2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-3,178 — Prior credentials; validity; licensure requirements; exceptions.

Section 71-3,178
Prior credentials; validity; licensure requirements; exceptions.

(1) All licenses, certificates, or other credentials issued under sections 71-312 to 71-339 prior to July 17, 1986, shall continue in full force and effect after July 17, 1986, until such time as they are scheduled to expire or be renewed. No operating credential shall be terminated solely due to the enactment of the Nebraska Cosmetology Act.

(2) Any person practicing any of the practices of cosmetology, or any person operating an establishment that did not require licensure, registration, or other credentials prior to July 17, 1986, but does require such credentials as a result of the Nebraska Cosmetology Act, shall be permitted to apply to the department for the appropriate license, registration, or other credentials without meeting any of the requirements of the Nebraska Cosmetology Act for initial licensure, if:

(a) Such application is made prior to January 31, 1988;

(b) The applicant presents evidence that he or she has been engaged in the practice for which he or she seeks credentials or has operated the establishment for which he or she seeks credentials for a period of at least six months prior to July 17, 1986; and

(c) The applicant provides a written statement of his or her intention to comply with all provisions of the Nebraska Cosmetology Act and all rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under such act.

(3) The department shall issue an original license, registration, or permit in the appropriate category to each such applicant upon payment of the appropriate fee for original accreditation. Each such credential granted shall expire and be subject to renewal at the same time as all others in its class and shall be subject to the same requirements for renewal as all others in its class.

Source:

Laws 1986, LB 318, § 139

Laws 1987, LB 543, § 26

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska