Specific Requirements for Cosmetology Schools

PURPOSE: This rule establishes the licensing procedure and requirements for schools of cosmetology. (1) The holder(s) of the cosmetology school license shall employ and have present during regular school hours a competent licensed instructor for every twenty-five (25) students in attendance for a given class period. (2) Minimum Equipment and Training Supplies. All schools of cosmetology teaching the occupations of Class-CA or Class-CH cosmetology, as defined in section 329.010(5), RSMo, in Missouri shall have on hand and maintain in good working condition at all times the following equipment and training supplies: (A) One (1) large dispensary; (B) Twenty (20) lockers; (C) Two (2) or more restrooms to separately accommodate male and female students; (D) A metal fire-resistant and locking filing cabinet for school and student records; (E) Sixteen (16) dresserettes, mirrors, and chairs; (F) Ten (10) hair dryers and chairs; (G) Two (2) facial chairs; (H) Tables and chairs sufficient for the number of students in attendance; (I) Sterilizers. 1. Five (5) large wet sterilizers or individual wet containers in each station of the clinic that are large enough to cover combs and brushes (each shall contain a wet sterilizing agent). 2. Three (3) dry sterilizers or individual dry containers in each station of the clinic that are large enough to hold combs and brushes clear and free of unsterilized items and tools; (J) Six (6) shampoo bowls equipped with hot and cold running water plus chairs; (K) Cold wave equipment sufficient for twenty (20) permanents on all sized rods; (L) Four (4) manicure tables, stools, and manicure equipment sets; (M) First-aid supplies; (N) Visual aids on the circulatory system, bones, muscles, nerves, anatomy, pH scale, and history of hair and nails; (O) One (1) Complete Visual Aid Teaching System. This visual aid teaching system may include, but is not limited to, the following items: video recorder, overhead projector, film projector, educational films, and screen; (P) One (1) large blackboard; (Q) Sanitary drinking facilities; (R) One (1) time clock for student hours or a reliable record keeping system for tracking and recording student hours; (S) Twenty (20) mannequins plus working tables for same; (T) A reference library for students containing the following suggested materials: 1. Textbooks on the theory in cosmetology for each student, textbooks on cosmetology establishment management and buying, textbooks on psychology of salesmanship, a collegiate dictionary, a beauty culture dictionary, and trade magazines. All textbooks must be current. 2. Textbooks, if necessary for coursework, for each student. Student shall receive textbooks necessary for coursework within forty-eight (48) hours of the start date of the course for which the textbook is needed. Textbooks provided must be current and new; photocopies are not acceptable; (U) A janitor’s closet for all cleaning supplies; (V) One (1) large closeable sanitary container for clean towels; (W) One (1) large closeable container for soiled towels; (X) One (1) closeable container for hair clippings; and (Y) Individual student kit materials for each student enrolled shall include at a minimum the following: 1. Thermal equipment; 2. Haircutting equipment; 3. Chemical application implements; 4. Hair styling implements; and 5. For Class-CA hairdressing and manicuring students manicuring implements shall be included. A. All implements and equipment contained in the student kits must be new. B. Students shall receive student kits prior to the completion of their training. C. All kits shall be kept clean and remain free of unsterilized items and tools. D. No student shall be permitted to remove his/her training kit from the school or cosmetology establishment while in training. (3) All students in a cosmetology school shall wear washable clothing while in attendance. (4) Training and Calculation of Hours. This rule clarifies hour requirements as authorized in section 329.040, RSMo. (A) Minimum—Maximum Hours Accepted. 1. Each school or public institution shall define, for its own purposes, what constitutes a full-time, part-time, or evening student or instructor trainee but will be required to designate one (1) of these classifications for each individual enrolled in its program of study. 2. All students and instructor trainees shall be enrolled in a course of study of no less than three (3) hours per day and no more than twelve (12) hours per day with a weekly total that is no less than fifteen (15) hours and no more than seventy-two (72) hours. 3. No training hours may be counted towards satisfaction of more than one course of study or classification in a Missouri cosmetology school, however, nothing stated herein prohibits the transfer of training hours between Class CH-hairdressing and Class CA-hairdressing and manicuring course of study. 4. No training received in a school may be credited towards the fulfillment of the hours necessary in an apprenticeship program and no training received in a beauty cosmetology establishment may be credited towards the hours necessary in a school to meet the minimum requirements necessary to qualify for a state examination. (5) Change of Status. No student, instructor trainee, or apprentice shall be permitted to change his/her designated status of enrollment except by the submission of a properly completed change of status form to the board in accordance with 20 CSR 2085-12.060(1)(C). (6) Any school which teaches all of the classified occupations AND INSURANCE of cosmetology in Missouri shall employ and have present in the school a minimum of one (1) licensed instructor for every twenty-five (25) students in attendance for a given class period provided that one (1) to ten (10) additional students may be in attendance with the assistance of an instructor trainee. Instructor trainees shall not be considered students for purposes of this requirement. Additionally, any school which teaches all of the classified occupations of cosmetology in Missouri shall employ and have present in the school a minimum of one (1) licensed instructor for every three (3) instructor trainees in attendance for a given class period. AUTHORITY: sections 329.025.1 and 329.040, RSMo Supp. 2008.* Original rule filed Aug. 10, 2007, effective Feb. 29, 2008. Amended: Filed July 22, 2009, effective Jan. 30, 2010. *Original authority: 329.025, RSMo 2005, amended 2008 and 329.040, RSMo 1939, amended 1945, 1959, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2001.