ARSD 20:42:08:03. Instructor education for initial licensure

To receive an instructor license, the applicant shall successfully complete: (1) Twelve hours of new instructor training; (2) Successfully pass the South Dakota Instructor Cosmetology Laws and Administrative Rules examination; (3) A written theory examination approved by the commission and administered by the commission or its representatives. The instructor applicant may be issued a conditional instructor license upon completion of twelve hours of new instructor training and successfully passing the South Dakota Instructor Cosmetology Laws and Administrative Rules examination. The instructor must pass the written theory examination within 90 days of being issued a conditional instructor license or the conditional license becomes invalid. Failure to successfully pass the instructor theory examination immediately invalidates the conditional instructor license and the instructor cannot continue to instruct students until successfully passing the theory examination and being issued an instructor license.