2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 4 - TENNESSEE COSMETOLOGY ACT OF 1986 (§§ 62-4-101 — 62-4-217) › Part 1 - TENNESSEE COSMETOLOGY ACT OF 1986 (§§ 62-4-101 — 62-4-139) › Section 62-4-110 - Application and qualifications for practicing or teaching - Fees

(a)
Any person who desires a cosmetologist's license shall submit an application for examination to the board on the prescribed form. The application shall be accompanied by:
(1)
A nonrefundable, nontransferable application/examination fee as set by the board;
(2)
Satisfactory proof that the applicant has attained the age of at least sixteen (16) years;
(3)
Satisfactory proof that the applicant either:
(A)
Has completed and passed a course of instruction of no less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours in practice and theory at a school of cosmetology; or
(B)
Holds a valid Tennessee master barber registration and has completed three hundred (300) hours in a licensed school of cosmetology learning the fundamentals of cosmetology technique and pedicuring; and
(4)
Satisfactory proof that the applicant successfully completed, as part of the hours of instruction described in subdivision (a)(3), up to one (1) hour of online or in-person training, at no cost to the applicant, by a nonprofit anti-domestic violence organization recognized by the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault on domestic violence that focuses on how to recognize the signs of domestic violence, how to respond to these signs, and how to refer a client to resources for victims of domestic violence.
(b)
Any person who desires a license to practice manicuring only shall submit an application for examination to the board on the prescribed form. The application shall be accompanied by:
(1)
A nonrefundable, nontransferable application/examination fee as set by the board;
(2)
Satisfactory proof that the applicant has attained the age of at least sixteen (16) years and has completed and passed a course of instruction of no less than six hundred (600) hours in the practice and theory of manicuring at a school of cosmetology; and
(3)
Satisfactory proof that the applicant successfully completed, as part of the hours of instruction described in subdivision (b)(2), up to one (1) hour of online or in-person training, at no cost to the applicant, by a nonprofit anti-domestic violence organization recognized by the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault on domestic violence that focuses on how to recognize the signs of domestic violence, how to respond to these signs, and how to refer a client to resources for victims of domestic violence.
(c)
Any person who desires a license to instruct in a school shall submit an application for examination to the board on the prescribed form. The application shall be accompanied by:
(1)
A nonrefundable, nontransferable application/examination fee as set by the board;
(2)
Satisfactory proof that the applicant:
(A)
(i)
[deleted by 2024 amendment];
(ii)
Holds a valid cosmetologist's, manicurist's, aesthetician's, or natural hair stylist's license issued by the board;
(iii)
Has completed and passed a board-approved course in instructor training of at least three hundred (300) hours within a period of six (6) months as an instructor trainee or has served as a junior instructor for a minimum of one (1) year;
(iv)
Has been licensed as a cosmetologist, aesthetician, manicurist, or natural hair stylist pursuant to this part for at least three (3) years;
(v)
Seeks to instruct only in the area in which the applicant is currently licensed; or
(B)
(i)
Holds a valid certificate of registration as a barber instructor pursuant to §
62-3-124
; and
(ii)
Completes three hundred (300) hours in a licensed school of cosmetology learning the fundamentals of cosmetology technique and pedicuring; and
(3)
Satisfactory proof that the applicant successfully completed, as part of the hours of instruction described in subdivision (c)(2)(C), up to one (1) hour of online or in-person training, at no cost to the applicant, by a nonprofit anti-domestic violence organization recognized by the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault on domestic violence that focuses on how to recognize the signs of domestic violence, how to respond to these signs, and how to refer a client to resources for victims of domestic violence.
(d)
Any person who desires a license to practice aesthetics only shall submit an application for examination to the board on the prescribed form. The application shall be accompanied by:
(1)
A nonrefundable, nontransferable application/examination fee as set by the board;
(2)
Satisfactory proof that the applicant has attained the age of at least sixteen (16) years and has completed and passed a course of instruction of no less than seven hundred fifty (750) hours in the practice and theory of aesthetics at a school of cosmetology; and
(3)
Satisfactory proof that the applicant successfully completed, as part of the hours of instruction described in subdivision (d)(2), up to one (1) hour of online or in-person training, at no cost to the applicant, by a nonprofit anti-domestic violence organization recognized by the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault on domestic violence that focuses on how to recognize the signs of domestic violence, how to respond to these signs, and how to refer a client to resources for victims of domestic violence.
(e)
Any person who desires a natural hair styling license shall submit an application for examination to the board on the prescribed form. The application shall be accompanied by:
(1)
A nonrefundable, nontransferable application/examination fee as set by the board;
(2)
Satisfactory proof that the applicant has attained the age of at least sixteen (16) years and has completed and passed a course of instruction of no less than three hundred (300) hours in the practice and theory of natural hair styling at a school of cosmetology; and
(3)
Satisfactory proof that the applicant successfully completed, as part of the hours of instruction described in subdivision (e)(2), up to one (1) hour of online or in-person training, at no cost to the applicant, by a nonprofit anti-domestic violence organization recognized by the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault on domestic violence that focuses on how to recognize the signs of domestic violence, how to respond to these signs, and how to refer a client to resources for victims of domestic violence.
(f)
A person who desires an eyelash specialist license shall submit an application for examination to the board on the prescribed form. The application must be accompanied by:
(1)
A nonrefundable, nontransferable application/examination fee as set by the board;
(2)
Satisfactory proof that the applicant is at least sixteen (16) years of age and has completed and passed a course of instruction of no less than three hundred (300) hours in classroom instruction and practical experience, including at least eight (8) hours of theoretical instruction, and that includes instruction in the following areas:
(A)
Recognizing infectious or contagious diseases of the eye and allergic reactions to materials;
(B)
Proper sanitation practices;
(C)
Occupational health and safety practices;
(D)
Eyelash extension application procedures; and
(E)
Eyelash extension isolation and separation procedures; and
(3)
Satisfactory proof that the applicant successfully completed, as part of the hours of instruction described in subdivision (f)(2), up to one (1) hour of online or in-person training, at no cost to the applicant, by a nonprofit anti-domestic violence organization recognized by the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault on domestic violence that focuses on how to recognize the signs of domestic violence, how to respond to these signs, and how to refer a client to resources for victims of domestic violence.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1060,s 38, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1060,s 12, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 214, s 7, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 114, s 41, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 955, s 2, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 117, Secs.s 10, s 11, s 12, s 13, s 14 eff. 4/13/2021.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 226, s 3, eff. 7/1/2017.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 227, s 3, eff. 4/28/2017.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 402, s 17, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 1986, ch. 817, § 10; 1987, ch. 112, § 4; 1988, ch. 902, §§2-5; 1989, ch. 93, § 6; 1989, ch. 523, §§ 109-112; 1996, ch. 897, §§4, 5, 20; 2007 , ch. 485, § 3.