12 AAC 09.095. Barber or hairdresser license by waiver

(a) An applicant for a barber or hairdresser license by waiver of examination shall apply on a form provided by the department. The application must include

(1) payment of the fees established in 12 AAC 02.140;

(2) verification of a current license to practice barbering or hairdressing issued by another state;

(3) verification of completed training and work experience equivalent to

(A) 1,650 hours of training in a school approved by the board or another licensing jurisdiction;

(B) 2,000 hours of an apprenticeship program approved by the board or by another licensing jurisdiction;

(C) at least one year of full-time work experience as a licensed barber or hairdresser, averaging no less than 32 hours per week, and a minimum of 1,500 hours of training in an approved school or an apprenticeship program approved by the board or by another licensing jurisdiction; or

(D) at least two years of full-time work experience as a licensed barber or hairdresser, averaging no less than 32 hours per week, and a minimum of 1,000 hours of training in an approved school or an apprenticeship program approved by the board or by another licensing jurisdiction; and

(4) documents verifying that a state in which the applicant was licensed as a barber or hairdresser required the applicant to pass a practical and written examination to qualify for licensure.

(b) An applicant unable to satisfy the requirements of (a)(3) of this section due to lack of equivalency may obtain the needed hours of training and experience through attendance at an approved school or participation in an apprenticeship program approved by the board.

History: Eff. 11/2/81, Register 80; am 10/21/82, Register 84; am 2/28/88, Register 105; am 5/20/88, Register 106; am 5/10/96, Register 138; am 3/19/99, Register 149

Authority: AS 08.13.030

AS 08.13.082

AS 08.13.100

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