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91_HB1157
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1 AN ACT to amend the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and
2 Nail Technology Act of 1985 by changing Section 3-2.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail
6 Technology Act of 1985 is amended by changing Section 3-2 as
7 follows:
8 (225 ILCS 410/3-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703-2)
9 Sec. 3-2. Licensure; qualifications. A person is
10 qualified to receive a license as a cosmetologist if he or
11 she who has filed an application on forms provided by the
12 Department, pays the required fees, and:
13 a. Is at least l6 years of age; and
14 b. Has graduated from an eighth grade elementary school,
15 or its equivalent; and
16 c. Has graduated from a school of cosmetology approved
17 by the Department, having completed a total of l500 hours in
18 the study of cosmetology extending over a period of not less
19 than 8 months nor more than 7 consecutive years. A school of
20 cosmetology may, at its discretion, consistent with the
21 rules of the Department, accept up to 500 hours of barber
22 school training at a recognized barber school toward the l500
23 hour course requirement of cosmetology. Time spent in such
24 study under the laws of another state or territory of the
25 United States or of a foreign country or province shall be
26 credited toward the period of study required by the
27 provisions of this paragraph; and
28 d. Has passed an examination authorized by the
29 Department to determine fitness to receive a license as a
30 cosmetologist. The requirements for remedial training set
31 forth in Section 3-6 of this Act may be waived in whole or in
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1 part by the Department upon proof to the Department that the
2 applicant has demonstrated competence to again sit for the
3 examination. The Department shall promulgate rules
4 establishing the standards by which such determination shall
5 be made; and
6 e. Has met any other requirements of this Act.
7 (Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)