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Tennessee State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners Rules Update
Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-1306(d), you are receiving this notice because you have elected to receive notification by e-mail of certain changes or potential changes to the law applicable to your profession. Rules must be on file with the Secretary of State’s office for 90 days before they are effective. The Tennessee Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners ("Board") approved these rules at a rulemaking hearing on December 12, 2016. These rules may impact you as a holder of a license with the Tennessee State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners. Highlights to these new changes are as follows:
New rules affecting schools, qualifications, and licensing
0440-01-.03 - Allows any person holding a valid master barber certification to appear before the board and request to sit for the cosmetology exam. The Board may approve if the individual completes 300 cosmetology school hours at a licensed cosmetology school or holds a master barber registration in Tennessee or another jurisdiction with reciprocity with Tennessee for five continuous years.
0440-01-.06 - Adds a requirement for cosmetology schools to keep copies of all receipts or payments the student has made or received in the student’s files. It also requires documentation for students enrolling in teaching programs that the schools notify the enrollee in writing that one must have been licensed for three continuous years prior to applying for an instructor’s license.
0200-01-.02 - Adds an option for barber schools to offer an apprenticeship curriculum for barber school attendees allowing an applicant to obtain 50% of the required hours for a specific license through classroom instruction and 50% of the required hours under the direct supervision or responsible charge of a licensed professional.
0200-01-.13 - Allows any person holding a valid cosmetology license to appear before the Board and request to sit for the master barber exam. The Board may approve if the individual completes 300 school hours at a registered barber college or holds a cosmetology license in Tennessee or another jurisdiction with reciprocity with TN for five continuous years.
These rules will become effective on June 7, 2017. Complete copies of these new rules are available for review on the Secretary of State’s website under Pending Rules: http://share.tn.gov/sos/rules_filings/03-06-17.pdf
New rules affecting shop requirements and sanitation
0440-02-.01 - Amends the definition of aesthetics.
0440-02-.03 - Allows a manager or designated manager to be away from a cosmetology shop for work breaks. Requires manager’s name and license number to be posted and available to any employee or customer. Allows the manager to manage employees across disciplines if the manager is licensed in at least one discipline that the shop is licensed to offer.
0440-02-.13 - Adds requirement that if a cosmetologist uses a safety razor, each new customer must be treated with a new disposable razor or blade, if the blade is detachable from the handle.
0200-03-.14 - Allows a manager or designated manager to be away from a barber shop for work breaks. Requires manager’s name and registration number to be posted and available to any employee or customer. Allows the manager to manage employees across disciplines as long as the manager is licensed in at least one discipline that the shop is licensed to offer.
These rules will become effective on June 7, 2017. Complete copies of these new rules are available for review on the Secretary of State’s website under Pending Rules: http://share.tn.gov/sos/rules_filings/03-07-17.pdf
New rule amendments regarding fees
0440-02-.13 - Increases the fees for individual licenses, individual renewals, shop licenses, shop renewals, and reciprocity for certain cosmetology licensees and registrants. Sets the fees for new dual shop licenses, dual shop license renewals, annual school renewals, and retiring a license.
0200-01-.11 - Adds specific rules regarding candidates scheduling examinations and paying fees for master barber registration, master barber instructor registration and technician registration. Adds rules regarding reinstating a master barber registration or technician registration that has been expired for more than three years. Decreases registration fees, renewal fees, and penalties for late renewal fees for master barbers, technicians, barber instructors, barber schools and colleges. Sets the fees for retirement of a license, new dual shop license, and dual shop license renewal. Increases the fee for a lost, misplaced or mutilated certificate of registration.
These rules will become effective on June 7, 2017. Complete copies of these new rules are available for review on the Secretary of State’s website under Pending Rules: http://share.tn.gov/sos/rules_filings/03-08-17.pdf
If you have any questions or concerns about these rules, please contact Cherrelle Hooper, Assistant General Counsel, at (615) 741-3072 or electronically at Cherrelle.Hooper@tn.gov.
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