SB2511eng 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB2511 Engrossed LRB094 18786 RAS 54191 b

AN ACT concerning regulation.

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 and 2-4 as follows:

(225 ILCS 410/1-4) (from Ch. 111, par. 1701-4)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)

Sec. 1-4. Definitions. In this Act the following words shall have the following meanings:

"Board" means the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Board.

"Department" means the Department of Professional Regulation.

"Director" means the Director of Professional Regulation.

"Licensed barber" means an individual licensed by the Department to practice barbering as defined in this Act and whose license is in good standing.

"Licensed barber clinic teacher" means an individual licensed by the Department to practice barbering, as defined in this Act, and to provide clinical instruction in the practice of barbering in an approved school of barbering.

"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.

"Licensed esthetician" means an individual licensed by the Department to practice esthetics as defined in this Act and whose license is in good standing.

"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.

"Licensed barber teacher" means an individual licensed by the Department to practice barbering as defined in this Act and to provide instruction in the theory and practice of barbering to students in an approved barber school.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"Enrollment" is the date upon which the student signs an enrollment agreement or student contract.

"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.

"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.

"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. 94-451, eff. 12-31-05.)

(225 ILCS 410/1-7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1701-7)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)

Sec. 1-7. Licensure required; renewal.

(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 barber clinic teacher or 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 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 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.

(d) The holder of a license issued under this Act may renew that license during the month preceding the expiration date of the license by paying the required fee.

(Source: P.A. 94-451, eff. 12-31-05.)

(225 ILCS 410/2-4) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702-4)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)

Sec. 2-4. Licensure as a barber teacher; qualifications.

(1) 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;

d. Has graduated from a barber school approved by the Department having either:

(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; or

(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; and

e. Has passed an examination authorized by the Department to determine fitness to receive a license as a barber 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.

(2) A person is qualified to receive a license as a barber clinic teacher if he or she has applied in writing on forms provided by the Department, has paid the required fees, 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;

(D) has (i) completed a program of 250 hours of clinic teacher training in a licensed school of barbering or (ii) within 5 years preceding the required examination, has obtained a minimum of 2 years of practical experience working at least 30 full-time hours per week as a licensed barber and has completed an instructor's institute of 20 hours, as prescribed by the Department, prior to submitting an application for examination;

(E) has passed an examination authorized by the Department to determine eligibility to receive a license as a barber teacher; and

(F) has met any other requirements of this Act.

The Department shall not issue any new barber clinic teacher licenses after January 1, 2009. Any person issued a license as a barber clinic teacher before January 1, 2009, may renew the license after that date under this Act and that person may continue to renew the license or have the license restored during his or her lifetime, subject only to the renewal or restoration requirements for the license under this Act; however, such licensee and license shall remain subject to the provisions of this Act, including, but not limited to, provisions concerning renewal, restoration, fees, continuing education, discipline, administration, and enforcement.

(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

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