Licensure of Barber Instructors

PURPOSE: This rule establishes requirements for obtaining an instructor license by examination. (1) An applicant for an instructor license by examination shall first hold a current Missouri barber license. (2) Application for an instructor licensure by examination shall be made on the forms provided by the board. Applications may be obtained by writing or calling the board. The mailing address is: PO Box 1062, Jefferson City, MO 65102 and the telephone number is (573) 751-0805 or toll free number is (866) 762-9432. The TDD number is (800) 7352966. (3) In order to be scheduled for examination, the Application for Examination/Temporary Permit Form must be received in the test administrator’s office, along with all applicable examination fees, no less than fourteen (14) working days prior to the first date of each scheduled examination. Applications received after the cut-off date and all applications received after every available space for the examination has been filled, whether that application was received prior to or after this cut-off date, shall be scheduled for the next regularly scheduled examination. Applicants shall comply with all rules of the test administrator. (4) Temporary Permit. An individual who has applied to take the state examination may, at the same time, apply for a temporary permit to practice as an instructor. Individuals operating under a temporary permit shall be under the supervision of a barber instructor currently licensed by the board. A temporary permit will be terminated if the instructor applicant fails to pass an examination or fails to appear for a scheduled examination. Thereafter, the person may practice as a licensed barber instructor in Missouri only after passing a state examination and receiving a license. A temporary permit shall not be extended for any individual. (5) The examination may be administered by the board or its designee in three (3) portions; one (1) written, one (1) practical, and one (1) presentation of a lesson plan. The board may contract with a third party for testing/examination services. (6) Failure of any portion of the examination will require the applicant to reapply to retake the examination. An applicant shall be required to retake only the portion(s) of the examination that was failed. (7) Upon notification from the board of passing scores on all three (3) portions of examination for licensure as an instructor, the applicable fee for an instructor license must be submitted to the board within two (2) years of the passing examination date or applicant shall reapply to the board for reexamination of all three (3) portions of the examination. AUTHORITY: sections 328.090 and 329.025.1, RSMo Supp. 2008.* Original rule filed Aug. 1, 2007, effective Feb. 29, 2008. Amended: Filed April 3, 2009, effective Sept. 30, 2009. *Original authority: 328.090, RSMo 1939, amended 1947, 1949, 1951, 1981, 2005 and 329.025, RSMo 2005, amended 2008.