2012 Indiana Code
TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
ARTICLE 8. BEAUTY CULTURE
CHAPTER 6.3. BARBER SCHOOL LICENSES

IC 25-8-6.3
Chapter 6.3. Barber School Licenses

IC 25-8-6.3-1
Issuance of license
Sec. 1. The board may issue a license under this article to operate a barber school.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.45.

IC 25-8-6.3-2
Verified application
Sec. 2. A person must file a verified application with the board on a form prescribed by the board to obtain a barber school license.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.45.

IC 25-8-6.3-3
Contents of application
Sec. 3. The application described in section 2 of this chapter must state that:
(1) the proposed school will require students to successfully complete at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of course work as a requirement for graduation;
(2) not more than ten (10) hours of course work may be taken by a student during one (1) day;
(3) the course work will provide instruction to students in all theories and practical applications of barbering, including:
(A) the scientific fundamentals for barbering, hygiene, and bacteriology;
(B) the histology of hair, skin, muscles, and nerves;
(C) the structure of the head, face, and neck;
(D) elementary chemistry relating to sterilization and antiseptics;
(E) cutting, shaving, arranging, dressing, coloring, bleaching, tinting, and permanent waving of the hair; and
(F) at least ten (10) hours of study on skin and diseases of the skin under a certified dermatologist;
(4) the school will provide one (1) instructor for each group of twenty (20) or fewer students;
(5) the school will be operated under the personal supervision of a licensed barber instructor;
(6) the applicant has obtained:
(A) a building permit;
(B) a certificate of occupancy; or
(C) any other planning approval required under IC 22-15-3 and IC 36-7-4;
required to operate the school;
(7) the school, if located in the same building as a residence, will:
(A) be separated from the residence by a substantial floor to ceiling partition; and (B) have a separate entrance;
(8) as a requirement for graduation, the proposed school must:
(A) administer; and
(B) require a student to pass;
a final practical demonstration examination of the acts permitted by the license; and
(9) the applicant has paid the fee set forth in IC 25-8-13.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.45.

IC 25-8-6.3-4
License examination; practical knowledge
Sec. 4. (a) A barber school licensed under this chapter shall require each student for graduation to pass a final examination that tests the student's practical knowledge of the curriculum studied.
(b) The board shall consider an applicant for the barbering professional examination as fulfilling the practical examination requirement established in IC 25-8-4-7 after successfully completing the final practical demonstration examination.
(c) A passing score of at least seventy-five percent (75%) is required on the final practical demonstration examination.
(d) A barber school licensed under this chapter shall allow each student for graduation at least three (3) attempts to pass the final practical demonstration examination.
(e) The board may monitor the administration of the final practical demonstration examination for any of the following purposes:
(1) As a result of a complaint received.
(2) As part of random observations.
(3) To collect data.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.45.

IC 25-8-6.3-5
Rules
Sec. 5. The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 requiring that the curriculum offered by a barber school licensed under this chapter provide a minimum number of hours of instruction in each of the subjects described in section 3(3) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.45.

IC 25-8-6.3-6
Display of sign at barber school
Sec. 6. A barber school licensed under this chapter shall display a sign:
(1) that complies with standards established by the board;
(2) at each entrance used by the school's customers; and
(3) that states that students perform barbering in the establishment.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.45.