The Department shall exercise, subject to the provisions of this Act, the following functions, powers and duties:
         (1) To cause to be conducted examinations to
    
ascertain the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensure as cosmetologists, estheticians, nail technicians, hair braiders, or barbers and as cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, hair braiding, or barber teachers.
        (2) To determine the qualifications for licensure as
    
(i) a cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician, hair braider, or barber, or (ii) a cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, hair braiding, or barber teacher, or (iii) a cosmetology clinic teacher for persons currently holding similar licenses outside the State of Illinois or the continental U.S.
        (3) To prescribe rules for:

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 410/4-1

  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

             (i) The method of examination of candidates for
        
licensure as a cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician, hair braider, or barber or cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, hair braiding, or barber teacher.
            (ii) Minimum standards as to what constitutes an
        
approved cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, hair braiding, or barber school.
        (4) To conduct investigations or hearings on
    
proceedings to determine disciplinary action.
        (5) To prescribe reasonable rules governing the
    
sanitary regulation and inspection of cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, hair braiding, or barber schools, salons, or shops.
        (6) To prescribe reasonable rules for the method of
    
renewal for each license as a cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician, hair braider, or barber or cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, hair braiding, or barber teacher or cosmetology clinic teacher.
        (7) To prescribe reasonable rules for the method of
    
registration, the issuance, fees, renewal and discipline of a certificate of registration for the ownership or operation of cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology salons and barber shops.
        (8) To adopt rules concerning sanitation
    
requirements, requirements for education on sanitation, and any other health concerns associated with threading.