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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-329 - Schools; postsecondary educational institutions

32-329.
Schools;  postsecondary educational institutions
A school shall be recognized as a postsecondary educational institution if both of the following apply:
1. The school admits as regular students only individuals who have earned a recognized high school diploma or the equivalent of a recognized high school diploma or who are beyond the age of compulsory education as provided by section 15-802.
2. The school is licensed by name by the board under this chapter to offer one or more training programs beyond the secondary school level.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-352 - Disciplinary action

32-352.
Disciplinary action
The board may take any one or a combination of the following disciplinary actions:
1. Revoke a license.
2. Suspend a license.
3. Impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars.
4. Impose probation requirements best adapted to protect the public safety,  health and welfare including requirements for restitution payments to patrons.
5. Publicly reprove a licensee.
6. Issue a letter of concern.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-353 - Grounds for refusal to issue or renew a license or disciplinary action

32-353.
Grounds for refusal to issue or renew a license or disciplinary action
The board may take disciplinary action or refuse to issue or renew a license for any of the following causes:
1. Continued performance of barbering by a person knowingly having an infectious or communicable disease.
2. Malpractice or incompetency.
3. Advertising by means of known false or deceptive statements.
4. Advertising,  practicing or attempting to practice under a trade name other than the one in which the license is issued.
5. Violating any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.
6. Making false statements to the board.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-354 - Procedure for disciplinary action; appeal

32-354.
Procedure for disciplinary action;  appeal
A. The board on its own motion may investigate any information which appears to show the existence of any of the causes set forth in section 32-353. The board shall investigate the report of any person which appears to show the existence of any of the causes set forth in section 32-353. A person reporting pursuant to this section who provides the information in good faith is not subject to liability for civil damages as a result.
B. If,  after completing its investigation,  the board finds that the evidence is not of sufficient seriousness to merit direct action against a license,  it may take either of the following actions:
1. Dismiss if,  in the opinion of the board,  the evidence is without merit.
2. File a letter of concern if,  in the opinion of the board,  while there is insufficient evidence to support direct action against the license there is sufficient evidence for the board to notify the licensee that continuation of the activities which led to the information or report being made to the board may result in action against his license.
C. If,  in the opinion of the board,  it appears the information or report is or may be true,  the board shall request an informal interview with the licensee concerned. The interview shall be requested by the board in writing,  stating the reasons for the interview and setting a date not less than ten days from the date of the notice for conducting the interview.
D. If,  after an informal interview,  the board finds that the evidence warrants suspension or revocation of a license issued pursuant to this chapter,  imposition of a civil penalty or public reproof or if the licensee under investigation refuses to attend the informal interview,  a complaint shall be issued and formal proceedings shall be initiated. All proceedings pursuant to this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10.
E. If,  after an informal interview,  the board finds that the evidence is not of sufficient seriousness to merit suspension or revocation of a license issued pursuant to this chapter,  imposition of a civil penalty or public reproof it may take the following actions:
1. Dismiss if,  in the opinion of the board,  the evidence is without merit.
2. File a letter of concern if,  in the opinion of the board,  while there is insufficient evidence to support direct action against the license there is sufficient evidence for the board to notify the licensee that continuation of the activities which led to the information or report being made to the board may result in action against the licensee's license.
3. Impose probation requirements.
F. Except as provided in section 41-1092.08,  subsection H,  final decisions of the board are subject to judicial review pursuant to title 12,  chapter 7,  article 6.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-355 - Unlawful acts; violation; classification

32-355.
Unlawful acts;  violation;  classification
A. A person shall not:
1. Practice or attempt to practice barbering without a current barber license issued pursuant to this chapter.
2. Practice or teach in or operate a school or operate a shop or salon which does not have a current license issued pursuant to this chapter.
3. Operate a shop or salon unless it is under the direct supervision of a barber.
4. Display a sign or in any way advertise or hold oneself out as a barber or as being engaged in the practice or business of barbering without being licensed pursuant to this chapter.
5. Knowingly make a false statement on an application for a license pursuant to this chapter.
6. Permit an employee or another person under his supervision or control to practice barbering without a license issued pursuant to this chapter.
7. Practice barbering in any place other than in a shop or salon licensed pursuant to this chapter unless he is requested by a customer to go to a place other than a shop or salon licensed pursuant to this chapter and is sent to the customer from the shop or salon.
8. Obtain or attempt to obtain a license by the use of money other than the prescribed fees or any other thing of value or by fraudulent misrepresentation.
9. Violate any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.
B. An instructor shall not render barbering services in a school unless the services are directly incidental to the instruction of students.
C. A school shall clearly indicate to the public that all services are performed by students under the direct supervision of an instructor.
D. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-356 - Injunctions

32-356.
Injunctions
The board,  the attorney general,  a county attorney or any other person may apply to the superior court in the county in which acts or practices of any person which constitute a violation of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter are alleged to have occurred for an order enjoining those acts or practices.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-502 - Barbering and cosmetology board; members; appointment; qualifications; terms

32-502.
Barbering and cosmetology board;  members;  appointment;  qualifications;  terms
A. The barbering and cosmetology board is established consisting of the following members who are appointed by the governor:
1. One cosmetologist who has actively practiced cosmetology in this state for at least three years immediately preceding appointment.
2. Two school owners who do not own the same school,  one of whom owns a school that teaches cosmetology and one of whom owns a school that teaches barbering.
3. Five public members,  preferably one of whom is an educator,  who are not and have never been associated with the barbering,  cosmetology or nail technology industry,  licensed as a barber,  cosmetologist or nail technician or involved in manufacturing barbering,  cosmetology or nail technology products.
4. One barber who has actively practiced barbering in this state for at least three years.
B. The term of office for members is three years beginning and ending June 22.
C. The governor may remove board members for neglect of duty,  malfeasance or misfeasance.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-503 - Organization; meetings; personnel; compensation

32-503.
Organization;  meetings;  personnel;  compensation
A. The board shall annually elect a chairman,  vice chairman and secretary-treasurer from among its membership.
B. The board shall hold at least one regular meeting monthly and may hold other meetings at times and places it designates.
C. Subject to title 41,  chapter 4,  article 4,  the board may employ the following personnel as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and chapter 3 of this title and designate their duties:
1. An executive director.
2. A supervisor of examinations who is an instructor licensed pursuant to this chapter or chapter 3 of this title and who has worked at least two of the five years immediately preceding employment as an instructor in a school licensed pursuant to this chapter.
3. Examiners who are not employed as instructors in any school licensed pursuant to this chapter or chapter 3 of this title.
4. Persons to provide investigative,  professional and clerical assistance.
5. Consultants to assist the board in performing its duties.
6. Other personnel.
D. Members of the board are eligible to receive compensation as determined pursuant to section 38-611 for each day of actual service in the business of the board. The board shall compensate its executive director and other personnel as determined pursuant to section 38-611.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-504 - Powers and duties

32-504.
Powers and duties
A. The board shall:
1. Adopt rules that are necessary and proper for the administration of this chapter,  including sanitary and safety requirements for salons and schools and sanitary and safety standards for the practice of cosmetology,  aesthetics,  nail technology and hairstyling.
2. Administer and enforce this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
3. Either prepare,  administer and grade practical and written examinations or contract with a national professional organization for cosmetology selected by the board to prepare,  administer and grade practical and written examinations.
4. Make and maintain a record of its acts and proceedings,  including the issuance,  denial,  renewal,  suspension or revocation of licenses and public reproofs of licensees.
5. Evidence its official acts by the signature of the chairman or vice chairman of the board or a representative designated by the board.
6. Keep records of the board open to public inspection at all reasonable times.
7. Make an annual report to the governor on or before October 1 of each year covering its official acts and financial transactions during the preceding fiscal year and making recommendations it deems necessary.
8. Prescribe minimum school curriculum requirements for cosmetologists,  aestheticians,  nail technicians,  hairstylists and instructors.
9. Prescribe standards and requirements for the provision of salon services through mobile units and in customer locations.
10. Approve a cosmetologist as a mentor based on the cosmetologist's record of compliance with this chapter. The board may not condition the approval on the cosmetologist's payment of an additional fee or completion of an additional requirement.
B. The board may:
1. Inspect the premises of any salon or school during business hours.
2. Delegate authority to its executive director to issue licenses and registrations to applicants who meet the requirements of this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-505 - Barbering and cosmetology fund

32-505.
Barbering and cosmetology fund
A. The barbering and cosmetology fund is established. Except as provided in subsection C of this section,  before the end of each calendar month the board shall deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  ten percent of all monies from whatever source that come into the possession of the board in the state general fund and deposit the remaining ninety percent in the barbering and cosmetology fund.
B. Except as provided in section 32-573,  subsection G,  monies deposited in the barbering and cosmetology fund are subject to section 35-143.01.
C. Monies from civil penalties received pursuant to section 32-571 shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the state general fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-507 - Fees

32-507.
Fees
A. The board shall establish and collect fees not to exceed the following:
1. Written examination,  $100.
2. Practical examination,  $100.
3. Application for initial personal license,  a onetime fee of $83.
4. Application for personal reciprocity license,  a onetime fee of $150.
5. Application for salon license,  $112.
6. Application for school license,  $600.
7. Application for certification of licensure or hours,  $30.
8. Personal license renewal,  $76 to be paid once every two years pursuant to section 32-517 or 32-535.
9. Personal license delinquent renewal,  $60.
10. Salon license renewal,  $50.
11. Salon license delinquent renewal,  $80.
12. School license renewal,  $500.
13. School license delinquent renewal,  $600.
14. Delinquent penalties for each year or portion of a year for which the license was inactive.
15. Computer printouts of names of licensees,  $.25 per name.
16. Duplicate license,  $30.
17. Dishonored checks,  $20.
18. Copying charges,  $1 per page. For audiotapes,  videotapes,  computer discs or other mediums used for recording sounds,  images or information,  $15 per tape,  disc or other medium.
19. Board-administered educational classes,  $100.
20. Review of examination,  $50.
21. Regrading of examinations,  $25.
22. Service charges for persons who pay with alternative payment methods,  including credit cards,  charge cards,  debit cards and electronic transfers,  not to exceed the cost of the alternative payment method.
23. Eyelash technician registration,  an amount to be determined by the board.
24. Eyelash technician registration renewal,  an amount to be determined by the board.
25. Eyelash technician registration delinquent renewal,  an amount to be determined by the board.
B. The board may charge additional fees for:
1. Documents and publications provided by the board.
2. Services that the board deems appropriate to carry out its intent and purpose. These additional fees shall not exceed the costs of rendering the services.
C. The board shall only issue a duplicate license on receipt of a written request that states the reason for the request for a duplicate license.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-510 - Aestheticians; applications; qualifications

32-510.
Aestheticians;  applications;  qualifications
A person is entitled to receive an aesthetician's license if the person:
1. Submits to the board an application for an aesthetician's license on a form supplied by the board.
2. Does either of the following:
(a) Completes and receives appropriate credits for at least two years of high school education or its equivalent as prescribed by the board in its rules and submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person is at least sixteen years of age.
(b) Submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person is at least eighteen years of age.
3. Submits to the board satisfactory evidence of any of the following:
(a) That the person is a graduate of an aesthetician school in another state or country that has substantially the same requirements as this state for schools licensed by the board.
(b) That the person is a graduate of an aesthetician course consisting of at least six hundred hours of training in a school licensed by the board.
(c) That the person completed a United States department of labor-approved or a department of economic security-approved apprenticeship program in aesthetics that includes at least two hundred hours of infection protection and law review instruction. The person shall complete the instruction prescribed by this subdivision through either:
(i) A school that is licensed by the board or a school or program in another state that has,  in the board's opinion,  licensure requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this state.
(ii) A department of economic security-approved apprenticeship program.
4. Passes the examination for an aesthetician's license.
5. Pays the prescribed fees for an aesthetician's license.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-511 - Cosmetologists; applications; qualifications

32-511.
Cosmetologists;  applications;  qualifications
A person is entitled to receive a cosmetologist license if the person does all of the following:
1. Submits to the board an application for a cosmetologist license on a form supplied by the board.
2. Does either of the following:
(a) Completes and receives appropriate credits for at least two years of high school education or its equivalent as prescribed by the board in its rules and submits satisfactory evidence that the person is at least sixteen years of age.
(b) Submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person is at least eighteen years of age.
3. Submits to the board satisfactory evidence of any of the following:
(a) That the person is a graduate of a cosmetology course consisting of at least one thousand five hundred hours of training in a school licensed by the board.
(b) That the person is a graduate of a cosmetology school in another state or country that had at the time of the person's graduation substantially the same requirements as this state for schools licensed by the board.
(c) That the person completed a United States department of labor-approved or a department of economic security-approved apprenticeship program in cosmetology that includes at least two hundred fifty hours of infection protection and law review instruction. The person shall complete the instruction prescribed by this subdivision through either:
(i) A school that is licensed pursuant to this chapter or a school or program in another state that has,  in the board's opinion,  licensure requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this state.
(ii) A department of economic security-approved apprenticeship program.
4. Passes the examination for a cosmetologist license.
5. Pays the prescribed fees.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-512 - Nail technicians; applications; qualifications

32-512.
Nail technicians;  applications;  qualifications
A person is entitled to receive a license to practice nail technology if the person does all of the following:
1. Submits to the board an application for a nail technician license on a form supplied by the board.
2. Does either of the following:
(a) Completes and receives appropriate credits for at least two years of high school education or its equivalent as prescribed by the board in its rules and submits satisfactory evidence that the person is at least sixteen years of age.
(b) Submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person is at least eighteen years of age.
3. Submits to the board satisfactory evidence of any of the following:
(a) That the person graduated from a nail technology school in another state or country that had at the time of the person's graduation substantially the same requirements as this state for schools licensed by the board.
(b) That the person completed a nail technician course consisting of at least six hundred hours of training in a school licensed by the board.
(c) That the person completed a United States department of labor-approved or a department of economic security-approved apprenticeship program in nail technology that includes at least one hundred fifty hours of infection protection and law review instruction. The person shall complete the instruction prescribed by this subdivision through either:
(i) A school that is licensed by the board or a school or program in another state that has,  in the board's opinion,  licensure requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this state.
(ii) A department of economic security-approved apprenticeship program.
4. Pays the prescribed fees for a nail technician license.
5. Passes the examination for a nail technician license.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-512.01 - Hairstylists; applications; qualifications

32-512.01.
Hairstylists;  applications;  qualifications
A person is entitled to receive a license to practice hairstyling if the person does all of the following:
1. Submits to the board an application for a hairstylist license on a form supplied by the board.
2. Either:
(a) Completes and receives appropriate credits for at least two years of high school education or its equivalent as prescribed by the board in its rules and submits satisfactory evidence that the person is at least sixteen years of age.
(b) Submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person is at least eighteen years of age.
3. Submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person meets any of the following:
(a) Graduated from a hairstyling school in another state or country that had at the time of the person's graduation substantially the same requirements as this state for schools licensed by the board.
(b) Completed a hairstylist course consisting of at least one thousand hours of training in a school licensed by the board.
(c) Completed a United States department of labor-approved or a department of economic security-approved apprenticeship program in hairstyling that includes at least two hundred hours of infection protection and law review instruction. The person shall complete the instruction prescribed by this subdivision through either:
(i) A school that is licensed by the board or a school or program in another state that has,  in the board's opinion,  licensure requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this state.
(ii) A department of economic security-approved apprenticeship program.
4. Pays the prescribed fees for a hairstylist license.
5. Passes the examination for a hairstylist license.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-513 - Reciprocity

32-513.
Reciprocity
Notwithstanding sections 32-510,  32-511,  32-512 and 32-512.01,  a person is entitled to receive a cosmetologist,  aesthetician,  nail technician or hairstylist license if the person does all of the following:
1. Submits to the board an application for a cosmetologist,  aesthetician,  nail technician or hairstylist license on a form supplied by the board.
2. Submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person is licensed in another state or country.
3. Takes and completes a class relating to infection protection and law review that is provided by the board or its designee. The board shall determine the amount of the fees for the class. The applicant shall pay the fees directly to the board or its designee.
4. Pays the prescribed reciprocity license fees.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-514 - Examinations

32-514.
Examinations
A. The board or a national professional organization for cosmetology selected by the board shall administer written and practical examinations for a cosmetologist,  aesthetician,  nail technician,  hairstylist or instructor license. The examinations shall test for requisite knowledge and skills in the technical application of cosmetology services. An applicant may take an examination before the applicant has completed the required hours of course instruction prescribed by this article,  but the applicant must complete the required hours of course instruction before licensure.
B. The board or a national professional organization for cosmetology selected by the board shall inform each applicant of the examination results.
C. The board shall make an accurate record of each examination.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-515 - Reexaminations

32-515.
Reexaminations
A. An applicant who fails an examination for a license pursuant to this article is entitled to a reexamination.
B. If an applicant fails either part of the examination,  the applicant shall only retake the part of the examination that the applicant failed.
C. If one year or more elapses between an applicant's initial examination and reexamination,  the applicant shall take both the written and practical parts of the examination.
D. An applicant desiring to be reexamined shall:
1. Apply to the board,  if the board is administering the examination,  on forms it prescribes and furnishes or to a national professional organization selected by the board to administer the examination.
2. Pay the prescribed examination fee.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-517 - License renewal

32-517.
License renewal
A. Except as provided in section 32-4301,  a cosmetologist,  an aesthetician,  a nail technician or a hairstylist shall renew the person's license on or before the person's birthday once every two years.
B. A cosmetologist,  an aesthetician,  a nail technician or a hairstylist shall submit an application for renewal accompanied by the prescribed renewal fee in order to renew the person's license.
C. A cosmetologist,  an aesthetician,  a nail technician or a hairstylist who fails to renew the person's license on or before the person's birthday shall also pay the prescribed delinquent renewal penalty in order to renew the license.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-518 - Inactive licenses; reactivation; suspension

32-518.
Inactive licenses;  reactivation;  suspension
A. A license that is not renewed pursuant to section 32-517 automatically reverts to inactive status.
B. A licensee may reactivate an inactive license:
1. If a license has been inactive for less than one year,  by paying the prescribed delinquent renewal penalty.
2. If a license has been inactive for one year or more but less than ten years,  by paying the prescribed delinquent renewal penalty and submitting proof of satisfying educational requirements prescribed by the board in its rules.
C. A license that has been inactive for ten years is automatically suspended.
D. A licensee shall not practice under an inactive license.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-519 - Eyelash technicians; registration; renewal; register

32-519.
Eyelash technicians;  registration;  renewal;  register
A. An eyelash technician must be registered by the board. A person is entitled to receive an eyelash technician registration if the person does all of the following:
1. Submits to the board an application for an eyelash technician registration on a form supplied by the board.
2. Either:
(a) Completes and receives appropriate credits for at least two years of high school education or its equivalent as prescribed by the board in its rules and submits satisfactory evidence that the person is at least sixteen years of age.
(b) Submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person is at least eighteen years of age.
3. Submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person successfully completed a board-approved training program. The board shall require no more than thirty hours of training. A training program shall not be required to be licensed as a school by the board to be approved. The board-approved training program shall provide a provisional registration to the person verifying the successful completion of the training. Any person who satisfactorily demonstrates training received prior to October 30,  2023 shall be eligible for registration.
4. Pays the prescribed fees.
B. Except as provided in section 32-4301,  an eyelash technician shall renew the person's registration on or before the person's birthday once every two years. An eyelash technician shall submit an application for renewal accompanied by the prescribed renewal fee to renew the person's registration. An eyelash technician who fails to renew the person's registration on or before the person's birthday shall also pay the prescribed delinquent renewal penalty to renew the registration.
C. The board shall maintain a current register of registered eyelash technicians who are in good standing with the board.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-531 - Instructors; applications; qualifications

32-531.
Instructors;  applications;  qualifications
A person is entitled to receive a license to teach cosmetology,  aesthetics,  nail technology or hairstyling in a school if the person does all of the following:
1. Submits to the board an application for an instructor license on a form prescribed by the board.
2. Either:
(a) Holds a diploma from a high school or its equivalent as prescribed by the board in its rules and submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person is at least sixteen years of age.
(b) Submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person is at least eighteen years of age.
3. Is a licensed cosmetologist,  aesthetician,  nail technician or hairstylist,  is applying for an instructor license to teach a subject in which the person is licensed and has practiced for at least one year in the profession for which the person is applying for an instructor license and has received the following hours of instructor training:
(a) For a cosmetologist instructor,  three hundred fifty hours.
(b) For an aesthetics instructor,  three hundred fifty hours.
(c) For a nail technician instructor,  three hundred fifty hours.
(d) For a hairstylist instructor,  three hundred fifty hours.
4. Passes the examination for an instructor license.
5. Pays the prescribed fees.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-532 - Instructors; license reciprocity

32-532.
Instructors;  license reciprocity
Notwithstanding section 32-531,  a person is entitled to receive a license to teach cosmetology,  aesthetics,  nail technology or hairstyling in a school if the person submits to the board an application for an instructor license on a form prescribed by the board,  pays the prescribed fees and complies with one of the following:
1. Is a current licensed cosmetology instructor,  aesthetics instructor,  nail technology instructor or hairstyling instructor in another state or country.
2. Is a current licensed cosmetologist,  aesthetician,  nail technician or hairstylist in another state or country and has at least one year of instructor experience in the other state or country in cosmetology,  aesthetics,  nail technology or hairstyling,  or any combination thereof.
3. Does all of the following:
(a) Either:
(i) Submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person is at least eighteen years of age.
(ii) Holds a diploma from a high school or its equivalent as prescribed by the board in its rules and submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person is at least sixteen years of age.
(b) Is a licensed cosmetologist,  aesthetician,  nail technician or hairstylist in another state or country.
(c) Completes instructor training in another state or country that has instructor education requirements that are at least substantially equivalent to those of this state.
(d) Passes the examination for an instructor license.
(e) Has five years of licensed industry experience within the ten years preceding application.
(f) Meets requirements as prescribed by the board in its rules.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-533 - Instructor examinations; reexaminations

32-533.
Instructor examinations;  reexaminations
A. An examination for an instructor license shall be written and practical.
B. The board shall inform each applicant of the applicant's examination results in writing.
C. The board shall make an accurate record of each examination.
D. An applicant who fails any part of the examination twice shall attend a school licensed pursuant to this chapter for two hundred fifty hours of instructor training.
E. An applicant desiring to be reexamined shall apply to the board on forms it prescribes and furnishes and pay the prescribed examination fee.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-535 - Instructor license renewal

32-535.
Instructor license renewal
A. Except as provided in section 32-4301,  an instructor shall renew the instructor's license on or before the instructor's birth date once every two years.
B. An instructor shall submit an application for renewal accompanied by the prescribed renewal fee in order to renew the instructor's license.
C. An instructor who fails to renew the instructor's license on or before the instructor's birth date as prescribed by this section shall also pay the prescribed delinquent renewal penalty in order to renew the license.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-537 - Instructor; inactive licenses; reactivation; suspension

32-537.
Instructor;  inactive licenses;  reactivation;  suspension
A. An instructor license that is not renewed pursuant to section 32-535 automatically reverts to inactive status.
B. A licensee may reactivate an inactive license:
1. If a license has been inactive for less than one year,  by paying the prescribed delinquent renewal penalty.
2. If a license has been inactive for one year or more but less than ten years,  by paying the prescribed delinquent renewal penalty and submitting proof of satisfying educational requirements prescribed by the board in its rules.
C. A license that has been inactive for ten years is automatically suspended.
D. A licensee shall not practice under an inactive license.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-541 - Salon requirements

32-541.
Salon requirements
A. A person is entitled to receive a license to operate a salon if the person:
1. Submits to the board an application for a salon license on a form supplied by the board.
2. Pays the prescribed fee.
B. The safety and sanitary requirements specified by the board in its rules shall be requirements while a salon is operating.
C. Each salon shall have an individual designated as the manager of the salon.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-543 - Required display

32-543.
Required display
Salons shall display the following in a conspicuous location that is readily observable by any patron:
1. The current salon license.
2. The current licenses for cosmetologists,  aestheticians,  nail technicians or hairstylists practicing in the salon.
3. The latest inspection sheet.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-544 - Salon license renewal

32-544.
Salon license renewal
A. Except as provided in section 32-4301,  a salon license is renewable each year on or before the anniversary date of the first license by meeting all the requirements for a salon license and paying the prescribed renewal fee.
B. A salon owner who fails to renew the owner's salon license each year by the anniversary date of the license shall apply pursuant to section 32-541 and pay the prescribed fee and delinquent renewal penalty.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-545 - Change of ownership or location; change of trade name

32-545.
Change of ownership or location;  change of trade name
A. A salon shall not change from the name of one licensee to another or from one location to another or change its trade name without filing a new application and paying the prescribed fee.
B. A salon owner shall notify the board in writing within ten days after any change of ownership of the salon or change in the salon's location or trade name and pay the prescribed fee.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-551 - School licenses; applications; requirements

32-551.
School licenses;  applications;  requirements
A person is entitled to a license to operate a school if:
1. The person pays the prescribed fee.
2. The person furnishes a surety bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars approved by the board and executed by a corporate bonding company authorized to do business in this state. The bond shall be for the benefit of and subject to the claims of the state for failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter and any student who fails to receive the full course of instruction required under this chapter.
3. The person submits to the board under oath an application for a school license on a form supplied by the board and other documentation required by the board in its rules.
4. The proposed school passes an inspection by the board before it opens.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-552 - Change of ownership or location; change of trade name

32-552.
Change of ownership or location;  change of trade name
A. A school shall not change from the name of one licensee to another or from one location to another or change its trade name without filing a new application and paying the prescribed fee.
B. A school owner shall notify the board in writing within ten days after any change of ownership of the school or change in the school's location or trade name,  submit a new license application for the school and pay the prescribed fee.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-556 - Separation of schools from other businesses

32-556.
Separation of schools from other businesses
A school of any type,  including a cosmetology school,  may include programs related to a subject that is similar to cosmetology but may not include a salon. A cosmetology school may offer for sale cosmetology products and related articles.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-557 - Services for the public; restrictions

32-557.
Services for the public;  restrictions
A. Students may render services to the public only under the direct supervision of an instructor.
B. The following notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place within the school in letters large enough to be read across the length of the room,  " school of cosmetology work done exclusively by students."
C. A student in a school shall not receive a salary or commission from the school for any cosmetology,  aesthetics,  nail technology or hairstyling services while enrolled in the school as a student. A student who is enrolled in a school for the purpose of becoming an instructor may be a paid employee of the school.
D. A school shall post a price list for services rendered to the public that is large enough to be easily read from a distance of ten feet.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-558 - Student-school contracts

32-558.
Student-school contracts
A private school is required to execute a contract between itself and a student in duplicate. The form of the contract shall be approved by the board. A contract between a school and a student shall bear the signature of a school official and the student or parent or guardian if the student is under eighteen years of age. A fully executed copy of the contract shall be given to the student and the school shall keep the original copy.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-559 - School catalogs

32-559.
School catalogs
A. A private school shall submit a copy of its official catalog to the board for board approval.
B. A private school catalog shall contain the following:
1. Name and address of the school.
2. Date of publication.
3. Admission requirements and procedures used by the school.
4. Number of hours of training required for licensure.
5. A brief outline of the curriculum offered by the school.
6. A description of the school's general physical facilities and equipment.
7. Policies relating to tardiness,  absences,  make-up work,  conduct,  termination and other rules of the school.
8. The grading system,  including a definition of credit units if any.
9. The type of document awarded on graduation from the school.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-564 - School license renewal

32-564.
School license renewal
A. Except as provided in section 32-4301,  school licenses are renewable on or before June 30 of every year by meeting all the requirements for a school license and paying the prescribed renewal fee.
B. A school owner who fails to renew his school license by June 30 of every year shall apply pursuant to section 32-551 and pay the prescribed fee and delinquent renewal penalty.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-565 - Schools; postsecondary education institutions

32-565.
Schools;  postsecondary education institutions
A school must be recognized as a postsecondary educational institution if both of the following apply:
1. The school admits as regular students only individuals who have earned a recognized high school diploma or the equivalent of a recognized high school diploma or who are beyond the age of compulsory education as provided by section 15-802.
2. The school is licensed by name by the board under this chapter to offer one or more training programs beyond the secondary school level.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-571 - Disciplinary action

32-571.
Disciplinary action
The board may take any one or a combination of the following disciplinary actions:
1. Revoke a license or registration.
2. Suspend a license or registration.
3. Impose a civil penalty in an amount of not more than $2, 000.
4. Impose probation requirements best adapted to protect the public safety,  health and welfare,  including requirements for restitution payments to patrons.
5. Publicly reprove a licensee or registrant.
6. Issue a letter of concern.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-572 - Grounds for disciplinary action or refusal to issue or renew license or registration; definition

32-572.
Grounds for disciplinary action or refusal to issue or renew license or registration;  definition
A. The board may take disciplinary action or refuse to issue or renew a license or registration for any of the following causes:
1. Continued performance of cosmetology,  aesthetics,  nail technology,  hairstyling or eyelash extension services by a person knowingly having an infectious or communicable disease.
2. Conviction of a crime.
3. Commission of an act involving dishonesty,  fraud or deceit with the intent to substantially benefit oneself or another or substantially injure another.
4. Malpractice or incompetency.
5. Knowingly advertising by means of false,  misleading,  deceptive or fraudulent statements through communication media.
6. Violating this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.
7. Making oral or written false statements to the board.
8. Repeated failure to correct infractions of safety and sanitary requirements prescribed by the board in its rules.
9. Failing to comply with an order of the board.
B. A conviction of a crime or act shall not be a cause of refusal to issue or renew a license or registration unless the crime or act is substantially related to the qualifications,  functions or duties of the license or registration for which application is made.
C. The expiration,  cancellation,  suspension or revocation of a license or registration or a licensee's or registrant's voluntary surrender of a license or registration does not deprive the board of jurisdiction to do any of the following:
1. Proceed with an investigation of a licensee or registrant.
2. Proceed with an action or disciplinary proceeding against a licensee or registrant.
3. Suspend or revoke a license or registration.
4. Deny the renewal or right of renewal of a license or registration.
D. For the purposes of this section,  " conviction"  means a plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of no contest.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-575 - Injunctions

32-575.
Injunctions
The board,  the attorney general,  a county attorney or any other person may apply to the superior court in the county in which acts or practices of any person which constitute a violation of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter are alleged to have occurred for an order enjoining those acts or practices.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-576 - Confidentiality

32-576.
Confidentiality
A. Examination materials,  records of examination grading and performance and transcripts of educational institutions are confidential and are not subject to inspection pursuant to title 39,  chapter 1,  article 2.
B. All investigation files are confidential and are not subject to inspection pursuant to title 39,  chapter 1,  article 2 until the matter is final. The licensee shall be informed of the investigation. The public may obtain information that discloses that an investigation is being conducted and the general nature of the investigation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-582 - Member state requirements

32-582.
Member state requirements
(Eff. 7/1/24)
A. To be eligible to join this compact and to maintain eligibility as a member state,  a state must do all of the following:
1. License and regulate cosmetology.
2. Have a mechanism or entity in place to receive and investigate complaints about licensees practicing in that state.
3. Require licensees within that state to pass a cosmetology competency examination before being licensed to provide cosmetology services to the public in that state.
4. Require that licensees satisfy educational or training requirements in cosmetology before being licensed to provide cosmetology services to the public in that state.
5. Implement procedures for considering one or more of the following categories of information from applicants for licensure: criminal history,  disciplinary history or background checks. Such procedures may include the submission of information by applicants for the purpose of obtaining an applicant's background check.
6. Participate in the data system,  including through the use of unique identifying numbers.
7. Share information related to adverse actions with the commission and other member states,  both through the data system and otherwise.
8. In compliance with the terms of this compact and rules of the commission,  notify the commission and other member states of the existence of investigative information or current significant investigative information in the state's possession regarding a licensee practicing in that state.
9. Comply with rules that are enacted by the commission to administer this compact.
10. Accept licensees from other member states pursuant to this compact.
B. Member states may charge a fee for granting a license to practice cosmetology.
C. Individuals not residing in a member state shall continue to be able to apply for a member state's single-state license as provided under the laws of each member state. A single-state license granted pursuant to this subsection shall not be recognized as granting these individuals a multistate license to provide services in any other member state.
D. This compact does not affect the requirements established by a member state for the issuance of a single-state license.
E. A multistate license issued to a licensee by a home state to a resident of that state shall be recognized by each member state as authorizing the licensee to practice cosmetology in each member state.
F. The commission may not define the educational or professional requirements for a licensee to practice cosmetology. The member states retain sole jurisdiction over the provision of these requirements.