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92_SB1690
LRB9212649LDtm
1 AN ACT in relation to professional regulation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail
5 Technology Act of 1985 is amended by changing Section 3-2 as
6 follows:
7 (225 ILCS 410/3-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703-2)
8 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
9 Sec. 3-2. Licensure; qualifications.
10 (1) A person is qualified to receive a license as a
11 cosmetologist who has filed an application on forms provided
12 by the 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
15 school, or its equivalent; and
16 c. Has graduated from a school of cosmetology
17 approved by the Department, having completed a program
18 total of l500 hours in the study of cosmetology extending
19 over a period of not less than 8 months nor more than 7
20 consecutive years. A school of cosmetology may, at its
21 discretion, consistent with the rules of the Department,
22 accept up to 500 hours of barber school training at a
23 recognized barber school toward the l500 hour program
24 requirement of cosmetology. Time spent in such study
25 under the laws of another state or territory of the
26 United States or of a foreign country or province shall
27 be credited toward the period of study required by the
28 provisions of this paragraph; and
29 d. Has passed an examination authorized by the
30 Department to determine fitness to receive a license as a
31 cosmetologist. The requirements for remedial training set
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1 forth in Section 3-6 of this Act may be waived in whole
2 or in part by the Department upon proof to the Department
3 that the applicant has demonstrated competence to again
4 sit for the examination. The Department shall promulgate
5 rules establishing the standards by which such
6 determination shall be made; and
7 e. Has met any other requirements of this Act.
8 (2) If the applicant applies for a license as a
9 cosmetologist on September 1, 2000 or September 2, 2000, the
10 Department may accept a verified 10 years of cosmetology
11 experience, which may include esthetics or nail technology
12 experience, before July 1, 2000 in lieu of the requirements
13 in items c and d of subsection (1) of this Section.
14 (Source: P.A. 91-863, eff. 7-1-00.)
15 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16 becoming law.