Bill Text: IL HB5220 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Reduces the hours or credit hours required of education or training for various licenses under the Act. Makes conforming changes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-19 - House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5220 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB5220-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5220 Introduced , by Rep. Jawaharial Williams SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 410/2-2 from Ch. 111, par. 1702-2
225 ILCS 410/2-3 from Ch. 111, par. 1702-3
225 ILCS 410/2-4 from Ch. 111, par. 1702-4
225 ILCS 410/2-7 from Ch. 111, par. 1702-7
225 ILCS 410/2-10
225 ILCS 410/3-2 from Ch. 111, par. 1703-2
225 ILCS 410/3-3 from Ch. 111, par. 1703-3
225 ILCS 410/3-4 from Ch. 111, par. 1703-4
225 ILCS 410/3-6 from Ch. 111, par. 1703-6
225 ILCS 410/3-9
225 ILCS 410/3A-2 from Ch. 111, par. 1703A-2
225 ILCS 410/3A-3 from Ch. 111, par. 1703A-3
225 ILCS 410/3A-5 from Ch. 111, par. 1703A-5
225 ILCS 410/3C-2 from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-2
225 ILCS 410/3C-3 from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-3
225 ILCS 410/3C-7 from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-7
225 ILCS 410/3E-2
225 ILCS 410/3E-3
Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Reduces the hours or credit hours required of education or training for various licenses under the Act. Makes conforming changes.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair
Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 is amended by
changing Sections 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-7, 2-10, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4,
3-6, 3-9, 3A-2, 3A-3, 3A-5, 3C-2, 3C-3, 3C-7, 3E-2, and 3E-3 as
follows:
(225 ILCS 410/2-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702-2)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 2-2. Licensure as a barber; qualifications. A person
is qualified to receive a license as a barber if that person
has applied in writing on forms prescribed by the Department,
has paid the required fees, and:
a. Is at least 16 years of age; and
b. Has a certificate of graduation from a school
providing secondary education, or the recognized
equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who are
beyond the age of compulsory school attendance; and
c. Has graduated from a school of barbering or school
of cosmetology approved by the Department, having
completed a total of 1,200 1500 hours in the study of
barbering extending over a period of not less than 9

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months nor more than 3 years. A school of barbering may, at
its discretion, consistent with the rules of the
Department, accept up to 800 1,000 hours of cosmetology
school training at a recognized cosmetology school toward
the 1,200 1500 hour course requirement of barbering. Time
spent in such study under the laws of another state or
territory of the United States or of a foreign country or
province shall be credited toward the period of study
required by the provisions of this paragraph; and
d. Has passed an examination caused to be conducted by
the Department or its designated testing service to
determine fitness to receive a license as a barber; and
e. Has met all other requirements of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/2-3) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702-3)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 2-3. Licensure as a barber by a cosmetology school
graduate. A person is qualified to receive a license as a
barber if that person has applied in writing on forms provided
by the Department, paid the required fees, and:
a. Is at least 16 years of age; and
b. Has a certificate of graduation from a school
providing secondary education, or the recognized
equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who are
beyond the age of compulsory school attendance; and

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c. Has graduated from a cosmetology school approved by
the Department having completed a minimum of 1,200 1500
hours in the study of cosmetology; and
d. Has graduated from a school of barbering or
cosmetology approved by the Department having completed a
minimum of 400 500 additional hours in the study of
barbering extending over a period of no less than 3 months
nor more than one year. Time spent in such study under the
laws of another state or territory of the United States or
of a foreign country or province shall be credited toward
the period of study required by the provisions of this
paragraph; and
e. Has passed an examination caused to be conducted by
the Department, or its designated testing service, to
determine fitness to receive a license as a barber; and
f. Has met any other requirements set forth in this
Act.
(Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/2-4) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702-4)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 2-4. Licensure as a barber teacher; qualifications. A
person is qualified to receive a license as a barber teacher if
that person files an application on forms provided by the
Department, pays the required fee, and:
a. Is at least 18 years of age;

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b. Has graduated from high school or its equivalent;
c. Has a current license as a barber or cosmetologist;
d. Has graduated from a barber school or school of
cosmetology approved by the Department having:
(1) completed a total of 400 500 hours in barber
teacher training extending over a period of not less
than 3 months nor more than 2 years and has had 3 years
of practical experience as a licensed barber;
(2) completed a total of 800 1,000 hours of barber
teacher training extending over a period of not less
than 6 months nor more than 2 years; or
(3) completed the cosmetology teacher training as
specified in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of
Section 3-4 of this Act and completed a supplemental
barbering course as established by rule;
e. Has passed an examination authorized by the
Department to determine fitness to receive a license as a
barber teacher or a cosmetology teacher; and
f. Has met any other requirements set forth in this
Act.
An applicant who is issued a license as a barber teacher is
not required to maintain a barber license in order to practice
barbering as defined in this Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15;
99-427, eff. 8-21-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)

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(225 ILCS 410/2-7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702-7)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 2-7. Examination of applicants. The Department shall
hold examinations of applicants for licensure as barbers and
teachers of barbering at such times and places as it may
determine. Upon request, the examinations shall be
administered in Spanish.
Each applicant shall be given a written examination
testing both theoretical and practical knowledge of the
following subjects insofar as they are related and applicable
to the practice of barber science and art: (1) anatomy, (2)
physiology, (3) skin diseases, (4) hygiene and sanitation, (5)
barber history, (6) this Act and the rules for the
administration of this Act, (7) hair cutting and styling, (8)
shaving, shampooing, and permanent waving, (9) massaging, (10)
bleaching, tinting, and coloring, and (11) implements.
The examination of applicants for licensure as a barber
teacher shall include: (a) practice of barbering and styling,
(b) theory of barbering, (c) methods of teaching, and (d)
school management.
An applicant for licensure as a barber who has completed
960 1,200 hours in the study of barbering may take the
examination. If an applicant for licensure as a barber fails
to pass 3 examinations conducted by the Department, the
applicant shall, before taking a subsequent examination,
furnish evidence of not less than 200 250 hours of additional

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study of barbering in an approved school of barbering or
cosmetology since the applicant last took the examination. If
an applicant for licensure as a barber teacher fails to pass 3
examinations conducted by the Department, the applicant shall,
before taking a subsequent examination, furnish evidence of
not less than 64 80 hours of additional study in teaching
methodology and educational psychology in an approved school
of barbering or cosmetology since the applicant last took the
examination. An applicant who fails to pass the fourth
examination shall not again be admitted to an examination
unless: (i) in the case of an applicant for licensure as a
barber, the applicant again takes and completes a program of
1,200 1,500 hours in the study of barbering in an approved
school of barbering or cosmetology extending over a period
that commences after the applicant fails to pass the fourth
examination and that is not less than 8 months nor more than 7
consecutive years in duration; or (ii) in the case of an
applicant for licensure as a barber teacher, the applicant
again takes and completes a program of 800 1,000 hours of
teacher training in an approved school of barbering or
cosmetology, except that if the applicant had 2 years of
practical experience as a licensed barber within the 5 years
preceding the initial examination taken by the applicant, the
applicant must again take and complete a program of 400 500
hours of teacher training in an approved school of barbering
or cosmetology. The requirements for remedial training set

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forth in this Section may be waived in whole or in part by the
Department upon proof to the Department that the applicant has
demonstrated competence to again sit for the examination. The
Department shall adopt rules establishing standards by which
this determination shall be made.
This Act does not prohibit the practice as a barber or
barber teacher by one who has applied in writing to the
Department, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Department, for a license and has complied with all the
provisions of this Act in order to qualify for a license except
the passing of an examination, until: (a) the expiration of 6
months after the filing of such written application, or (b)
the decision of the Department that the applicant has failed
to pass an examination within 6 months or failed without an
approved excuse to take an examination conducted within 6
months by the Department, or (c) the withdrawal of the
application.
(Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15; 100-642, eff. 1-1-19;
100-934, eff. 1-1-19.)
(225 ILCS 410/2-10)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 2-10. Licensed cosmetologist seeking license as a
barber. A licensed cosmetologist who submits to the Department
an application for licensure as a barber must meet all
requirements of this Act for licensure as a barber, except

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that such applicant shall be given credit for hours of
instruction completed for his or her cosmetologist license in
subjects that are common to both barbering and cosmetology and
shall complete an additional 400 500 hours of instruction in
subjects not within the scope of practice of a cosmetologist.
The Department shall provide for the implementation of this
provision by rule.
(Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/3-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703-2)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3-2. Licensure; qualifications.
(1) A person is qualified to receive a license as a
cosmetologist who has filed an application on forms provided
by the Department, pays the required fees, and:
a. Is at least l6 years of age; and
b. Is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance
or has received a certificate of graduation from a school
providing secondary education, or the recognized
equivalent of that certificate; and
c. Has graduated from a school of cosmetology approved
by the Department, having completed a program of 1,200
1,500 hours in the study of cosmetology extending over a
period of not less than 8 months nor more than 7
consecutive years. A school of cosmetology may, at its
discretion, consistent with the rules of the Department,

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accept up to 800 1,000 hours of barber school training at a
recognized barber school toward the 1,200 1,500 hour
program requirement of cosmetology. Time spent in such
study under the laws of another state or territory of the
United States or of a foreign country or province shall be
credited toward the period of study required by the
provisions of this paragraph; and
d. Has passed an examination authorized by the
Department to determine eligibility to receive a license
as a cosmetologist; and
e. Has met any other requirements of this Act.
(2) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/3-3) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703-3)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3-3. Licensure as a cosmetologist by a barber school
graduate. A person is qualified to receive a license as a
cosmetologist if that person has filed an application on forms
provided by the Department, has paid the required fees, and:
a. Is at least 16 years of age; and
b. Has a certificate of graduation from a school
providing secondary education, or the recognized
equivalent of such a certificate, or is beyond the age of
compulsory school attendance; and
c. Has graduated from a school of barbering approved

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by the Department having completed 1,200 1500 hours in the
study of barbering, and a minimum of 400 500 additional
hours in the study of cosmetology extending over a period
of no less than 3 months nor more than one year. Time spent
in such study under the laws of another state or territory
of the United States or of a foreign country or province
shall be credited toward the period of study required by
the provisions of this paragraph; and
d. Has passed an examination authorized by the
Department to determine fitness to receive a license as a
cosmetologist; and
e. Has met any other requirements of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/3-4) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703-4)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3-4. Licensure as cosmetology teacher or cosmetology
clinic teacher; qualifications.
(a) A person is qualified to receive license as a
cosmetology teacher if that person has applied in writing on
forms provided by the Department, has paid the required fees,
and:
(1) is at least 18 years of age;
(2) has graduated from high school or its equivalent;
(3) has a current license as a cosmetologist;
(4) has either: (i) completed a program of 400 500

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hours of teacher training in a licensed school of
cosmetology and had 2 years of practical experience as a
licensed cosmetologist within 5 years preceding the
examination; (ii) completed a program of 800 1,000 hours
of teacher training in a licensed school of cosmetology;
or (iii) completed the barber teacher training as
specified in subsection (d) of Section 2-4 of this Act and
completed a supplemental cosmetology course as established
by rule;
(5) has passed an examination authorized by the
Department to determine eligibility to receive a license
as a cosmetology teacher or barber teacher; and
(6) has met any other requirements of this Act.
An individual who receives a license as a cosmetology
teacher shall not be required to maintain an active
cosmetology license in order to practice cosmetology as
defined in this Act.
(b) A person is qualified to receive a license as a
cosmetology clinic teacher if he or she has applied in writing
on forms provided by the Department, has paid the required
fees, and:
(1) is at least 18 years of age;
(2) has graduated from high school or its equivalent;
(3) has a current license as a cosmetologist;
(4) has (i) completed a program of 200 250 hours of
clinic teacher training in a licensed school of

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cosmetology or (ii) within 5 years preceding the
examination, has obtained a minimum of 2 years of
practical experience working at least 30 full-time hours
per week as a licensed cosmetologist and has completed an
instructor's institute of 16 20 hours, as prescribed by
the Department, prior to submitting an application for
examination;
(5) has passed an examination authorized by the
Department to determine eligibility to receive a license
as a cosmetology teacher; and
(6) has met any other requirements of this Act.
The Department shall not issue any new cosmetology clinic
teacher licenses after January 1, 2009. Any person issued a
license as a cosmetology clinic teacher before January 1,
2009, may renew the license after that date under this Act and
that person may continue to renew the license or have the
license restored during his or her lifetime, subject only to
the renewal or restoration requirements for the license under
this Act; however, such licensee and license shall remain
subject to the provisions of this Act, including, but not
limited to, provisions concerning renewal, restoration, fees,
continuing education, discipline, administration, and
enforcement.
(Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/3-6) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703-6)

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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3-6. Examination. The Department shall authorize
examinations of applicants for licensure as cosmetologists and
teachers of cosmetology at the times and places it may
determine. The Department may provide by rule for the
administration of the examination prior to the completion of
the applicant's program of training as required in Section
3-2, 3-3, or 3-4. Notwithstanding Section 3-2, 3-3, or 3-4, an
applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist who has completed
960 1,200 hours in the study of cosmetology may take the
examination. If an applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist
fails to pass 3 examinations conducted by the Department, the
applicant shall, before taking a subsequent examination,
furnish evidence of not less than 200 250 hours of additional
study of cosmetology in an approved school of cosmetology
since the applicant last took the examination. If an applicant
for licensure as a cosmetology teacher fails to pass 3
examinations conducted by the Department, the applicant shall,
before taking a subsequent examination, furnish evidence of
not less than 64 80 hours of additional study in teaching
methodology and educational psychology in an approved school
of cosmetology since the applicant last took the examination.
An applicant who fails to pass the fourth examination shall
not again be admitted to an examination unless: (i) in the case
of an applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist, the
applicant again takes and completes a program of 1,200 1500

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hours in the study of cosmetology in an approved school of
cosmetology extending over a period that commences after the
applicant fails to pass the fourth examination and that is not
less than 8 months nor more than 7 consecutive years in
duration; (ii) in the case of an applicant for licensure as a
cosmetology teacher, the applicant again takes and completes a
program of 800 1000 hours of teacher training in an approved
school of cosmetology, except that if the applicant had 2
years of practical experience as a licensed cosmetologist
within the 5 years preceding the initial examination taken by
the applicant, the applicant must again take and complete a
program of 400 500 hours of teacher training in an approved
school of cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology; or (iii)
in the case of an applicant for licensure as a cosmetology
clinic teacher, the applicant again takes and completes a
program of 200 250 hours of clinic teacher training in a
licensed school of cosmetology or an instructor's institute of
16 20 hours. The requirements for remedial training set forth
in this Section may be waived in whole or in part by the
Department upon proof to the Department that the applicant has
demonstrated competence to again sit for the examination. The
Department shall adopt rules establishing the standards by
which this determination shall be made. Each cosmetology
applicant shall be given a written examination testing both
theoretical and practical knowledge, which shall include, but
not be limited to, questions that determine the applicant's

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knowledge of product chemistry, sanitary rules, sanitary
procedures, chemical service procedures, hazardous chemicals
and exposure minimization, knowledge of the anatomy of the
skin, scalp, hair, and nails as they relate to applicable
services under this Act and labor and compensation laws.
The examination of applicants for licensure as a
cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology teacher may include
all of the elements of the exam for licensure as a
cosmetologist, esthetician, or nail technician and also
include teaching methodology, classroom management, record
keeping, and any other related subjects that the Department in
its discretion may deem necessary to insure competent
performance.
This Act does not prohibit the practice of cosmetology by
one who has applied in writing to the Department, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Department, for a license as a
cosmetologist, or the teaching of cosmetology by one who has
applied in writing to the Department, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Department, for a license as a cosmetology
teacher or cosmetology clinic teacher, if the person has
complied with all the provisions of this Act in order to
qualify for a license, except the passing of an examination to
be eligible to receive a license, until: (a) the expiration of
6 months after the filing of the written application, (b) the
decision of the Department that the applicant has failed to
pass an examination within 6 months or failed without an

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approved excuse to take an examination conducted within 6
months by the Department, or (c) the withdrawal of the
application.
(Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15; 100-642, eff. 1-1-19;
100-934, eff. 1-1-19.)
(225 ILCS 410/3-9)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3-9. Licensed barber seeking license as
cosmetologist. A licensed barber who submits to the Department
an application for licensure as a cosmetologist must meet all
requirements of this Act for licensure as a cosmetologist,
except that such applicant shall be given credit for hours of
instruction completed for his or her barber license in
subjects that are common to both barbering and cosmetology and
shall complete an additional 400 500 hours of instruction in
subjects not within the scope of practice of a barber. The
Department shall provide for the implementation of this
provision by rule.
(Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/3A-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703A-2)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3A-2. Licensure as an esthetician; qualifications. A
person is qualified to receive a license as a licensed
esthetician if that person has applied in writing on forms

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provided by the Department, paid any required fees, and:
a. Is at least 16 years of age; and
b. Has a certificate of graduation from a school providing
secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a
certificate, or persons who are beyond the age of compulsory
school attendance; and
c. Has graduated from a school of cosmetology or esthetics
approved by the Department, having completed a program of 600
750 hours in the study of esthetics extending over a period of
not less than 18 weeks nor more than 4 consecutive years. Time
spent in such study under the laws of another state or
territory of the United States or of a foreign country or
province shall be credited toward the period of study required
by the provisions of this paragraph; and
d. Has passed an examination authorized by the Department
to determine fitness to receive a license as a licensed
esthetician; and
e. Has met any other requirements of this Act and rules.
(Source: P.A. 91-863, eff. 7-1-00.)
(225 ILCS 410/3A-3) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703A-3)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3A-3. Licensure as an esthetics teacher;
qualifications.
(a) A person is qualified to receive a license as an
esthetics teacher if that person has applied in writing on

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forms supplied by the Department, paid the required fees, and:
(1) is at least 18 years of age;
(2) has graduated from high school or its equivalent;
(3) has a current license as a licensed cosmetologist
or esthetician;
(4) has either: (i) completed a program of 400 500
hours of teacher training in a licensed school of
cosmetology or a licensed esthetics school and had 2 years
of practical experience as a licensed cosmetologist or
esthetician within 5 years preceding the examination; or
(ii) completed a program of 600 750 hours of teacher
training in a licensed school of cosmetology approved by
the Department to teach esthetics or a licensed esthetics
school;
(5) has passed an examination authorized by the
Department to determine eligibility to receive a license
as a licensed cosmetology or esthetics teacher;
(6) (blank); and
(7) has met any other requirements as required by this
Act.
(b) (Blank).
(c) An applicant who is issued a license as an esthetics
teacher is not required to maintain an esthetics license in
order to practice as an esthetician as defined in this Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15.)

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(225 ILCS 410/3A-5) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703A-5)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3A-5. Examination.
(a) The Department shall authorize examinations of
applicants for a license as an esthetician or teacher of
esthetics at such times and places as it may determine. The
Department shall authorize no fewer than 4 examinations for a
license as an esthetician or a teacher of esthetics in a
calendar year. An applicant for licensure as an esthetician
who has completed 480 600 hours in the study of esthetics may
take the examination.
If an applicant neglects, fails without an approved
excuse, or refuses to take the next available examination
offered for licensure under this Act, the fee paid by the
applicant shall be forfeited to the Department and the
application denied. If an applicant fails to pass an
examination for licensure under this Act within 3 years after
filing his or her application, the application shall be
denied. However, such applicant may thereafter make a new
application for examination, accompanied by the required fee,
if he or she meets the requirements in effect at the time of
reapplication. If an applicant for licensure as an esthetician
is unsuccessful at 3 examinations conducted by the Department,
the applicant shall, before taking a subsequent examination,
furnish evidence of not less than 100 125 hours of additional
study of esthetics in an approved school of cosmetology or

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esthetics since the applicant last took the examination. If an
applicant for licensure as an esthetics teacher is
unsuccessful at 3 examinations conducted by the Department,
the applicant shall, before taking a subsequent examination,
furnish evidence of not less than 64 80 hours of additional
study in teaching methodology and educational psychology in a
licensed school of cosmetology or esthetics since the
applicant last took the examination. An applicant who fails to
pass a fourth examination shall not again be admitted to an
examination unless (i) in the case of an applicant for
licensure as an esthetician, the applicant shall again take
and complete a program of 600 750 hours in the study of
esthetics in a licensed school of cosmetology approved to
teach esthetics or a school of esthetics, extending over a
period that commences after the applicant fails to pass the
fourth examination and that is not less than 18 weeks nor more
than 4 consecutive years in duration; or (ii) in the case of an
applicant for a license as an esthetics teacher, the applicant
shall again take and complete a program of 600 750 hours of
teacher training in a school of cosmetology approved to teach
esthetics or a school of esthetics, except that if the
applicant had 2 years of practical experience as a licensed
cosmetologist or esthetician within 5 years preceding the
initial examination taken by the applicant, the applicant must
again take and complete a program of 400 500 hours of teacher
training in licensed cosmetology or a licensed esthetics

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school.
(b) Each applicant shall be given a written examination
testing both theoretical and practical knowledge which shall
include, but not be limited to, questions that determine the
applicant's knowledge, as provided by rule.
(c) The examination of applicants for licensure as an
esthetics teacher may include:
(1) teaching methodology;
(2) classroom management; and
(3) record keeping and any other subjects that the
Department may deem necessary to insure competent
performance.
(d) This Act does not prohibit the practice of esthetics
by one who has applied in writing to the Department, in form
and substance satisfactory to the Department, for a license as
an esthetician or an esthetics teacher and has complied with
all the provisions of this Act in order to qualify for a
license, except the passing of an examination to be eligible
to receive such license certificate, until: (i) the expiration
of 6 months after the filing of such written application, or
(ii) the decision of the Department that the applicant has
failed to pass an examination within 6 months or failed
without an approved excuse to take an examination conducted
within 6 months by the Department, or (iii) the withdrawal of
the application.
(Source: P.A. 100-642, eff. 1-1-19; 100-934, eff. 1-1-19.)

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(225 ILCS 410/3C-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-2)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3C-2. License; qualifications. A person is qualified
to receive a license as a nail technician if that person
applies in writing on forms provided by the Department, pays
the required fee, and:
(a) Is at least 16 years of age;
(b) Is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance
or has a certificate of graduation from a school providing
secondary education or the recognized equivalent of that
certificate;
(c) Has graduated from a school of cosmetology or
school of nail technology approved by the Department,
having completed a program of 280 350 hours in the study of
nail technology extending over a period of not less than 8
weeks nor more than 2 consecutive years;
(d) Has passed an examination authorized by the
Department to determine eligibility to receive a license
as a nail technician; and
(e) Has met any other requirements of this Act.
Time spent in the study of nail technology under the laws
of another state or territory of the United States, or of a
foreign country or province, shall be credited toward the
period of study required by the provisions of subsection (c).
(Source: P.A. 94-451, eff. 12-31-05.)

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(225 ILCS 410/3C-3) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-3)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3C-3. Licensure as a nail technology teacher;
qualifications.
(a) A person is qualified to receive a license as a nail
technology teacher if that person has filed an application on
forms provided by the Department, paid the required fee, and:
(1) is at least 18 years of age;
(2) has graduated from high school or its equivalent;
(3) has a current license as a cosmetologist or nail
technician;
(4) has either: (1) completed a program of 400 500
hours of teacher training in a licensed school of nail
technology or cosmetology, and had 2 years of practical
experience as a nail technician; or (2) has completed a
program of 500 625 hours of teacher training in a licensed
school of cosmetology approved to teach nail technology or
school of nail technology; and
(5) who has passed an examination authorized by the
Department to determine eligibility to receive a license
as a cosmetology or nail technology teacher.
(b) An applicant who receives a license as a nail
technology teacher shall not be required to maintain a license
as a nail technician.
(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15.)

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(225 ILCS 410/3C-7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-7)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3C-7. Examinations; failure or refusal to take
examination. The Department shall authorize examinations of
applicants for licenses as nail technicians and teachers of
nail technology at the times and places as it may determine. An
applicant for licensure as a nail technician who has completed
224 280 hours in the study of nail technology may take the
examination.
The Department shall authorize not less than 4
examinations for licenses as nail technicians, and nail
technology teachers in a calendar year.
If an applicant neglects, fails without an approved
excuse, or refuses to take the next available examination
offered for licensure under this Act, the fee paid by the
applicant shall be forfeited to the Department and the
application denied. If an applicant fails to pass an
examination for licensure under this Act within 3 years after
filing an application, the application shall be denied.
Nevertheless, the applicant may thereafter make a new
application for examination, accompanied by the required fee,
if he or she meets the requirements in effect at the time of
reapplication. If an applicant for licensure as a nail
technician or nail technology teacher is unsuccessful at 3
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before taking a subsequent examination, furnish evidence of
successfully completing (i) for a nail technician, not less
than 48 60 hours of additional study of nail technology in a
licensed school of cosmetology approved to teach nail
technology or nail technology and (ii) for a nail technology
teacher, not less than 64 80 hours of additional study in
teaching methodology and educational psychology in an approved
school of cosmetology or nail technology since the applicant
last took the examination.
An applicant who fails the fourth examination shall not
again be admitted to an examination unless: (i) in the case of
an applicant for a license as a nail technician, the applicant
again takes and completes a total of 280 350 hours in the study
of nail technology in an approved school of cosmetology or
nail technology extending over a period that commences after
the applicant fails to pass the fourth examination and that is
not less than 8 weeks nor more than 2 consecutive years in
duration; or (ii) in the case of an applicant for licensure as
a nail technology teacher, the applicant again takes and
completes a program of 500 625 hours of teacher training in a
licensed school of cosmetology, or nail technology, except
that if the applicant had 2 years of practical experience as a
licensed nail technician within 5 years preceding the initial
examination taken by the applicant, the applicant must again
take and complete a program of 400 500 hours of teacher
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nail technology, or a licensed school of nail technology.
Each applicant for licensure as a nail technician shall be
given a written examination testing both theoretical and
practical knowledge, which shall include, but not be limited
to, questions that determine the applicant's knowledge of
product chemistry, sanitary rules, sanitary procedures,
hazardous chemicals and exposure minimization, this Act, and
labor and compensation laws.
The examination for licensure as a nail technology teacher
may include knowledge of the subject matter, teaching
methodology, classroom management, record keeping, and any
other subjects that the Department in its discretion may deem
necessary to insure competent performance.
This Act does not prohibit the practice of nail technology
by a person who has applied in writing to the Department, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Department, for a
license as a nail technician, or the teaching of nail
technology by one who has applied in writing to the
Department, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Department, for a license as a nail technology teacher, if the
person has complied with all the provisions of this Act in
order to qualify for a license, except the passing of an
examination to be eligible to receive a license, until: (a)
the expiration of 6 months after the filing of the written
application, or (b) the decision of the Department that the
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failed without an approved excuse to take an examination
conducted within 6 months by the Department, or (c) the
withdrawal of the application.
(Source: P.A. 100-642, eff. 1-1-19; 100-934, eff. 1-1-19.)
(225 ILCS 410/3E-2)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3E-2. Hair braider licensure; qualifications.
(a) A person is qualified to receive a license as a hair
braider if he or she has filed an application on forms provided
by the Department, paid the required fees, and meets the
following qualifications:
(1) Is at least 16 years of age;
(2) Is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance
or has received a certificate of graduation from a school
providing secondary education, or the recognized
equivalent of that certificate; and
(3) Has completed a program consisting of a minimum of
240 300 clock hours or an 8 a 10 credit hour equivalency of
instruction, as defined by rule, in a licensed cosmetology
school teaching a hair braiding curriculum or in a
licensed hair braiding school as follows:
(A) Basic training consisting of 28 35 hours of
classroom instruction in general theory, practical
application, and technical application in the
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personal hygiene and public health, professional
ethics, disinfection and sanitation, bacteriology,
disorders and diseases of the hair and scalp, OSHA
standards relating to material safety data sheets
(MSDS) on chemicals, hair analysis and scalp care, and
technical procedures;
(B) Related concepts consisting of 28 35 hours of
classroom instruction in the following subject areas:
Braid removal and scalp care; basic styling knowledge;
tools and equipment; growth patterns, styles and
sectioning; client consultation and face shapes; and
client education, pre-care, post-care, home care and
follow-up services;
(C) Practices and procedures consisting of 160 200
hours of instruction, which shall be a combination of
classroom instruction and clinical practical
application, in the following subject areas: single
braids with and without extensions; cornrows with and
without extensions; twists and knots; multiple
strands; hair locking; weaving/sewn-in; other
procedures as they relate to hair-braiding; and
product knowledge as it relates to hair braiding; and
(D) Business practices consisting of 24 30 hours
of classroom instruction in the following subject
areas: Illinois Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair
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salon management; human relations and salesmanship;
and Workers' Compensation Act.
(b) The expiration date and renewal period for each
license issued under this Act shall be set by rule.
(c) Within 2 years after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Department
may issue a hair braider license to any applicant who does not
meet the requirements of items (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of
this Section if the applicant: (1) files an application in
accordance with subsection (a), (2) pays the required fee, (3)
has not committed an offense that would be grounds for
discipline under this Act, and (4) is able to demonstrate to
the Department through tax records or affidavits that he or
she has practiced hair braiding for at least 2 consecutive
years immediately prior to the date of his or her application.
A hair braider who obtains his or her license under this
subsection (c) may renew his or her license if he or she
applies to the Department for renewal and has completed at
least 52 65 hours of relevant training in health, safety,
hygiene, and business management in accordance with the
requirements of this Section or any rule adopted pursuant to
this Section. A hair braider who renews his or her license
under this subsection (c) may thereafter only renew his or her
license if he or she meets the requirements of Section 3E-5 of
this Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-1246, eff. 1-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)

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