225 ILCS 410/3C-7
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 410/ - Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985.|Article IIIC - Nail Technicians

 (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-7)(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)Sec. 3C-7. Examinations; failure or refusal to take examination. The  Department shall authorize examinations of applicants for licenses as nail  technicians and teachers of nail  technology at the times and places as it may determine. An applicant for licensure as a nail technician who has completed 280 hours in the study of nail technology may take the examination.The Department shall authorize not less than 4 examinations for  licenses as nail  technicians, and nail technology teachers in a calendar  year.If an applicant neglects, fails without an approved excuse, or refuses to  take the next available examination offered for licensure  under this Act,  the fee paid by the applicant shall be forfeited to the Department and the  application denied.  If an applicant fails to pass an examination for  licensure under this Act within 3 years after filing an  application,  the application shall be denied.  Nevertheless, the applicant may thereafter  make a new application for examination, accompanied by the required fee,  if he or she meets the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.  If an applicant for licensure as a nail  technician or nail technology teacher is  unsuccessful at 3 examinations conducted by the Department, the  applicant  shall, before taking a subsequent examination, furnish evidence of  successfully completing (i) for a nail technician, not less than 60 hours  of additional study of nail  technology in a licensed school of cosmetology approved  to  teach nail technology or nail  technology and (ii) for a nail technology teacher, not less than 80 hours of  additional study in teaching methodology and educational psychology in an  approved school of cosmetology or nail technology since  the applicant last took the examination.An applicant who fails the fourth examination shall not  again be admitted to an examination unless: (i) in the case of an  applicant for a license as a nail technician, the applicant again takes  and completes a total of 350 hours in the study of nail technology in an  approved school of cosmetology or nail technology extending over a  period that commences after the applicant fails to pass the fourth examination  and that is not less than 8 weeks nor more than 2 consecutive years in  duration; or (ii) in the case of an applicant for licensure as a nail  technology teacher, the applicant again takes and completes a program of 625  hours of teacher training in a licensed school of cosmetology, or nail  technology, except that if the applicant had 2 years of practical experience as  a licensed nail technician within 5 years preceding the initial examination  taken by the applicant, the applicant must again take and complete a program  of 500  hours of teacher training in a licensed school of cosmetology approved to teach  nail technology, or a licensed school of nail technology.Each applicant for licensure as a nail technician shall  be given a written examination  testing both theoretical and practical knowledge, which shall include, but  not be limited to, questions that determine the applicant's knowledge of  product chemistry, sanitary rules, sanitary procedures,  hazardous chemicals and exposure minimization, this  Act, and labor and compensation laws.The examination for licensure as a nail technology teacher may  include knowledge of the subject matter, teaching methodology, classroom  management, record keeping, and any other subjects that the Department in its  discretion may deem necessary to insure competent performance.This Act does not prohibit the practice of nail technology by a person  who has applied in writing to the Department, in form and substance  satisfactory to the Department, for a license as a nail  technician, or the teaching of nail technology by one who has applied in  writing to the Department, in form and substance satisfactory to the  Department, for a license as a nail technology teacher, if the person has  complied with all the provisions of this Act in order  to qualify for a license, except the passing of an  examination to be eligible to receive a license, until: (a)  the expiration of 6 months after the filing of the written application, or (b)  the decision of the Department that the applicant has failed to pass an  examination within 6 months or failed without an approved excuse to take an  examination conducted within 6 months by the Department, or (c) the  withdrawal of the application.  (Source: P.A. 100-642, eff. 1-1-19; 100-934, eff. 1-1-19.)