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PLA > Boards & Commissions > State Board of Cosmetology Examiners State Board of Cosmetology Examiners

Indiana Professional Licensing Agency
(Attn: State Board of Cosmetology Examiners)
402 W. Washington Street, Room W072,
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Tracy Hicks, Director
Tina Wiseley, Assistant Director
Julie Biddle, Case Manager
Indra Woods, Case Manager
Mary Lisby, Case Manager
Angie Hooten, Case Manager
Nichole Ferguson, Case Manager

 Staff Phone Number: (317) 234-3031
Staff Email: pla12@pla.in.gov
 
 

Rule Amendments


Effective January 19, 2008:
820 IAC 4-1-5 Hours in session
Authority: IC 25-8-3-23
Affected: IC 25-8-5; IC 25-8-14

  1. Sec. 5. - Students in cosmetology schools must be enrolled for no fewer than twenty (20) hours and no more than fifty (50) hours a week.
  2. Students shall obtain all required hours on the premises of the cosmetology school; however, up to 10% of the course hours may be used for educational programs, seminars, workshops, or other industry-related activities located off the school premises under the direction of the cosmetology school.
  3. A complete record of hours of attendance for each student must be kept by time clock or computer and recorded in the school’s records.
  4. Students enrolled in cosmetology schools after June 30, 2001, shall complete the required education within three (3) years from the date of enrollment.
  5. Notwithstanding subsection (d), if a student is enrolled in cosmetology school prior to July 1, 2001, the student shall complete the required education within five (5) years from the date of enrollment.
  6. The Board may waive the requirements of subsection if:
    1. The applicant petitions the board for a waiver;
    2. The board determines that the applicant has demonstrated, with good cause, a hardship such as an emergency, documented illness or military service.

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