Ohio Code 4713.44 – License to operate a school of cosmetology
(A) The state cosmetology and barber board shall issue a license to operate a school of cosmetology to an applicant who pays the applicable fee and satisfies all of the following requirements:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4713.44
- Bond: includes an undertaking. See Ohio Code 1.02
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Cosmetology: means the art or practice of embellishment, cleansing, beautification, and styling of hair, wigs, postiches, face, body, or nails. See Ohio Code 4713.01
- Cosmetology instructor: means an individual authorized to teach the theory and practice of all branches of cosmetology at a school of cosmetology. See Ohio Code 4713.01
- Registered mail: includes certified mail and "certified mail" includes registered mail. See Ohio Code 1.02
- School of cosmetology: means any premises, building, or part of a building in which students are instructed in the theories and practices of one or more branches of cosmetology. See Ohio Code 4713.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Student: means an individual, other than an apprentice instructor, who is engaged in learning or acquiring knowledge of the practice of a branch of cosmetology at a school of cosmetology. See Ohio Code 4713.01
(1) Maintains a course of practical training and technical instruction for the branch or branches of cosmetology to be taught at the school equal to the requirements for admission to an examination under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code that an individual must pass to obtain a license to practice that branch or those branches of cosmetology;
(2) Possesses or makes available apparatus and equipment sufficient for the ready and full teaching of all subjects of the curriculum;
(3) Maintains individuals licensed under section 4713.31 or 4713.34 of the Revised Code to teach the theory and practice of the branches of cosmetology;
(4) Notifies the board of the enrollment of each new student, keeps a record devoted to the different practices, establishes grades, and holds examinations in order to certify the students’ completion of the prescribed course of study before the issuance of certificates of completion;
(5) In the case of a school of cosmetology that offers clock hours for the purpose of satisfying minimum hours of training and instruction, keeps a daily record of the attendance of each student;
(6) On the date that an apprentice cosmetology instructor begins cosmetology instructor training at the school, certifies the name of the apprentice cosmetology instructor to the board along with the date on which the apprentice’s instructor training began;
(7) Instructs not more than six apprentice cosmetology instructors at any one time;
(8) Files with the board a good and sufficient surety bond executed by the individual, firm, or corporation operating the school of cosmetology as principal and by a surety company as surety in the amount of ten thousand dollars; provided, that this requirement does not apply to a vocational or career-technical school program conducted by a city, exempted village, local, or joint vocational school district. The bond shall be in the form prescribed by the board and be conditioned upon the school’s continued instruction in the theory and practice of the branches of cosmetology. Every bond shall continue in effect until notice of its termination is given to the board by registered mail and every bond shall so provide.
(9) Establishes and maintains an internal procedure for processing complaints filed against the school and for providing students with instructions on how to file a complaint directly with the board pursuant to section 4713.641 of the Revised Code.
(B) A school of cosmetology holding a license issued under division (A) of this section is an educational institution and is authorized to offer educational programs beyond secondary education, advanced practice programs, or both in accordance with rules adopted by the board pursuant to section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.
(C) A school of cosmetology holding a license to operate a school of cosmetology on September 29, 2013, shall establish and maintain an internal procedure for processing complaints filed against the school and shall provide each of the school’s students with instructions on how to file a complaint directly with the board pursuant to section 4713.641 of the Revised Code.