2005 California Business and Professions Code Sections 7321-7331 Article 3. Qualifications for Examination

7321.  The board shall admit to examination for a license as a
cosmetologist to practice cosmetology any person who has made
application to the board in proper form, paid the fee required by
this chapter, and is qualified as follows:
   (a) Is not less than 17 years of age.
   (b) Has completed the 10th grade in the public schools of this
state or its equivalent.
   (c) Is not subject to denial pursuant to Section 480.
   (d) Has done any of the following:
   (1) Completed a course in cosmetology from a school approved by
the board.
   (2) Practiced cosmetology as defined in this chapter outside of
this state for a period of time equivalent to the study and training
of a qualified person who has completed a course in cosmetology from
a school the curriculum of which complied with requirements adopted
by the board.  Each three months of practice shall be deemed the
equivalent of 100 hours of training for qualification under paragraph
(1) of this subdivision.
   (3) Holds a license as a barber in this state and has completed a
cosmetology crossover course in a school approved by the board.
   (4) Completed a barbering course in a school approved by the board
and has completed a cosmetology crossover course in a school
approved by the board.
   (5) Completed the apprenticeship program in cosmetology specified
in Article 4 (commencing with Section 7332).
7321.5.  The board shall admit to examination for a license as a
barber to practice barbering, any person who has made application to
the board in proper form, paid the fee required by this chapter, and
is qualified as follows:
   (a) Is not less than 17 years of age.
   (b) Has completed the 10th grade in the public schools of this
state or its equivalent.
   (c) Is not subject to denial pursuant to Section 480.
   (d) Has done any of the following:
   (1) Completed a course in barbering from a school approved by the
board.
   (2) Completed an apprenticeship program in barbering approved by
the board as conducted under the provisions of the Shelley-Maloney
Apprentice Labor Standards Act of 1939, Chapter 4 (commencing with
Section 3070) of Division 3 of the Labor Code.
   (3) Practiced barbering as defined in this chapter outside of this
state for a period of time equivalent to the study and training of a
qualified person who has completed a course in barbering from a
school the curriculum of which complied with requirements adopted by
the board.  Each three months of practice shall be deemed the
equivalent of 100 hours of training for qualification under paragraph
(1).
   (4) Holds a license as a cosmetologist in this state and has
completed a barber crossover course in a school approved by the
board.
   (5) Completed a cosmetology course in a school approved by the
board and has completed a barber crossover course in a school
approved by the board.
   (6) Completed comparable military training as documented by
submission of Verification of Military Experience and Training
(V-MET) records.
7324.  The board shall admit to examination for a license as an
esthetician to practice skin care, any person who has made
application to the board in proper form, paid the fee required by
this chapter, and is qualified as follows:
   (a) Is not less than 17 years of age.
   (b) Has completed the 10th grade in the public schools of this
state or its equivalent.
   (c) Is not subject to denial pursuant to Section 480.
   (d) Has done any of the following:
   (1) Completed a course in skin care from a school approved by the
board.
   (2) Practiced skin care, as defined in this chapter, outside of
this state for a period of time equivalent to the study and training
of a qualified person who has completed a course in skin care from a
school the curriculum of which complied with requirements adopted by
the board.  Each three months of practice shall be deemed the
equivalent of 100 hours of training for qualification under paragraph
(1).
   (3) Completed the apprenticeship program in skin care specified in
Article 4 (commencing with Section 7332).
7326.  The board shall admit to examination for a license as a
manicurist to practice nail care, any person who has made application
to the board in proper form, paid the fee required by this chapter,
and is qualified as follows:
   (a) Is not less than 17 years of age.
   (b) Has completed the 10th grade in the public schools of this
state or its equivalent.
   (c) Is not subject to denial pursuant to Section 480.
   (d) Has done any of the following:
   (1) Completed a course in nail care from a school approved by the
board.
   (2) Practiced nail care, as defined in this chapter, outside of
this state for a period of time equivalent to the study and training
of a qualified person who has completed a course in nail care from a
school the curriculum of which complied with requirements adopted by
the board.  Each three months of practice shall be deemed the
equivalent of 100 hours of training for qualification under paragraph
(1).
   (3) Completed the apprenticeship program in nail care specified in
Article 4 (commencing with Section 7332).
7330.  The board shall admit to examination for a license as an
electrologist to practice electrolysis, any person who has made
application to the board in proper form, paid the fee required by
this chapter, and is qualified as follows:
   (a) Is not less than 17 years of age.
   (b) Has completed the 12th grade or an accredited senior high
school course of study in public schools of this state or its
equivalent.
   (c) Is not subject to denial pursuant to Section 480.
   (d) Has done any of the following:
   (1) Completed a course of training in electrolysis from a school
approved by the board.
   (2) Practiced electrolysis, as defined in this chapter, for a
period of 18 months outside of this state within the time equivalent
to the study and training of a qualified person who has completed a
course in electrolysis from a school the curriculum of which complied
with requirements adopted by the board.  Each three months of
practice shall be deemed the equivalent of 100 hours of training for
qualification under paragraph (1).
   (3) Completed the apprenticeship program in electrology specified
in Article 4 (commencing with Section 7332).
7331.  The board may grant a license to practice to an applicant if
the applicant submits all of the following to the board:
   (a) A completed application form and all fees required by the
board.
   (b) Proof of a current license issued by another state to practice
that is not revoked or suspended or otherwise restricted.
   (c) Proof that the applicant has not been subject to disciplinary
action by any state in which he or she is or has been previously
licensed to practice. If the applicant has been subject to
disciplinary action, the board shall review that action to determine
if it warrants refusal to issue a license to the applicant.
   (d) Any other information as specified by the board to the extent
it is required of applicants for licensure by examination under this
article.