645—61.12(157) Physical requirements for schools of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences.  The school shall meet the following physical requirements:
	61.12(1) The school premises shall have a minimum floor space of 3,000 square feet.
	61.12(2) Each school shall provide a minimum of 100 square feet per student. When the enrollment in a school exceeds 30 students, additional floor space of 30 square feet shall be required for each additional student enrolled in the school.
	61.12(3) Each licensed school offering a full barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences curriculum shall provide the following:
	a. 	At least one clinic area where the paying public will receive services. The clinic area shall be confined to the premises occupied by the school.
	b. 	A theory classroom(s) separate from the clinic area.
	c. 	A library that is maintained for students and consists of textbooks, current trade publications and business management materials.
	d. 	A separate area that shall be used as a dispensary. The dispensary shall be equipped with a lavatory, shelves or drawers for storing chemicals, cleansing agents and items, sterilization equipment and any other sanitation items required by 645—Chapter 63. Clean items and dirty items in the dispensary must be kept separated as required by 645—Chapter 63.
	e. 	Two restrooms that are equipped with toilets, lavatories, soap and disposable paper towel dispensers.
	f. 	A laundry room that is separated from the clinic area by a full wall or partition. Students may not lounge, eat, practice or study in the laundry room.
	g. 	A separate room that is equipped for the practice of esthetics and electrology.
	h. 	An administrative office.
	61.12(4) Each licensed school offering a single discipline barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences curriculum shall provide the same physical space as outlined in subrule 61.12(3). Single discipline schools are exempt from paragraph 61.12(3)“g” if the board did not originally approve an electrology or esthetics course of study in the curriculum.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 157.6 and 157.8.
[ARC 7921C, IAB 5/1/24, effective 7/1/24]