645—21.2(158) Requirements for licensure.
	21.2(1) The following criteria shall apply to licensure:
	a. 	Applicants shall complete a board-approved application form. Application forms may be obtained from the board’s website (www.idph.iowa.gov/licensure) or directly from the board office. The application and licensure fees shall be sent to the Board of Barbering, Professional Licensure Division, Fifth Floor, Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075.
	b. 	Applicants shall present proof of completion of the tenth grade or equivalent education. In the event the applicant is a refugee or immigrant from a country where high school records no longer exist, the applicant shall be considered to have met this requirement when the applicant submits an affidavit attesting to the fact that the applicant has met the tenth-grade requirement.
	c. 	Applicants shall provide an official copy of the transcript or diploma sent directly from the school to the board showing proof of completion of training at a barber school licensed by the board. If the applicant graduated from a school that is not licensed by the board, the applicant shall direct the school to provide an official transcript showing completion of a course of study that meets the requirements of rule 645—23.8(158).
	d. 	If the applicant has graduated from an apprenticeship program, the applicant must direct the United States Department of Labor to submit a certificate of completion. If the applicant completed all or part of a barbering apprenticeship training program registered by the Office of Apprenticeship of the United States Department of Labor while committed to the custody of the director of the department of corrections, the applicant shall request the department of corrections to provide an official transcript showing completion of all or part of the apprenticeship program.
	e. 	Applicants shall pass both the NIC theory examination and the NIC practical examination with a score of 70 percent or better on each examination.
	(1)	The applicant shall submit the test registration fee for the written theory and the practical examination directly to the test service.
	(2)	NIC examinations are administered according to guidelines set forth by the National Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology.
	f. 	An applicant shall provide verification of license from the state in which the applicant has most recently been licensed as a barber, sent directly from the state to the Iowa board of barbering office. The applicant must also disclose any public or pending complaints against the applicant in any other jurisdiction.
	g. 	Applications for a barber license must be received in the board office a minimum of five business days prior to the NIC practical examination.
	h. 	Licensees who were issued their licenses within six months prior to renewal shall not be required to renew their licenses until the renewal month two years later.
	i. 	Incomplete applications that have been on file in the board office for more than two years shall be:
	(1)	Considered invalid and shall be destroyed; or
	(2)	Maintained upon written request of the applicant. The applicant is responsible for requesting that the file be maintained.
	21.2(2) Foreign-trained barbers shall:
	a. 	Provide an equivalency evaluation of their educational credentials by one of the following: International Educational Research Foundation, Inc., Credentials Evaluation Service, P.O. Box 3665, Culver City, CA 90231-3665, telephone (310)258-9451, website www.ierf.org or email at info@ierf.org; or World Education Services (WES) at (212)966-6311, electronically at www.wes.org or by writing to WES, P.O. Box 745, Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY 10113-0745. The professional curriculum must be equivalent to that stated in these rules. An applicant shall bear the expense of the curriculum evaluation.
	b. 	Provide a copy of the certificate or diploma awarded to the applicant from a barber school in the country in which the applicant was educated.
	c. 	Receive a final determination from the board regarding the application for licensure.
	21.2(3) Requirements for an instructor’s license. Applicants shall:
	a. 	Complete all requirements stated in paragraphs 21.2(1)“a” and “e”;
	b. 	Present proof of graduation from an accredited high school or the equivalent thereof;
	c. 	Be licensed in the state of Iowa as a barber for not less than two years; and
	d. 	Pass both the NIC instructor theory examination and the NIC instructor practical examination with a score of 70 percent or better on each examination.
	21.2(4) Instructors who were issued their licenses within six months prior to renewal shall not be required to renew their licenses until the renewal month two years later.
	21.2(5) Incomplete applications that have been on file in the board office for more than two years shall be:
	a. 	Considered invalid and shall be destroyed; or
	b. 	Maintained upon written request of the applicant. The applicant is responsible for requesting that the file be maintained.
	21.2(6) An applicant who meets the requirements for an instructor’s license except for the instructor examinations may apply for a temporary permit to be an instructor. The temporary permit shall be valid for a maximum of six months from the issue date of the permit and shall not be renewable.
	21.2(7) Persons licensed under this chapter who provide apprenticeship programs must hold an active license sufficient to provide on-the-job training, must operate an actively licensed establishment and must comply with relevant United States Department of Labor laws and regulations for the operation of an apprenticeship program.
[ARC 7578B, IAB 2/25/09, effective 4/1/09; ARC 8349B, IAB 12/2/09, effective 1/6/10; ARC 5039C, IAB 5/6/20, effective 6/10/20; ARC 6396C, IAB 6/29/22, effective 8/3/22; ARC 6898C, IAB 2/22/23, effective 3/29/23; ARC 6983C, IAB 4/19/23, effective 5/24/23]