§439-14 - Examination.
§439-14 Examination. (a) The board shall contract with a professional testing service to have the testing service prepare and provide examinations for applicants as may be required for the purposes of this chapter. The examinations shall not be confined to any specific system or method, and the examinations shall be consistent with the practical and theoretical requirements of the occupations as provided by this chapter. The examinations shall be given on a regular basis or whenever is appropriate, and be updated and revised based on the current job analysis surveys and other data and information relevant to the practice of cosmetology.
(b) Every applicant who is required by the board to be examined shall pay an examination fee as provided in rules adopted by the director pursuant to chapter 91. The examination fee may be paid directly to the professional testing service by the director or the examinee or deposited with the director of commerce and consumer affairs to the credit of the compliance resolution fund established pursuant to section 26-9(o).
(c) An applicant who fails an initial examination thereafter may file another application for examination with the professional testing service and pay the examination fee for any subsequent examination.
(d) A temporary permit may be issued upon request, to an applicant required to be examined as prescribed in section 439-16. [L 1949, c 397, pt of §1; RL 1955, §59-15; HRS §439-14; am L 1986, c 139, §7; am L 1987, c 154, §14; am L 1989, c 153, §7; am L 1997, c 232, §3]
Cross References
Disposal of examination papers, see §94-5.