No license shall be issued or renewed by the board to any cosmetology school or school of esthetic practices or school of nail technology unless such school provides:
(1) The name of the proposed school;

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 317A.090

  • Board: means the Kentucky Board of Cosmetology. See Kentucky Statutes 317A.010
  • Cosmetology: means the practice of: (a) Hair styling. See Kentucky Statutes 317A.010
  • Esthetic practices: means one (1) or more of the following acts:
    (a) Beautifying, cleansing, cosmetic preparations, exfoliating, facials, makeup, removal of superfluous hair, stimulation, tinting, tweezing, or waxing. See Kentucky Statutes 317A.010
  • Instructor: means any individual licensed to teach cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology who holds a corresponding license in cosmetology, esthetics practice, or nail technology. See Kentucky Statutes 317A.010
  • school of esthetic practices: means any operation, place, or establishment in or through which persons are trained in esthetic practices. See Kentucky Statutes 317A.010
  • school of nail technology: means any operation, place, or establishment in or through which persons are trained in nail technology. See Kentucky Statutes 317A.010
  • Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
    that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(2) A statement that the proposed school is authorized to operate educational programs beyond secondary education;
(3) As a prerequisite of graduation, a prescribed course of instruction of not less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours for a cosmetology school or seven hundred fifty (750) hours for a school of esthetic practices, or four hundred fifty (450) hours for a school of nail technology;
(4) Courses of instruction in histology of the hair, skin, nails, muscles, and nerves of the face and neck; elementary chemistry with emphasis on sterilization, diseases of the skin, hair, and glands, and massaging and manipulating of the muscles of the upper body; cutting, shaving, arranging, dressing, chemical treatment of the hair and such other courses as may be prescribed by administrative regulation of the board;
(5) Facilities, equipment, materials, and qualified instructors and instructor training as may be required by administrative regulations of the board adopted pursuant to this chapter, but no cosmetology school or school of esthetic practices or school of nail technology shall have fewer than one (1) licensed instructor per twenty (20) students present for instruction;
(6) No cosmetology school or school of esthetic practices or school of nail technology, after being licensed for the first time, shall serve the public until one hundred fifty (150) hours of instruction has been taught; and
(7) In compliance with KRS § 317A.070, the board may revoke or suspend any license issued by it if, in the judgment of the board, the school is not following the requirements as set out in this chapter or the school does not comply with the administrative regulations promulgated by the board in order to regulate the conduct of the school and in order to supervise the proper education of the students.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 235, sec. 8, effective July 14, 2022. — Amended
2018 Ky. Acts ch. 46, sec. 21, effective March 30, 2018. — Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 2, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 4, effective June 24, 2015. — Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 9, effective July 12,
2012. — Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch.188, sec. 259; and ch. 202, sec. 4, effective July
15, 1980. — Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 354, sec. 9.