General Organization

PURPOSE: This regulation complies with section 536.023(3), RSMo 2000, which requires each agency to adopt as a regulation, a description of its operation and the methods and procedures whereby the public may obtain information or make submissions or requests. (1) The board was established by section 329.015, RSMo, and is vested with the duties previously exercised by the State Board of Barber Examiners and the State Board of Cosmetology. (2) The State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners is a board within the Division of Professional Registration of the Department of Commerce and Insurance. (3) Each member of the State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners shall receive the sum of seventy dollars ($70) as compensation for each day actually spent in attendance at meetings of the board, not to exceed forty-eight (48) days in any calendar year and in addition they shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the board. (4) The board shall meet at least six (6) times per year as determined by the board. The time and location for each meeting may be obtained by contacting the executive director of the board at PO Box 1062, Jefferson City, MO 65102, or by calling toll free at (866) 762-9432. (5) The board shall elect one (1) of its members president, one (1) vice president and one (1) secretary, with the limitation that no single profession can hold the positions of president and vice president at the same time. Election of officers of the board shall be held annually at the May meeting of the board. If any elected position is vacated during the year for any reason, then an election shall be held for that position only. (6) The executive director of the board is hereby designated as the custodian of records for the board. The public may obtain information from the board or make submissions or requests to the board by writing the executive director at the following address: PO Box 1062, Jefferson City, MO 65102. (7) Unless otherwise provided by statute or regulation, all meetings of the board will be conducted according to the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order to the extent not inconsistent with the practices and procedures of the board. AUTHORITY: sections 329.023 and 329.025.1, RSMo Supp. 2006.* Original rule filed Aug. 1, 2007, effective Feb. 29, 2008. Non-substantive change filed July 30, 2019, published Sept. 30, 2019. *Original authority: 329.023, RSMo 2005 and 329.025, RSMo 2005.