Summary
Minor formatting changes are made throughout for clarification. In Section R156-11a-101, the proposed amendments change the rule's title to conform with the new Act name, from the "Barber, Cosmetologist/Barber, Esthetician, Electrologist, and Nail Technician Licensing Act Rule," to the "Cosmetology and Associated Professions Licensing Act Rule." In Section R156-11a-102, the proposed amendments modify citations throughout this section to conform to the other changes made in the rule. In Section R156-11a-302a, the proposed amendments mandate the required examinations for licensure as a hair designer and licensure as a hair designer instructor. In Section R156-11a-302b, the proposed amendments provide foreign school education/credential evaluation standards for the new category of "hair design school" (by adding the new hair design school category to existing foreign school equivalency requirements). In Section R156-11a-302c, the proposed amendments make formatting changes for clarification. In Section R156-11a-502, the proposed amendments provide definitions of unprofessional conduct for the new category of "hair design school" (by adding the hair design school category to existing definitions of unprofessional conduct). In the new Subsections R156-11a-503(4), (5), and (6), the proposed amendments add a fine schedule for the following unlawful conduct: 1) performing an ablative procedure in violation of the statute (first offense $1,000, second offense $2,000); 2) failing as an instructor to give notice to each unlicensed attendee that the education provided is insufficient to qualify the attendee to perform the subject service for compensation, and that the unlicensed attendee must obtain licensure before performing the service for compensation (first offense $500, second offense $1,000); and 3) failing as a salon or school where nail technology is practiced or taught, to maintain the source capture system as required by statute (first offense $500, second offense $1,000). In Section R156-11a-601, the proposed amendments establish accreditation standards for the new category of "hair design school" (by adding the hair design school category to existing accreditation standards). The standards were also rewritten for clarity. In Section R156-11a-602, the proposed amendments establish standards for the physical facilities of a hair design school (by adding the hair design school category to existing school physical facilities standards). In Section R156-11a-603, the proposed amendments establish standards for a student kit for a hair design school (by adding the hair design school category to existing student kit standards). In Section R156-11a-604, the proposed amendments establish standards for the physical facilities of a hair design school that prohibit operation of the school jointly with a barbershop, salon, or spa (by adding the hair design school category to existing school standards). In Section R156-11a-605, the proposed amendments establish standards for the protection of students of a hair design school (by adding the hair design school category to existing school standards). In Section R156-11a-606, the proposed amendments establish standards for the protection of a hair design school (by adding the hair design school category to existing school standards). In Section R156-11a-607, the proposed amendments establish standards for a written contract for students of a hair design school (by adding the hair design school category to existing school standards). In Section R156-11a-608, the proposed amendments establish staff requirements for a hair design school (by adding the hair design school category to existing school standards). In Section R156-11a-609, the proposed amendments establish standards for instructors of a hair design school (by adding the hair design school category to existing school instructor standards). In Sections R156-11a-610, R156-11a-611, R156-11a-612, R156-11a-700, R156-11a-701, R156-11a-702, R156-11a-703, R156-11a-704, and R156-11a-705, minor formatting changes are made throughout these sections for clarification. In Section R156-11a-706, the proposed amendments establish the required curriculum for hair design schools. In Section R156-11a-707, the proposed amendments establish the required curriculum for a hair design instructor school (by adding the hair design school category to existing instructor school standards). In Sections R156-11a-800, R156-11a-801, R156-11a-802, R156-11a-803, and R156-11a-804, minor formatting changes are made throughout these sections for clarification. In Section R156-11a-902, the proposed amendments establish standards for an employee of a hair design school to obtain on-the-job training to become a licensed instructor (by adding the hair design school category to existing standards).