Schools may enroll only students who meet age and education requirements, and students may perform certain services only after required training and under supervision.
A school may enroll only a student who: Has attained the age of at least sixteen (16) years; and Has completed and passed at least two (2) years of high school or received at least a score of thirty-eight percent (38%) on the GED(R) or HiSET(R) examination. Public and vocational schools are exempt from this section. There shall be at least one (1) licensed instructor on the premises whenever a cosmetology school, public high school or a state vocational technical school offering cosmetology courses is in operation. A school operating both day and night classes shall designate the times for each group of classes. In no event shall a student attend school for more than ten (10) hours per day, six (6) days per week, or forty-eight (48) hours per week. No student may render cosmetology services on patrons until the student has received at least two hundred (200) hours of instruction and acquired the requisite skill and knowledge. Students may render cosmetology services only within a school while under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor. Students may render manicuring services on patrons upon receiving at least one hundred (100) hours of instruction and acquiring the requisite skill and knowledge. Students may render manicuring services only within a school while under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor. No student may render aesthetician services on patrons until the student has received at least one hundred fifty (150) hours of instruction and has acquired the requisite skill and knowledge. Students may render aesthetician services only within a school under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor. Each school shall conspicuously display within the clinic area a sign that reads as follows: “ALL SERVICES IN THIS SCHOOL PERFORMED BY STUDENTS ONLY.” No school shall pay compensation to its students, either directly or indirectly, or advertise for clinical patrons without clearly disclosing that the services will be performed by students within a school. Each school shall: Comply with the rules of sanitation promulgated by the board under § 62-4-125; Have and maintain equipment and other instructional materials that are determined by the board to be reasonably necessary for the proper training of all students enrolled; Teach the curriculum prescribed by the board; and Maintain regular class and instruction hours. Each school, including any public school conducting a career and technical education program in the field of cosmetology, shall: Keep a daily record of the attendance of each student enrolled; and Submit to the board on the prescribed form a monthly progress report on each student enrolled. A student may render natural hair styling services on patrons upon receiving at least one hundred (100) hours of instruction and acquiring the requisite skill and knowledge. Students may render natural hair styling services only within a school while under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor.