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Article II - Barbers

      (225 ILCS 410/Art. II heading)ARTICLE II BARBERS

    (225 ILCS 410/2‑1)(from Ch. 111, par. 1702‑1)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
    Sec. 2‑1. Barbering defined. Any one or any combination of the following practices constitutes the practice of barbering:
    To shave or trim the beard or cut the hair; to style, arrange, dress, curl, wave, straighten, clean, singe, epilate, depilate, shampoo, marcel, chemically restructure, bleach, tint, color or similarly work upon the hair or cranial prosthesis of any person; to give relaxing facial or scalp massage or treatments with oils, creams or other preparations either by hand or by mechanical appliances. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the shampooing of hair by persons employed for that purpose and who perform such task under the direct supervision of a licensed barber.
(Source: P.A. 94‑451, eff. 12‑31‑05.)

    (225 ILCS 410/2‑2)(from Ch. 111, par. 1702‑2)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
    Sec. 2‑2. Licensure as a barber; qualifications. A person is qualified to receive a license as a barber if that person has applied in writing on forms prescribed by the Department, has paid the required fees, and:
    a. Is at least 16 years of age; and
    b. Has a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance; and
    c. Has graduated from a school of barbering approved by the Department, having completed a total of 1500 hours in the study of barbering extending over a period of not less than 9 months nor more than 3 years. A school of barbering may, at its discretion, consistent with the rules of the Department, accept up to 500 hours of cosmetology school training at a recognized cosmetology school toward the 1500 hour course requirement of barbering. Time spent in such study under the laws of another state or territory of the United States or of a foreign country or province shall be credited toward the period of study required by the provisions of this paragraph; and
    d. Has passed an examination caused to be conducted by the Department or its designated testing service to determine fitness to receive a license as a barber; and
    e. Has met all other requirements of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 89‑387, eff. 1‑1‑96; 89‑706, eff. 1‑31‑97.)

(225 ILCS 410/2‑2a) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702‑2a)     Sec. 2‑2a. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 85‑981. Repealed by P.A. 89‑387, eff. 1‑1‑96.)

    (225 ILCS 410/2‑3)(from Ch. 111, par. 1702‑3)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
    Sec. 2‑3. Licensure as a barber by a cosmetology school graduate. A person is qualified to receive a license as a barber if that person has applied in writing on forms provided by the Department, paid the required fees, and:
    a. Is at least 16 years of age; and
    b. Has a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance; and
    c. Has graduated from a cosmetology school approved by the Department having completed a minimum of 1500 hours in the study of cosmetology; and
    d. Has graduated from a school of barbering approved by the Department having completed a minimum of 1000 additional hours in the study of barbering extending over a period of no less than 6 months nor more than 2 years. Time spent in such study under the laws of another state or territory of the United States or of a foreign country or province shall be credited toward the period of study required by the provisions of this paragraph; and
    e. Has passed an examination caused to be conducted by the Department, or its designated testing service, to determine fitness to receive a license as a barber; and
    f. Has met any other requirements set forth in this Act.
(Source: P.A. 89‑387, eff. 1‑1‑96; 89‑706, eff. 1‑31‑97.)

    (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. 94‑871, eff. 6‑16‑06.)

    (225 ILCS 410/2‑4a)(from Ch. 111, par. 1702‑4a)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
    Sec. 2‑4a. Barbers licensed or registered elsewhere. An applicant who is a barber registered or licensed under the laws of another state or territory of the United States or of a foreign country or province may, without examination, be granted a license as a barber by the Department in its discretion upon filing of an application on forms provided by the Department, paying the required fee, and meeting the following conditions:
        (a) the applicant is at least 16 years of age; and
        (b) the requirements for the registration or

licensure of barbers in the particular state, territory, country or province were at the date of the license, substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in this State; or the applicant has established proof of legal practice in another jurisdiction for at least 3 years.

The Department shall prescribe reasonable rules and regulations governing the recognition of and the credit to be given to the study of barbering under the laws of another state or territory of the United States or a foreign country or province by an applicant for a license as a barber or barber teacher, and for the recognition of legal practice in another jurisdiction towards the education required under this Act. (Source: P.A. 89‑387, eff. 1‑1‑96.)

(225 ILCS 410/2‑5) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702‑5)     Sec. 2‑5. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 84‑1117. Repealed by P.A. 89‑387, eff. 1‑1‑96.)

(225 ILCS 410/2‑6) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702‑6)     Sec. 2‑6. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 84‑657. Repealed by P.A. 89‑387, eff. 1‑1‑96.)

    (225 ILCS 410/2‑7)(from Ch. 111, par. 1702‑7)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
    Sec. 2‑7. Examination of applicants. The Department shall hold examinations of applicants for licensure as barbers and teachers of barbering at such times and places as it may determine. Upon request, the examinations shall be administered in Spanish.
    Each applicant shall be given a written examination testing both theoretical and practical knowledge of the following subjects insofar as they are related and applicable to the practice of barber science and art: (1) anatomy, (2) physiology, (3) skin diseases, (4) hygiene and sanitation, (5) barber history, (6) barber law, (7) hair cutting and styling, (8) shaving, shampooing, and permanent waving, (9) massaging, (10) bleaching, tinting, and coloring, and (11) implements.
    The examination of applicants for licensure as a barber teacher shall include: (a) practice of barbering and styling, (b) theory of barbering, (c) methods of teaching, and (d) school management.
    This Act does not prohibit the practice as a barber or barber teacher by one who has applied in writing to the Department, in form and substance satisfactory to the Department, for a license and has complied with all the provisions of this Act in order to qualify for a license except the passing of an examination, until: (a) the expiration of 6 months after the filing of such written application, or (b) the decision of the Department that the applicant has failed to pass an examination within 6 months or failed without an approved excuse to take an examination conducted within 6 months by the Department, or (c) the withdrawal of the application.
(Source: P.A. 94‑451, eff. 12‑31‑05.)

(225 ILCS 410/2‑8) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702‑8)     Sec. 2‑8. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 84‑657. Repealed by P.A. 89‑387, eff. 1‑1‑96.)