2006 New York Code - Examinations.

 
    §  407. Examinations.  1. The examinations for the license to practice
  natural hair styling, esthetics, nail specialty and cosmetology shall be
  practical and written. The examinations  for  the  license  to  practice
  waxing  shall  be  limited  to a written examination only. The secretary
  shall determine reasonable standards of performance for each license and
  shall evaluate the prospective applicants and applicants on the basis of
  such standards. The objectives of the examinations shall  be  to  insure
  that  prospective applicants and applicants have sufficient basic skills
  to safeguard the health and safety of the  public  and  to  insure  that
  prospective  applicants  and applicants have attained adequate levels of
  skill to competently engage in the activities authorized by the license.
    2. The secretary shall prepare examination questions  for  persons  to
  qualify for licensure under this article. All such examinations shall be
  the   same  for  all  persons  for  the  license  sought  at  any  given
  examination. Such test shall not be limited to any  specific  method  or
  system.
    3.  Examinations  shall  be  in  the  English  language  and,  at  the
  discretion of the secretary, may be translated or  transposed  into  any
  other  language  if  requested  by  the  prospective  applicant and upon
  satisfactory proof of the need therefor provided that a request for such
  a translated examination is made  of  the  secretary  at  the  time  the
  application  for  license  is  filed. In the case of physically disabled
  persons, provision for the alternative administration of the examination
  may be made, provided a request  for  such  procedure  is  made  of  the
  secretary  a reasonable time in advance of the examination. Examinations
  shall be held at least quarterly and shall be given  in  at  least  four
  convenient places in the state.