Section 7.31. Examination prerequisite for licensure; exceptions

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), an individual who wants to obtain a cosmetology teacher, limited practice teacher, cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician or natural hair braider license listed in § § 7.12—7.17 shall pass the examination required by the Board for that license.

(b) An individual who meets the criteria for licensure by reciprocity under section 9 of the act (63 P. S. § 515) may obtain a license without examination.

(c) Until January 11, 2010, the Board will issue a natural hair braider license to an applicant who does the following:

(1) Submits the application adopted by the Board.

(2) Pays the required licensing fee in § 7.2 (relating to fees).

(3) Provides proof that the applicant has practiced natural hair braiding for 3 consecutive years immediately prior to the date of the application for licensure.

(i) Proof of practice requires that the applicant provide tax records of employment and an affidavit from the applicant and the applicant’s immediate supervisor, where applicable, verifying the applicant’s practice of natural hair braiding for 3 consecutive years immediately prior to the date of the licensure application.

(ii) The Board will accept the information provided and will impose no penalty upon the applicant for failure to comply with the licensing provisions in section 2 of act (63 P. S. § 508), that the applicant committed prior to September 5, 2006, which is the effective date of the act of July 7, 2006 (P. L. 704, No. 99).

The provisions of this § 7.31 adopted September 12, 1975, effective September 13, 1975, 5 Pa.B. 2391; amended May 24, 1991, effective May 25, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 2479; amended May 7, 2004, effective May 8, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 2467; amended December 1, 2006, effective December 2, 2006, 36 Pa.B. 7247; amended January 9, 2009, effective January 10, 2009, 39 Pa.B. 219. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (324156).

Notation

Authority

The provisions of this § 7.31 amended under sections 5, 11, 12 and 13(b) of the act of May 3, 1933 (P. L. 242, No. 86) (63 P. S. § § 511, 517, 518 and 519(b)); amended under section 812.1(a)—(c) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 279.3a(a)—(c)).

Cross References

This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 7.43 (relating to expiration and renewal of licenses).