2023 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 IIIE - Hair Braiding and Hair Braiding Teachers

(225 ILCS 410/Art. IIIE heading)
ARTICLE IIIE.  HAIR BRAIDING AND HAIR BRAIDING TEACHERS
(Source: P.A. 96-1246, eff. 1-1-11.)
(225 ILCS 410/3E-1)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3E-1. Hair braiding defined. "Hair braiding" means a natural form of hair manipulation by braiding, cornrowing, extending, lacing, locking, sewing, twisting, weaving, or wrapping human hair, natural fibers, synthetic fibers, and hair extensions.  Such practice can be performed by hand or by using simple braiding devices including clips, combs, hairpins, scissors, needles and thread.  Hair braiding includes what is commonly known as "African-style hair braiding" or "natural hair care", but is not limited to any particular cultural, ethnic, racial, or religious form of hair style.  Hair braiding includes the making of customized wigs from natural hair, natural fibers, synthetic fibers, and hair extensions.  Hair braiding does not involve the use of penetrating chemical hair treatments, chemical hair coloring agents, chemical hair straightening agents, chemical hair joining agents, permanent wave styles, or chemical hair bleaching agents applied to growing human hair.  Hair braiding does not include the cutting or growing of human hair, but may include the trimming of hair extensions or sewn weave-in extensions only as applicable to the braiding process.
(Source: P.A. 96-1246, eff. 1-1-11.)
(225 ILCS 410/3E-2)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3E-2. Hair braider licensure; qualifications.
(a) A person is qualified to receive a license as a hair braider if he or she has filed an application on forms provided by the Department, paid the required fees, and meets the following qualifications:
(1) Is at least 16 years of age;
(2) Is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance     or has received a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or  the recognized equivalent of that certificate; and
(3) Has completed a program consisting of a minimum     of 300 clock hours or a 10 credit hour equivalency of instruction, as defined by rule, in a licensed cosmetology school teaching a hair braiding curriculum or in a licensed hair braiding school as follows:
(A) Basic training consisting of 35 hours of         classroom instruction in general  theory, practical application, and technical application in the following subject areas: history of hair braiding, personal hygiene and public health, professional ethics, disinfection and sanitation, bacteriology, disorders and diseases of the hair and scalp, OSHA standards relating to material safety data sheets (MSDS) on chemicals, hair analysis and scalp care, and technical procedures;
(B) Related concepts consisting of 35 hours of         classroom instruction in the following subject areas: Braid removal and scalp care; basic styling knowledge; tools and equipment; growth patterns, styles and sectioning; client consultation and face shapes; and client education, pre-care, post-care, home care and follow-up services;
(C) Practices and procedures consisting of 200         hours of instruction, which shall be a combination of classroom instruction and clinical practical application, in the following subject areas: single braids with and without extensions; cornrows with and without extensions; twists and knots; multiple strands; hair locking; weaving/sewn-in;  other procedures as they relate to hair-braiding; and product knowledge as it relates to hair braiding; and
(D) Business practices consisting of 30 hours of         classroom instruction in the following subject areas: Illinois Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 and Rules; salon management; human relations and salesmanship; and Workers' Compensation Act.
(b) The expiration date and renewal period for each license issued under this Act shall be set by rule.
(c) Within 2 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Department may issue a hair braider license to any applicant who does not meet the requirements of items (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of this Section if the applicant: (1) files an application in accordance with subsection (a), (2)  pays the required fee, (3) has not committed an offense that would be grounds for discipline under this Act, and (4) is  able to demonstrate to the Department through tax records or affidavits that he or she has practiced hair braiding for at least 2 consecutive years immediately prior to the date of his or her application.
A hair braider who obtains his or her license under this subsection (c) may renew his or her license if he or she applies to the Department for renewal and has completed at least 65 hours of relevant training in health, safety, hygiene, and business management in accordance with the requirements of this Section or any rule adopted pursuant to this Section. A hair braider who renews his or her license under this subsection (c) may thereafter only renew his or her license if he or she meets the requirements of Section 3E-5 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-1246, eff. 1-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
(225 ILCS 410/3E-3)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3E-3. Hair braiding teacher licensure.  A hair braiding teacher license shall be made available by the Department.  The qualifications for a hair braiding teacher license shall be provided by rule, and shall include at least 600 clock hours or a 20 credit hour equivalency in relevant teaching methods and curriculum content, or at least 500 clock hours of hair braiding teacher training for an individual who is able to establish that he or she has had at least 2 years of practical experience.
(Source: P.A. 96-1246, eff. 1-1-11.)
(225 ILCS 410/3E-4)
Sec. 3E-4. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 96-1246, eff. 1-1-11. Repealed by P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/3E-5)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3E-5. License renewal.  To renew a license issued under this Article, an individual must produce proof of successful completion of 10 hours of continuing education for a hair braider license and 20 hours of continuing education for a hair braiding teacher license.
For the initial renewal of a hair braider's license which requires continuing education, as prescribed by rule, one hour of the continuing education shall include domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education as prescribed by rule of the Department. For every subsequent renewal of a hair braider's license, one hour of the continuing education may include domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education as prescribed by rule of the Department. The one-hour domestic violence and sexual assault awareness continuing education course shall be provided by a continuing education provider approved by the Department, except that completion from March 12, 2016 to March 15, 2016 of a one-hour domestic violence and sexual assault awareness course from a domestic violence and sexual assault awareness organization  shall satisfy this requirement.
The Department may prescribe rules regarding the requirements for domestic violence and sexual assault awareness continuing education courses and teachers.
(Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15; 99-766, eff. 1-1-17.)
(225 ILCS 410/3E-6)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3E-6. Immunity from prosecution.  The Department shall take no action against any person for unlicensed practice as a hair braider that occurred prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act  of the 96th General Assembly. The Department shall not use any information provided in an application for a license pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 3E-2 as evidence of unlicensed practice under Article III prior to the date of application.
(Source: P.A. 96-1246, eff. 1-1-11.)
(225 ILCS 410/3E-7)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3E-7. Inactive status. Any hair braider or hair braiding teacher  who notifies the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department may elect to place his or her license on inactive status and shall, subject to rules of the Department, be excused from payment of renewal fees until he or she notifies the Department in writing of his or her desire to resume active status.
Any hair braider or hair braiding teacher requesting restoration from inactive status shall be required to pay the current renewal fee and to qualify for the restoration of his or her license, subject to rules of the Department. A license shall not be restored from inactive status unless the hair braider or hair braiding teacher requesting the restoration completes the number of hours of continuing education required for renewal of a license under Section 3E-5.
Any hair braider or hair braiding teacher whose license is in inactive status shall not practice in the State of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)