
equivalent  to   the   requirements   then   in   force   for
cosmetologists,   or  cosmetology  teachers,  or  cosmetology
clinic  teachers  in  this  State;  or  the   applicant   has
established  proof  of  legal practice as a cosmetologist, or
cosmetology teacher, or cosmetology clinic teacher in another
jurisdiction for at least 3 years; and
    (c)  Has met any other requirements of this Act.
    The  Department  shall  prescribe  reasonable  rules  and
regulations governing the recognition of and the credit to be
given to the  study  of  cosmetology  under  a  cosmetologist
registered  or  licensed  under  the laws of another state or
territory of the  United  States  or  a  foreign  country  or
province  by  an  applicant for a license as a cosmetologist,
and  for  the  recognition  of  legal  practice  in   another
jurisdiction towards the education required under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

    (225 ILCS 410/3A-3) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703A-3)
    Sec.   3A-3.   Licensure   as   an   esthetics   teacher;
qualifications.
    (a)  A  person  is  qualified  to receive a license as an
esthetics teacher if that person has applied  in  writing  on
forms  supplied  by  the  Department, paid the required fees,
and:
         (1) (a)  is at least 18 years of age;
         (2) (b)  has  graduated  from  high  school  or  its
    equivalent;
         (3) (c)  has  a  current  license  as   a   licensed
    cosmetologist or esthetician;
         (4) (d)  has either:  (i) (1) completed 500 hours of
    teacher training in a licensed school of cosmetology or a
    licensed  esthetics  school  and had 2 years of practical
    experience as a  licensed  cosmetologist  or  esthetician
    within  5  years  preceding  the examination; or (ii) (2)
    completed 750 hours of teacher  training  in  a  licensed
    school of cosmetology approved by the Department to teach
    esthetics or a licensed esthetics school;
         (5) (e)  has passed an examination authorized by the
    Department to determine fitness to receive a license as a
    licensed cosmetology or esthetics teacher;
         (6) (f)  demonstrates,  to  the  satisfaction of the
    Department, current skills in the use of machines used in
    the practice of esthetics; and
         (7) (g)  has met any other requirements as  required
    by this Act.
    (b)  A  person  is  qualified  to receive a license as an
esthetics clinic  teacher  if  that  person  has  applied  in
writing  on  forms  supplied  by  the  Department,  paid  the
required fees, and:
         (1)  is at least 18 years of age;
         (2)  has   graduated   from   high   school  or  its
    equivalent;
         (3)  has   a   current   license   as   a   licensed
    cosmetologist or esthetician;
         (4)  has  completed  250  hours  of  clinic  teacher
    training in a licensed school of cosmetology approved  by
    the Department to teach esthetics or a licensed esthetics
    school  and  had  2  years  of  practical experience as a
    licensed cosmetologist  or  esthetician  within  5  years
    preceding the examination;
         (5)  has  passed  an  examination  authorized by the
    Department to determine fitness to receive a license as a
    licensed  cosmetology  teacher  or   licensed   esthetics
    teacher;
         (6)  demonstrates,   to   the  satisfaction  of  the
    Department, current skills in the use of machines used in
    the practice of esthetics; and
         (7)  has met any other requirements required by this
    Act.
    (c)  An applicant who is issued a license as an esthetics
teacher or  esthetics  clinic  teacher  is  not  required  to
maintain  an  esthetics  license  in  order to practice as an
esthetician as defined in this Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

    (225 ILCS 410/3A-5) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703A-5)
    Sec. 3A-5.  Examination.
    (a)  The  Department  shall  authorize  examinations   of
applicants  for  licenses  as  estheticians,  and teachers of
esthetics at such times and places as it may determine.   The
Department  shall  authorize not less than 4 examinations for
license as estheticians, and esthetics teachers in a calendar
year.
    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 or esthetics clinic  teacher  is  unsuccessful  at  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 a licensed
school  of  cosmetology or esthetics since the applicant last
took the examination.  An  applicant  who  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 total of 750 hours in the study  of  esthetics
in  a  licensed  school  of  cosmetology  approved  to  teach
esthetics or 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 total of 750 hours of teacher training in
a  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
taken  by  the  applicant,  the applicant must again take and
complete  500  hours  of  teacher   training   in    licensed
cosmetology  or  a licensed esthetics school; or (iii) in the
case of an applicant for a license  as  an  esthetics  clinic
teacher,  the applicant shall again take and complete a total
of 250 hours of clinic teacher training in a licensed  school
of cosmetology or a licensed school of esthetics.
    (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 of:
         (1) a.  product chemistry;
         (2) b.  sanitary rules and regulations;
         (3) c.  sanitary procedures;
         (4) d.  chemical service procedures;
         (5) e.  knowledge of the anatomy of the skin, as  it
    relates to applicable services under this Act;
         (6) f.  the provisions and requirements of this Act;
    and
         (7) g.  labor and compensation laws.
    (c)  The  examination  of  applicants for licensure as an
esthetics teacher may shall include all of the above and  may
also include:
         (1) 1.  Teaching methodology;
         (2) 2.  Classroom management; and
         (3) 3.  Record  keeping  and any other subjects that
    the Department may deem  necessary  to  insure  competent
    performance.
    (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, or an esthetics
clinic 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)  (a)  the  expiration of 6
months after the filing of such written application, or  (ii)
(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  (iii)  (c)   the
withdrawal of the application.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

    (225 ILCS 410/3A-6) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703A-6)
    Sec.  3A-6.   Licensure;  renewal;  continuing education;
examination; military  service.   The  holder  of  a  license
issued  under  this Article may renew such license during the
month preceding the expiration date  thereof  by  paying  the
required  fee,  giving  such  evidence  as the Department may
prescribe  of  completing  not  less  than   10   hours   for
estheticians,  and  not  less  than  20  hours  of continuing
education  for  esthetics  teachers   or   esthetics   clinic
teachers,  within the 2 years prior to renewal.  The training
shall  be  in  subjects,  approved  by  the   Department   as
prescribed by rule upon recommendation of the Committee.
    A  license  that  which  has  expired  or  been placed on
inactive status may  be  restored  only  by  payment  of  the
restoration  fee  and submitting evidence satisfactory to the
Department of the current qualifications and fitness  of  the
licensee  including  the  completion  of continuing education
hours for the period following expiration.
    A license issued under the provisions of  this  Act  that
which has expired while the holder of the license was engaged
(1)  in  federal  service on active duty with the Army of the
United States, the United States Navy, the Marine Corps,  the
Air Force, the Coast Guard, or any Women's Auxiliary thereof,
or  the  State Militia called into the service or training of
the United States of America, or (2) in training or education
under the supervision of the  United  States  preliminary  to
induction  into  the  military  service, may be reinstated or
restored without the payment  of  any  lapsed  renewal  fees,
reinstatement fee, or restoration fee if within 2 years after
the termination of such service, training, or education other
than  by  dishonorable  discharge,  the  holder furnishes the
Department with an affidavit to the effect that he or she has
been so engaged and that his or  her  service,  training,  or
education has been so terminated.
    The  Department, in its discretion, may waive enforcement
of the continuing education requirement in this Section,  and
shall  adopt  rules  defining  the standards and criteria for
such waiver, under the following circumstances:
    (1) (a)  the licensee resides in a locality where  it  is
demonstrated  that  the  absence  of  opportunities  for such
education would interfere with the ability of the licensee to
provide service to the public;
    (2) (b)  the licensee's compliance  with  the  continuing
education  requirements  would  cause a substantial financial
hardship on the licensee;
    (3) (c)  the licensee is serving  in  the  United  States
Armed Forces; or
    (4) (d)  the licensee is incapacitated due to illness.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

    (225 ILCS 410/3A-7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703A-7)
    Sec. 3A-7. Estheticians licensed elsewhere.  Upon payment
of  the  required  fee,  an  applicant  who is an esthetician
registered or licensed under the laws  of  another  state  or
territory  of  the  United  States or of a foreign country or
province may, without examination, be granted a license as  a
licensed esthetician by the Department in its discretion upon
the following conditions:
    (a)  In the case of an esthetician registered or licensed
elsewhere,
         (1)  The applicant is at least 16 years of age; and
         (2)  The   requirements   for  the  registration  or
    licensing  of  estheticians  in  the  particular   state,
    territory,  country,  or province were at the date of the
    license substantially equivalent to the requirements then
    in force in this State.
    (b)  In the case of an  esthetics  teacher  or  esthetics
clinic teacher registered or licensed elsewhere,
         (1)  The applicant is at least 18 years of age; and
         (2)  The   requirements   for  the  registration  or
    licensing  of  esthetics  teachers  or  esthetics  clinic
    teachers teacher  in  the  particular  state,  territory,
    country,  or  province  were  at  the date of the license
    substantially equivalent  to  the  requirements  then  in
    force  in  this  State;  or the applicant has established
    proof of  legal  practice  as  an  esthetics  teacher  in
    another jurisdiction for at least 3 years.
    An applicant who has  been licensed to practice esthetics
in another state may receive credit of at least 300 hours for
each  year  of experience toward the education required under
this Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

    (225 ILCS 410/3B-15)
    Sec. 3B-15. Grounds for disciplinary action.  In addition
to any other cause herein set forth the Department may refuse
to issue or renew and may suspend,  place  on  probation,  or
revoke  any  license  to  operate a school, or take any other
action that the Department may  deem  proper,  including  the
imposition  of  civil penalties not to exceed $1,000 for each
violation, for any one or any combination  of  the  following
causes:
    (1)  Repeated  violation  of any provision of this Act or
any standard or rule established under this Act.
    (2)  Knowingly   furnishing   false,    misleading,    or
incomplete  information  to  the  Department  or  failure  to
furnish information requested by the Department.
    (3)  Violation  of  any commitment made in an application
for a license, including failure to maintain  standards  that
are  the  same  as,  or  substantially  equivalent  to, those
represented in the school's applications and advertising.
    (4)  Presenting  to  prospective   students   information
relating  to  the  school,  or to employment opportunities or
opportunities  for  enrollment  in  institutions  of   higher
learning after entering into or completing courses offered by
the school, that which is false, misleading, or fraudulent.
    (5)  Failure  to  provide  premises  or  equipment  or to
maintain them in a safe and sanitary condition as required by
law.
    (6)  Failure to maintain financial resources adequate for
the  satisfactory  conduct  of  the  courses  of  instruction
offered or to retain a sufficient and qualified instructional
and administrative staff.
    (7)  Refusal to admit  applicants  on  account  of  race,
color,  creed,  sex, physical or mental handicap unrelated to
ability, religion, or national origin.
    (8)  Paying a commission or valuable consideration to any
person for acts or services performed in  violation  of  this
Act.
    (9)  Attempting  to  confer a fraudulent degree, diploma,
or certificate upon a student.
    (10)  Failure  to  correct  any  deficiency  or  act   of
noncompliance  under  this  Act  or  the  standards and rules
established under this Act within reasonable time limits  set
by the Department.
    (11)  Conduct of business or instructional services other
than at locations approved by the Department.
    (12)  Failure  to  make  all of the disclosures or making
inaccurate disclosures to the Department or in the enrollment
agreement as required under this Act.
    (13)  Failure to make appropriate refunds as required  by
this Act.
    (14)  Denial, loss, or withdrawal of accreditation by any
accrediting agency.
    (15)  During  any calendar year, having a failure rate of
25% or greater for those of its students student who for  the
first  time take the examination authorized by the Department
to  determine   fitness   to   receive   a   license   as   a
cosmetologist,  cosmetology teacher, esthetician, esthetician
teacher,  nail  technician,  or   nail   technology   teacher
provided  that  a  student who transfers into the school with
750 or more hours for cosmetologists, 375 or more  hours  for
estheticians,  175  or more hours for nail technician, or 500
or more hours for teachers or 125 or more  hours  for  clinic
teachers  and  who takes the examination during that calendar
year shall not be counted for  purposes  of  determining  the
school's  failure  rate  on an examination, without regard to
whether  that  transfer   student   passes   or   fails   the
examination.
    (16)  Failure to maintain a written record indicating the
funds  received  per  student and funds paid out per student.
Such records shall be maintained for a minimum of 7 years and
shall be made available to the Department upon request.  Such
records  shall identify the funding source and amount for any
student who has enrolled as well as any other item set  forth
by rule.
    (17)  Failure to maintain a copy of the student record as
defined by rule.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

    (225 ILCS 410/3C-1) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-1)
    Sec.  3C-1.  Definitions.   "Nail  technician"  means any
person  who  for  compensation   manicures,   pedicures,   or
decorates  nails,  applies sculptured or otherwise artificial
nails by hand or with mechanical or electrical  apparatus  or
appliances,  or  in  any  way  cares for the nails of another
person for other than therapeutic purposes.
    "Nail technician teacher" means an individual licensed by
the Department to  provide  instruction  in  the  theory  and
practice  of  nail technology to students in an approved nail
technology school.
    "Licensed  nail  technology  clinic  teacher"  means   an
individual  licensed  by  the  Department  to  practice  nail
technology  as  defined  in  this Act and to provide clinical
instruction in the practice of nail technology in an approved

school  of  cosmetology  or  an  approved  school   of   nail
technology.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

    (225 ILCS 410/3C-3) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-3)
    Sec.  3C-3.   Licensure  as  a nail technology teacher or
nail technology clinic teacher; qualifications.
    (a)  A person is qualified to receive a license as a nail
technology teacher if that person has filed an application on
forms provided by the Department, paid the required fee, and:
         (1) (a)  is at least 18 years of age;
         (2) (b)  has  graduated  from  high  school  or  its
    equivalent;
         (3) (c)  has a current license as a cosmetologist or
    nail technician;
         (4) (d)  has either:  (1)  completed  500  hours  of
    teacher  training in a licensed school of nail technology
    or cosmetology, and had 2 years of  practical  experience
    as  a  nail technician; or (2) has completed 625 hours of
    teacher training in  a  licensed  school  of  cosmetology
    approved  to  teach  nail  technology  or  school of nail
    technology; and
         (5) (e)  who has passed an examination authorized by
    the Department to determine fitness to receive a  license
    as a cosmetology or nail technology teacher.
    (b)  A person is qualified to receive a license as a nail
technology  clinic  teacher  if  that  person  has applied in
writing  on  forms  supplied  by  the  Department,  paid  the
required fees, and:
         (1)  is at least 18 years of age;
         (2)  has  graduated  from   high   school   or   its
    equivalent;
         (3)  has   a   current   license   as   a   licensed
    cosmetologist or nail technician;
         (4)  has  completed  250  hours  of  clinic  teacher
    training  in  a  licensed  school  of  cosmetology  or  a
    licensed  nail  technology  school  and  had  2  years of
    practical experience as a licensed cosmetologist or  nail
    technician within 5 years preceding the examination;
         (5)  has  passed  an  examination  authorized by the
    Department to determine fitness to receive a license as a
    licensed cosmetology teacher or licensed nail  technology
    teacher;
         (6)  demonstrates,   to   the  satisfaction  of  the
    Department, current skills in the use of machines used in
    the practice of nail technology; and
         (7)  has met any other requirements required by this
    Act.
    (c)  An applicant  who  receives  a  license  as  a  nail
technology  teacher  or  nail technology clinic teacher shall
not be required to maintain a license as a nail technician.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

    (225 ILCS 410/3C-7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-7)
    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.
    The   Department   shall   authorize   not  less  than  4
examinations for licenses as nail technicians,  technologists
and nail technology teachers in a calendar year.
    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  as  a  nail  technology  teacher,  or  nail
technology clinic teacher is unsuccessful at  3  examinations
conducted  by  the  Department,  the  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  technology  in  a
licensed   school  of  cosmetology  approved  to  teach  nail
technology or nail technology and (ii) for a nail  technology
teacher  or  nail technology clinic teacher, not less than 80
hours  of  additional  study  in  teaching  methodology   and
educational  psychology  in an approved school of cosmetology
or  nail  technology  since  the  applicant  last  took   the
examination.
    An  applicant  who fails the fourth examination shall not
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 duration; or (ii)  in  the  case  of  an
applicant  for  licensure  as  a nail technology teacher, the
applicant again takes and completes a total of 625  hours  of
teacher  training  in  an  approved 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 500
hours of teacher training in a licensed school of cosmetology
approved to teach nail technology, or a  licensed  school  of
nail  technology or 250 hours of clinic teacher training in a
licensed school of cosmetology.
    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
product chemistry, sanitary rules and  regulations,  sanitary
procedures,  hazardous  chemicals  and exposure minimization,
this Act, and labor and compensation laws.
    The  examination  for  licensure  as  a  nail  technology
teacher or nail technology clinic teacher may  shall  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.
    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 or
nail technology clinic teacher, if the  person  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 a license, until: (a) the expiration of  6  months
after  the  filing  of  the  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.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96; 89-706, eff. 1-31-97.)
    (225 ILCS 410/3C-8) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-8)
    Sec.  3C-8.   License  renewal;  expiration;   continuing
education;  persons  in  military  service.   The holder of a
license issued under this  Article  may  renew  that  license
during the month preceding the expiration date of the license
by  paying  the  required  fee  and  giving  evidence, as the
Department may prescribe, of  completing  not  less  than  10
hours  of  continuing  education for a nail technician and 20
hours of continuing education for a nail  technology  teacher
or  nail  technology clinic teacher, within the 2 years prior
to renewal.  The continuing education shall be  in  subjects,
approved by the Department upon recommendation of the Barber,
Cosmetology,   Esthetics,   and  Nail  Technology  Committee,
relating to the practice of nail technology,  including,  but
not  limited  to,  review  of  sanitary procedures, review of
chemical service procedures, review of this Act,  and  review
of  the  Workers'  Compensation Act.  However, at least 10 of
the  hours  of  continuing  education  required  for  a  nail
technology teacher or nail technology clinic teacher shall be
in subjects relating  to  teaching  methodology,  educational
psychology,  and  classroom  management  or in other subjects
related to teaching.
    A license that has been expired  or  placed  on  inactive
status may be restored only by payment of the restoration fee
and submitting evidence satisfactory to the Department of the
meeting   of   current  qualifications  and  fitness  of  the
licensee, including the completion  of  continuing  education
hours for the period subsequent to expiration.
    A  license  issued  under  this  Article that has expired
while the holder of the license was engaged  (1)  in  federal
service  on  active  duty with the Army of the United States,
the United States Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force,  the
Coast  Guard,  or any Women's Auxiliary thereof, or the State
Militia called into the service or  training  of  the  United
States  of America, or (2) in training or education under the
supervision of the United  States  preliminary  to  induction
into  the  military  service,  may  be reinstated or restored
without the payment of any lapsed renewal fees, reinstatement
fee  or  restoration  fee  if,  within  2  years  after   the
termination of the service, training, or education other than
by   dishonorable   discharge,   the   holder  furnishes  the
Department  with  an  affidavit  to  the  effect   that   the
certificate  holder has been so engaged and that the service,
training, or education has been so terminated.
    The Department, in its discretion, may waive  enforcement
of  the continuing education requirement in this Section, and
shall adopt rules defining the  standards  and  criteria  for
such waiver, under the following circumstances:
    (a)  the  licensee  resides  in  a  locality  where it is
demonstrated that  the  absence  of  opportunities  for  such
education would interfere with the ability of the licensee to
provide service to the public;
    (b)  the   licensee's   compliance  with  the  continuing
education requirements would cause  a  substantial  financial
hardship on the licensee;
    (c)  the  licensee  is serving in the United States Armed
Forces; or
    (d)  the licensee is incapacitated due to illness.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96; 89-706, eff. 1-31-97.)

    (225 ILCS 410/3C-9) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-9)
    Sec. 3C-9.  Endorsement.  Upon payment  of  the  required
fee,   an  applicant  who  is  a  nail  technician,  or  nail
technology  teacher,  or  nail  technology   clinic   teacher
registered  or  licensed  under  the laws of another state or
territory of the United States or of  a  foreign  country  or
province  may, without examination, be granted a license as a
nail  technician,  or  nail  technology  teacher,   or   nail
technology clinic teacher by the Department in its discretion
upon the following conditions:
    (a)  For  a  nail  technologist  registered  or  licensed
elsewhere:
         (1)  the applicant is at least 16 years of age; and
         (2)  the   requirements   for  the  registration  or
    licensing of nail technicians in  the  particular  state,
    territory,  country  or  province  were,  at  the date of
    licensure, substantially equivalent to  the  requirements
    then  in  force  in  this  State.  The  Department  shall
    prescribe  reasonable rules and regulations governing the
    recognition of and the credit to be given to the study of
    nail technology under a cosmetologist or nail  technician
    registered or licensed under the laws of another state or
    territory  of  the  United States or a foreign country or
    province  by  an  applicant  for  a  license  as  a  nail
    technician.
    (b)  For a nail technology  teacher  or  nail  technology
clinic teacher licensed or registered elsewhere:
         (1)  the applicant is at least 18 years of age; and
         (2)  the  requirements  for  the  licensing  of nail
    technology teachers or nail technology clinic teachers in
    the other jurisdiction were, at the  date  of  licensure,
    substantially  equivalent  to  the  requirements  then in
    force in this State; or  the  applicant  has  established
    proof  of  legal practice as a nail technology teacher or
    nail technology clinic teacher  in  another  jurisdiction
    for at least 3 years.
    The  Department  shall  allow  applicants  who  have been
licensed to practice nail technology in other states a credit
of at least 75 hours for each year of experience  toward  the
education required under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)
    (225 ILCS 410/4-1) (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-1)
    Sec.   4-1.   Powers   and  duties  of  Department.   The
Department shall exercise, subject to the provisions of  this
Act, the following functions, powers and duties:
    (1) 1.  To   cause   to   be  conducted  examinations  to
ascertain the qualifications and fitness  of  applicants  for
licensure  as cosmetologists, estheticians, nail technicians,
or barbers and as cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, or
barbering teachers.
    (2) 2.  To establish qualifications for  licensure  as  a
cosmetologist,  esthetician,  nail  technician,  or barber or
cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, or barber teacher or
cosmetology, esthetics, or nail  technology  clinic  teachers
for    persons    currently   licensed   as   cosmetologists,
estheticians, nail technicians, or  barbers  or  cosmetology,
esthetics,   nail   technology,   or   barber   teachers   or
cosmetology,  esthetics,  or  nail technology clinic teachers
outside the State of Illinois or the continental U.S.
    (3) 3.  To prescribe rules for:
         (i) a.  The method of examination of candidates  for
    licensure   as   a   cosmetologist,   esthetician,   nail
    technician,  or  barber  or  cosmetology, esthetics, nail
    technology, or barbering teacher.
         (ii) b.  Minimum standards as to what constitutes an
    approved   school   of   cosmetology,   esthetics,   nail
    technology, or barbering.
    (4) 4.  To  conduct   investigations   or   hearings   on
proceedings to determine disciplinary action.
    (5) 5.  To   prescribe  reasonable  rules  governing  the
sanitary regulation and inspection of cosmetology, esthetics,
nail technology, or barbering schools.
    (6) 6.  To prescribe, subject to and consistent with  the
provisions  of Section 4-1.5, reasonable rules for the method
of renewal for each license as a cosmetologist,  esthetician,
nail  technician,  or  barber or cosmetology, esthetics, nail
technology, or barbering teacher or  cosmetology,  esthetics,
or nail technology clinic teacher.
    (7) 7.  To  prescribe  reasonable rules for the method of
registration, the issuance, fees, renewal and discipline of a
certificate of registration for the ownership or operation of
cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology salons and barber
shops.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

    (225 ILCS 410/4-4) (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-4)
    Sec. 4-4. Issuance of license.  Whenever  the  provisions
of  this  Act  have  been complied with, the Department shall
issue  a  license  as  a  cosmetologist,  esthetician,   nail
technician,  or  barber,  or  a  license  as  a  cosmetology,
esthetics,  nail  technology,  or  barbering  teacher,  or  a
license  as  a  cosmetology,  esthetics,  or  nail technology
clinic teacher as the case may be.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

    (225 ILCS 410/4-7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-7)
    Sec.  4-7.   Refusal,  suspension   and   revocation   of
licenses; causes; disciplinary action.
    (1)  The Department may refuse to issue or renew, and may
suspend,  revoke,  place  on probation, reprimand or take any
other disciplinary action as the Department may deem  proper,
including  civil  penalties  not  to  exceed  $500  for  each
violation,  with  regard  to  any license for any one, or any
combination, of the following causes:
         a.  Conviction of any crime under the  laws  of  the
    United  States  or any state or territory thereof that is
    (i) a felony, (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of
    which is dishonesty, or (iii) a crime which is related to
    the practice of the profession.
         b.  Conviction of any of the  violations  listed  in
    Section 4-20.
         c.  Material  misstatement in furnishing information
    to the Department.
         d.  Making any misrepresentation for the purpose  of
    obtaining  a  license  or violating any provision of this
    Act or its rules.
         e.  Aiding or assisting another person in  violating
    any provision of this Act or its rules.
         f.  Failing,  within 60 days, to provide information
    in response to a written request made by the Department.
         g.  Discipline  by  another  state,  territory,   or
    country if at least one of the grounds for the discipline
    is  the  same as or substantially equivalent to those set
    forth in this Act.
         h.  Practice  in  the   barber,   nail   technology,
    esthetics,  or  cosmetology  profession, or an attempt to
    practice   in   those    professions,    by    fraudulent
    misrepresentation.
         i.  Gross malpractice or gross incompetency.
         j.  Continued  practice by a person knowingly having
    an infectious or contagious disease.
         k.  Solicitation of professional services  by  using
    false or misleading advertising.
         l.  A  finding  by the Department that the licensee,
    after having his or her license  placed  on  probationary
    status, has violated the terms of probation.
         m.  Directly  or  indirectly  giving to or receiving
    from  any  person,  firm,  corporation,  partnership   or
    association any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of
    compensation  for  any professional services not actually
    or personally rendered.
         n.  Violating any of the provisions of this  Act  or
    rules adopted pursuant to this Act.
         o.  Willfully  making  or  filing  false  records or
    reports relating to a licensee's practice, including  but
    not  limited  to, false records filed with State agencies
    or departments.
         p.  Habitual or excessive use addiction to  alcohol,
    narcotics,  stimulants,  or  any  other chemical agent or
    drug that results  in  the  inability  to  practice  with
    reasonable judgment, skill or safety.
         q.  Engaging    in    dishonorable,   unethical   or
    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to  deceive,
    defraud, or harm the public as may be defined by rules of
    the  Department,  or  violating the rules of professional
    conduct which may be adopted by the Department.
         r.  Permitting any person to use for any unlawful or
    fraudulent  purpose   one's   diploma   or   license   or
    certificate  of  registration  as  a  cosmetologist, nail
    technician, esthetician, or barber or  cosmetology,  nail
    technology,  esthetics,  or barbering teacher or salon or
    shop or cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology clinic
    teacher.
         s.  Being named as a  perpetrator  in  an  indicated
    report  by the Department of Children and Family Services
    under the Abused and Neglected Child  Reporting  Act  and
    upon  proof  by  clear  and  convincing evidence that the
    licensee has caused a child to  be  an  abused  child  or
    neglected  child  as  defined in the Abused and Neglected
    Child Reporting Act.
    (2)  In rendering an order, the Director shall take  into
consideration  the facts and circumstances involving the type
of acts  or  omissions  in  paragraph  (1)  of  this  Section
including, but not limited to:
         (a)  the  extent  to  which public confidence in the
    cosmetology, nail  technology,  esthetics,  or  barbering
    profession was, might have been, or may be, injured;
         (b)  the  degree  of  trust and dependence among the
    involved parties;
         (c)  the character and  degree  of  harm  which  did
    result or might have resulted;
         (d)  the  intent  or mental state of the licensee at
    the time of the acts or omissions.
    (3)  The  Department  shall  reissue   the   license   or
registration  upon  certification  by  the Committee that the
disciplined licensee or registrant has complied with  all  of
the  terms and conditions set forth in the final order or has
been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust.
    (4)  The Department may refuse to issue  or  may  suspend
the  license or certificate of registration of any person who
fails to file a  return,  or  to  pay  the  tax,  penalty  or
interest  shown  in  a  filed  return,  or  to  pay any final
assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as  required  by  any
tax  Act  administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue,
until such time as the requirements of any such tax  Act  are
satisfied.
    (5)  The   Department  shall  deny  without  hearing  any
application for a license or renewal of a license under  this
Act  by  a  person  who  has defaulted on an educational loan
guaranteed by the  Illinois  Student  Assistance  Commission;
however,  the  Department may issue or renew a license if the
person in default has established  a  satisfactory  repayment
record  as  determined  by  the  Illinois  Student Assistance
Commission.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

    (225 ILCS 410/4-9) (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-9)
    Sec. 4-9. Practice without a license or after  suspension
or revocation thereof.
    (a)  If  any  person violates the provisions of this Act,
the Director may, in the name of the People of the  State  of
Illinois,  through  the  Attorney  General  of  the  State of
Illinois, petition, for an order enjoining such violation  or
for  an  order  enforcing compliance with this Act.  Upon the
filing of a verified petition in such court,  the  court  may
issue  a temporary restraining order, without notice or bond,
and may preliminarily and permanently enjoin such  violation,
and  if it is established that such person has violated or is
violating the injunction, the Court may punish  the  offender
for  contempt of court.  Proceedings under this Section shall
be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other remedies and
penalties provided by this Act.
    (b)  If  any  person  shall   practice   as   a   barber,
cosmetologist,  nail  technician,  or esthetician, or teacher
thereof or cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology  clinic
teacher  or  hold  himself out as such without being licensed
under the provisions of this  Act,  then  any  licensee,  any
interested  party,  or  any  person  injured  thereby may, in
addition to the Director, petition for relief as provided  in
subsection (a) of this Section.
    (c)  Whenever in the opinion of the Department any person
violates  any provision of this Act, the Department may issue
a rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist  should
not be entered against him.  The rule shall clearly set forth
the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall provide a
period  of 7 days from the date of the rule to file an answer
to the satisfaction of the Department. Failure to  answer  to
the  satisfaction  of  the Department shall cause an order to
cease and desist to be issued immediately.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

    (225 ILCS 410/4-19) (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-19)
    Sec.  4-19.  Emergency  suspension.   The  Director   may
temporarily  suspend  the license of a barber, cosmetologist,
nail technician, esthetician  or  teacher  thereof  or  of  a
cosmetology,  esthetics,  or  nail  technology clinic teacher
without a hearing, simultaneously  with  the  institution  of
proceedings  for  a  hearing  provided for in Section 4-10 of
this  Act,  if  the  Director  finds  that  evidence  in  his
possession indicates  that  the  licensee's  continuation  in
practice  would  constitute an imminent danger to the public.
In the event that the Director  suspends,  temporarily,  this
license  without  a hearing, a hearing must be held within 30
days after such suspension has occurred.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

    (225 ILCS 410/4-20) (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-20)
    Sec. 4-20. Violations; penalties.  Whoever  violates  any
of the following shall, for the first offense, be guilty of a
Class  B misdemeanor; for the second offense, shall be guilty
of a Class A misdemeanor; and for  all  subsequent  offenses,
shall  be  guilty  of  a Class 4 felony and be fined not less
than $1,000 or more than $5,000.
    (1) a.  The practice  of  cosmetology,  nail  technology,
esthetics or barbering or an attempt to practice cosmetology,
nail technology, esthetics, or barbering without a license as
a  cosmetologist, nail technician, esthetician or barber or a
cosmetology, nail technology, esthetics, or barbering teacher
without  a  license  as  a  cosmetology,   nail   technology,
esthetics   or   barbering   teacher  or  as  a  cosmetology,
esthetics, or nail technology clinic teacher without a proper
license.
    (2) b.  The obtaining  of  or  an  attempt  to  obtain  a
license  or  money  or any other thing of value by fraudulent
misrepresentation.
    (3) c.  Practice  in   the   barber,   nail   technology,
cosmetology or esthetic profession, or an attempt to practice
in those professions by fraudulent misrepresentation.
    (4) d.  Wilfully  making  any  false  oath or affirmation
whenever an oath or affirmation is required by this Act.
    (5) e.  The violation of any of the  provisions  of  this
Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

    Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

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