Section 34-7A-7

Application for examination or licensure.

(a) Any person who desires to engage in any of the practices regulated by the board pursuant to this chapter shall file with the board a written application for examination or licensure. The application shall be accompanied by a certificate of health, verified by a licensed physician, specifying the dates and results of chest X-rays or skin tests performed during the year immediately preceding application. An application for examination shall include the payment of a nonrefundable fee for each examination or reexamination of an applicant.

(b) Examination of an applicant for licensure shall be conducted pursuant to a procedure prescribed by the board. The procedure shall not be confined to any specific system or method and examinations shall be consistent with the prescribed curriculum for schools.

(c) Any applicant who fails the state board examination on the first attempt may have his or her temporary permit extended until the next scheduled examination. Any applicant who fails the state board examination on the second attempt shall complete an additional 375 clock hours in the appropriate school or complete an additional 600 clock hours of training in the appropriate salon or shop before a third attempt is permitted. Any student instructor who fails the examination on two attempts shall complete an additional 650 clock hours of training before a third attempt is permitted. On a third attempt, an applicant shall be required to take the entire examination.

(d) The licensure examination of a student instructor of cosmetology, skin care, or manicuring shall be conducted by an instructor of the same profession.

(Act 99-345, p. 478, §3.)