Credit for Out-of-State Instructor Training

PURPOSE: This rule establishes the percentage of credit given for instructor training received outside Missouri. AND INSURANCE (1) Any person desiring to take the Missouri state instructor examination who has had part or all of his/her training outside of Missouri shall be given credit for all training that meets the requirements in section 329.080, RSMo and 20 CSR 20858.040(2). (2) Any person not meeting the qualifications to take the state instructor examination although given credit for out-of-state training by the board will be given notice of the exact training requirements necessary to satisfy state instructor examination qualifications. (3) Any person meeting the qualifications to take the state instructor examination by receiving credit for out-of-state training may apply for examination on a form supplied by the board and the application shall contain or be accompanied by the following: (A) An affidavit completed by the state licensing board or the school in the state where the hours were completed which verifies the following: applicant name, school name and address, date of termination/graduation from the school, total hours earned by the individual and distribution of those hours by subjects as required by section 329.080, RSMo. The affidavit shall be completed on a form supplied by the Missouri State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners and shall contain the name and title of the person completing the form, the date completed and the state board seal, school seal or notary statement. Training completed by the applicant shall be recognized by the board for a period of no more than five (5) years from the date it was received; (B) A copy of high school diploma or general educational development (GED) certificate as proof of education. The applicant shall have an education equivalent to the successful completion of the twelfth grade; (C) Two (2) United States passport photographs measuring two inches by two inches (2" × 2") which have been taken within the last five (5) years; and (D) An affidavit completed by the applicant’s school on a form supplied by the board verifying that all contractual fees have been paid by the applicant. (4) Reciprocity. Any individual who holds a current instructor license in another state, territory or the District of Columbia where the requirements are substantially equal or superior to those in force in Missouri at the time of application may apply for an instructor license without examination in accordance with the requirements of 20 CSR 2085-7.030(2). (5) Any individual who holds a current, valid instructor license in another state, territory, the District of Columbia or foreign country, state or province where the requirements are not substantially equal to those in force in Missouri at the time of application is not eligible to obtain a Missouri instructor license by reciprocity. A “substantially equal” number of training hours is ninety-five percent (95%) or more of the training hours required in Missouri for the cosmetology instructor license requested. The individual shall be exempt from the training requirements set forth in section 329.080, RSMo and may apply to take the instructor licensure examination, provided he/she can provide to the board proof of work experience of not less than one (1) year as a cosmetology instructor within the three (3)-year period immediately preceding the application for examination. The examination shall consist of the written and oral portions of the examination and application shall be made on a form provided by the board and shall be accompanied by the following: (A) An affidavit completed by the licensing agency verifying the instructor training completed by the applicant, that the applicant is licensed as an instructor in that state, territory, country or province and that the license is current and in good standing; (B) An affidavit of instructor work experience completed by each employer on a form supplied by the board verifying the dates of employment as a licensed instructor; (C) A copy of high school diploma or GED certificate (applicant shall have an education equivalent to the successful completion of the twelfth grade); and (D) Two (2) United States passport photographs measuring two inches by two inches (2" × 2") taken within the last five (5) years. (6) Any individual who holds a current, valid instructor license in another state, territory, District of Columbia, or foreign country, state or province where the requirements are not substantially equal to those in force in Missouri at the time of application and who does not have instructor work experience of at least one (1) year within the three (3)-year period immediately preceding the application shall not be eligible for the Missouri instructor examination until having met training requirements set forth in section 329.080, RSMo. A “substantially equal” number of training hours is ninety-five percent (95%) or more of the training hours required in Missouri for any given classification. (7) All foreign documents or documents not in the English language that are submitted pursuant to this rule must be certified by a board approved credential evaluating service. AUTHORITY: sections 329.025.1 and 329.085.5, RSMo Supp. 2007.* Original rule filed Aug. 1, 2007, effective Feb. 29, 2008. *Original authority: 329.025, RSMo 2005 and 329.085, RSMo 1989, amended 1995, 1997, 2001.