2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-387 — Licensure by examination; requirements.

Section 71-387
Licensure by examination; requirements.

In order to be licensed by the department by examination, an individual shall meet, and present to the department evidence of meeting, the following requirements:

(1) Has attained the age of seventeen years on or before the beginning date of the examination for which application is being made, as evidenced by a birth certificate, baptismal certificate, or other equivalent document as determined by the department;

(2) Has completed formal education equivalent to a United States high school education, as evidenced by a high school diploma, general educational development certificate, or equivalent document as determined by the department;

(3) Possesses the ability to identify and respond to emergency situations that could occur in the practice of cosmetology, esthetics, or electrology, as evidenced by successful completion of a basic first-aid course;

(4) Makes complete and proper application to the department which includes the individual's social security number, accompanied by the appropriate fee;

(5) Possesses a minimum competency in the knowledge and skills necessary to perform the practices for which licensure is sought, as evidenced by successful completion of an examination in the appropriate practices approved by the board and administered by the department;

(6) Possesses sufficient ability to read the English language to permit the applicant to practice in a safe manner, as evidenced by successful completion of the written examination; and

(7) Has graduated from a school of cosmetology or an apprentice salon in Nebraska, a school of esthetics in or outside of Nebraska, or a school of electrolysis upon completion of a program of studies appropriate to the practices for which licensure is being sought, as evidenced by a diploma or certificate from the school or apprentice salon to the effect that the applicant has complied with the following:

(a) For licensure as a cosmetologist, the program of studies shall consist of a minimum of two thousand one hundred hours and two thousand credits;

(b) For licensure as an esthetician, the program of studies shall consist of a minimum of six hundred hours and six hundred credits;

(c) For licensure as a cosmetology instructor, the program of studies shall consist of a minimum of nine hundred twenty-five hours beyond the program of studies required for licensure as a cosmetologist earned in a period of not less than six months;

(d) For licensure as a cosmetology instructor, be currently licensed as a cosmetologist in Nebraska, as evidenced by possession of a valid Nebraska cosmetology license;

(e) For licensure as an electrologist, the program of studies shall consist of a minimum of six hundred hours and six hundred credits;

(f) For licensure as an electrology instructor, be currently licensed as an electrologist in Nebraska and have practiced electrology actively for at least five years immediately before the application; and

(g) For licensure as an esthetics instructor, completion of a program of studies consisting of a minimum of three hundred hours beyond the program of studies required for licensure as an esthetician and current licensure as an esthetician in Nebraska.

If any lapse in training of two years or longer occurs, all hours and credits earned shall be forfeited. Hours and credits shall be earned exclusively in either a school of cosmetology, school of esthetics, school of electrolysis, or apprentice salon. No hours or credits earned in one type of establishment may be transferred to an establishment of another type. The department shall grant a license in the appropriate category to any person meeting the requirements specified in this section.

Source:

Laws 1986, LB 318, § 48

Laws 1987, LB 543, § 6

Laws 1995, LB 83, § 22

Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 26

Laws 1997, LB 752, § 168

Laws 2002, LB 241, § 23

Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 26

~Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2006