Crossover Schools

PURPOSE: This rule establishes general requirements for a school crossover license. (1) Schools. Any person or entity may apply for a crossover license to operate both a barber and cosmetology school at the same physical location. Except as provided by this rule, applicants for a crossover school license shall comply with all rules applicable to both barber and cosmetology schools. A crossover license shall only be issued to schools where barber and cosmetology services are taught at the same physical location. If a different physical location is used for any of the barber or cosmetology instruction or functions for which a license is required, a separate license must be obtained for each location. (2) Application Requirements. School applicants shall submit one floor plan for the entire crossover facility. Floor plans shall comply with the square footage requirements for both barber schools and the applicable cosmetology school and shall clearly indicate the separately designated clinical areas for barber and cosmetology students required by section (3) of this rule. (A) Applications for a crossover school license will be reviewed and approved as provided in 20 CSR 2085-12.010. Final approval of a crossover school license by the board will be made upon final inspection of the school establishment. Applicants for a crossover school license that are licensed to operate a barber or cosmetology school at the time of application for a crossover school license shall be required to undergo a final inspection of the entire crossover facility. (B) Applications shall include the name and address of each licensed instructor to be employed, provided that any school having only one (1) instructor per twenty-five (25) students in any professional training/instruction program shall also state the name and address of a substitute instructor who will be available for such profession. 1. Any barber school having only one (1) instructor per fifteen (15) students shall also state in their application the name and address of a substitute instructor who will be available. 2. Any cosmetology school having only one (1) instructor per twenty-five (25) students shall state in their application the name and address of a substitute instructor who will be available. (C) Applicants for a crossover school license shall submit to the board separate curriculums for barber training/instruction and cosmetology training/instruction with the application for licensure. (D) The school shall report any crossover student that has terminated his/her barber or cosmetology training as required by the rules of the board governing termination of students. Termination forms must be submitted even if the crossover student has been terminated from only one (1) program of instruction (barber or cosmetology) and is still enrolled in another program of instruction. (E) The board shall not approve any application for a crossover school license that does not comply with the requirements of this rule. (3) Upon licensure, crossover school licensees shall comply with all rules applicable to both barber schools and the applicable cosmetology school, including the following: (A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a crossover school licensee may use designated common areas for both barber and cosmetology purposes provided that no space or area(s) may be used for both barber training/instruction and cosmetology training/instruction at the same time. (B) All barber work stations required by 20 CSR 2085-12.010(4)(C), shall be kept separated from the cosmetology clinical area at all times. However, barber work stations and cosmetology clinical areas may be located in the same room if the barber work stations are physically separated from the cosmetology clinical area at all times and can be easily and individually identified by the board or its designee. Barber work stations in a crossover licensed school shall contain all equipment required by, and comply with all provisions of 20 CSR 2085-12.010 and 20 CSR 208512.020 applicable to barber work stations. (C) This rule does not prohibit the common use of locker rooms, reception areas, libraries, restrooms, drinking facilities, eating areas, a janitor’s closet, shampoo bowls equipped with hot and cold running water plus chairs, or first-aid facilities for both barber and cosmetology students. (D) Every crossover school shall employ, and have present during regular school hours, a minimum of one (1) Missouri licensed barber instructor for every fifteen (15) barber students in attendance for a given class period and a minimum of one (1) Missouri licensed cosmetology instructor for every twenty-five (25) cosmetology students in attendance for a given class period. (E) A crossover school licensee shall maintain all barber student records separately from records for cosmetology students. Records for crossover students shall be adequately maintained and shall clearly and separately identify the hours or credits, whichever is applicable, earned by a student in barber training/instruction and the hours or credits earned in cosmetology training/instruction. Records shall be maintained by the crossover school licensee in a manner that will allow the board or its designee to easily and separately identify the individual hours or credits earned by a crossover student for barbering and cosmetology, respectively. (4) Students. Except as provided by this rule, crossover students shall be subject to and required to comply with all rules and requirements applicable to both barber students and the cosmetology students enrolled, including all education, training and examination requirements. (5) School Location and Ownership. Each license for a crossover school issued by the board shall be valid only for the premises located at that address and board-approved ownership as provided in the initial application for the school. If at any time during the license period, the physical plant or operation of a school is moved to a new address, if ownership is transferred, or if substantial interest fifty-one percent (51%) or more of a partnership or corporation is altered in a way as to affect the registered ownership, then the license for the school shall become void. It shall be the responsibility of the holder of the license of the school to notify the board of any changes. (A) If there is to be a change in a substantial interest of a partnership or corporation which affects the registered ownership, the owner(s) shall file an application for a new crossover license in accordance with this rule. (B) If there is to be a change in a minority interest of a partnership or corporation which does not affect the registered ownership, it shall be the responsibility of the holder(s) of the school license to submit a sworn affidavit to the board as notification of the change and to supply a full listing of partners/shareholders and ownership percentages of each. (C) Change of Location. If the physical plant or operation of a school is to be moved to a new address, it shall be the responsibility of the holder(s) of the school license to submit a change of location application prior to reopening at the new location. The application shall contain: 1. Name and address of the owner(s) or lessor(s) and lessee(s) where appropriate; 2. The school’s complete mailing address; 3. A copy of the proposed facility’s floor plan, giving approximate dimensions and square footage for both the barber and cosmetology training/instruction areas. The floor plan shall comply with the floor plan requirements for both barber schools and the requested cosmetology school(s); 4. A list of the proposed equipment and training supplies by quantity and type; 5. A list detailing all implements and equipment that will be included in student kits; 6. A list of the proposed school rules; 7. The requisite fee; 8. The maximum enrollment allowed for the facility based on square footage; 9. A copy of the student contract which shall include the notice required by 20 CSR 2085-12.010(2)(K); and 10. The name and address of each licensed instructor to be employed; provided, any school having only one (1) instructor per twenty-five (25) students in any professional training/instruction program shall also state the name and address of a substitute instructor who will be available for such profession; and (D) Final approval of a school by the board, based on a change of location, will be made upon final inspection of the establishment. (E) Name Changes. If the name of a school is to be changed by the owner(s), the change may be made on the renewal application for the school or, if at any time during the license period, the owner(s) shall submit a change of name request on a form supplied by the board, accompanied by the school’s license and the duplicate license fee. (6) Applicants for a new, renewed or reinstated crossover school or establishment license that have opened a school or establishment prior to obtaining the required license from this board shall be required to pay a delinquent fee as established by the board. (7) All applications for a crossover school license shall be submitted to the board on a form designated by the board with the applicable license fee. AUTHORITY: sections 328.090, 328.120, 329.010.7, 329.025, and 329.040, RSMo Supp. 2013.* Original rule filed Aug. 10, 2007, effective Feb. 29, 2008. Amended: Filed Sept. 13, 2013, effective Feb. 28, 2014. *Original authority: Chapters 328 and 329, see Missouri Revised Statutes; 329.010, RSMo 1939, amended 1979, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005; and 329.025, RSMo 2005, 2008.