645—64.2 (157) Continuing education requirements.
	 64.2(1) The biennial continuing education compliance period shall begin on April 1 of one year and end on March 31 two years later.
	 64.2(2) Beginning April 1, 2008, a license that is renewed on April 1, 2008, that was originally scheduled to be renewed one year later as described in 645—paragraph 60.8(1)“b” shall not be required to meet continuing education requirements until April 1, 2010. This extension does not apply to a license(s) originally due for renewal on April 1, 2008.
	 64.2(3) Each biennium:
	  a.   	 A licensee in this state shall be required to complete a minimum of 8 hours of board-approved continuing education, of which 4 hours shall be in the prescribed practice discipline. A minimum of 2 hours of the 8 hours shall be in the content areas of Iowa cosmetology law and rules and sanitation. Individuals holding more than one active license shall obtain 4 hours of board-approved continuing education in each prescribed practice discipline and an additional 2 hours in the content areas of Iowa cosmetology law and rules and sanitation.
	  b.   	 A licensee who is an instructor of cosmetology arts and sciences shall obtain 8 hours in teaching methodology in addition to meeting all continuing education requirements for renewal of the instructor’s practice license. A licensee must comply with all conditions of licensure including obtaining a minimum of 2 hours each biennium specific to Iowa cosmetology law and administrative rules as specified in subrule 64.3(2), paragraph “i.”
	  c.   	 A licensee currently licensed in Iowa but practicing exclusively in another state may comply with Iowa continuing education requirements for license renewal by meeting the continuing education requirements of the state or states where the licensee practices. The licensee living and practicing in a state which has no continuing education requirement for renewal of a license shall not be required to meet Iowa’s continuing education requirement but shall pay all renewal fees when due.
	 64.2(4) Requirements of new licensees. Those persons licensed for the first time shall not be required to complete continuing education as a prerequisite for the first renewal of their licenses. Continuing education hours acquired anytime from the initial licensing until the second license renewal may be used.
	 64.2(5) Hours of continuing education credit may be obtained by attending and participating in a continuing education activity. These hours must be in accordance with these rules.
	 64.2(6) No hours of continuing education shall be carried over into the next biennium. A licensee whose license was reactivated during the current renewal compliance period may use continuing education earned during the compliance period for the first renewal following reactivation.
	 64.2(7) It is the responsibility of each licensee to finance the cost of continuing education.