225 ILCS 410/1-4
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 I - General Provisions

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)Sec. 1-4. Definitions. In this Act the following words shall have the  following meanings:"Address of record" means the designated address recorded by the Department in the applicant's application file or the licensee's license file, as maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit."Board" means the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Board."Department" means the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation."Licensed barber" means an individual licensed by the Department  to practice barbering as defined in this Act and whose  license is in good standing."Licensed cosmetologist" means an individual licensed by the  Department to practice cosmetology, nail technology, hair braiding, and esthetics as  defined in this Act and whose license is in good standing."Licensed esthetician" means an individual  licensed by the  Department to practice esthetics as defined in this Act and whose  license is in good standing."Licensed nail technician" means an individual  licensed by  the Department to practice nail technology as defined in this Act and whose  license is in good standing."Licensed barber teacher" means an individual  licensed  by the Department to practice barbering as defined in this Act  and to provide instruction in the theory and practice of barbering to students in an approved barber school."Licensed cosmetology teacher" means an individual  licensed by the Department to practice cosmetology,  esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology as defined in this Act  and to provide instruction in the theory and  practice of cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology to  students in an approved cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, or nail technology school."Licensed cosmetology clinic teacher" means an individual licensed by the  Department to practice cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology as defined  in this Act and to provide clinical instruction in the practice of cosmetology,  esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology in an approved school of cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding,  or nail technology."Licensed esthetics teacher" means an individual  licensed by  the Department to practice esthetics as defined in this Act and to provide  instruction in the theory and practice of esthetics  to students in an approved cosmetology or esthetics school."Licensed hair braider" means an individual licensed by the Department to practice hair braiding as defined in this Act and whose license is in good standing."Licensed hair braiding teacher" means an individual licensed by the Department to practice hair braiding and to provide instruction in the theory and practice of hair braiding to students in an approved cosmetology or hair braiding school."Licensed nail technology teacher" means an individual  licensed by the Department to practice nail technology and  to provide instruction in the theory and  practice of nail technology to students in an approved nail technology   or cosmetology school."Enrollment" is the date upon which the student signs an  enrollment agreement or student contract."Enrollment agreement" or "student contract" is any agreement,  instrument, or contract however named, which creates or evidences an  obligation binding a student to purchase a course of instruction from a school."Enrollment time" means the maximum number of hours a student  could have attended class, whether or not the student did in fact attend  all those hours."Elapsed enrollment time" means the enrollment time elapsed between  the actual starting date and the date of the student's last day of physical  attendance in the school."Mobile shop or salon" means a self-contained facility that may be moved, towed, or transported from one location to another and in which barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, or nail technology is practiced."Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation."Threading" means any technique that results in the removal of superfluous hair from the body by twisting thread around unwanted hair and then pulling it from the skin; and may also include the incidental trimming of eyebrow hair. (Source: P.A. 98-238, eff. 1-1-14; 98-911, eff. 1-1-15; 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)