Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 09 - Board of Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 5 - Schools and Curriculum › 12 AAC 09.160 - Barber and hairdresser school curriculum

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A student who
				  is enrolled in a course of barbering or hairdressing must complete a curriculum
				  that consists of at least 1,650 hours of theoretical and practical training. A
				  school shall teach a minimum of 185 hours of theoretical instruction, including
				  five hours in state law, consisting of the provisions of AS 08.13, this
				  chapter, and the Department of Environmental Conservation regulations contained
				  in 18 AAC 23, and the following minimum number of practical operations, during
				  the 1,650 hours of training:
SUBJECT
MINIMUM NUMBER OF PRACTICAL
							 OPERATIONS, HAIRDRESSERS
MINIMUM NUMBER OF PRACTICAL OPERATIONS,
							 BARBERS
(1) wet hair styling and drying, including hair
							 analysis, shampooing, finger- waving, pin curling, and comb
							 outs
180
30
(2) thermal hair styling and drying, including hair
							 analysis, straightening, waving, curling with hot combs and hot curling irons,
							 hair braiding, and blower styling
180
180
(3) permanent waving, including hair analysis and
							 chemical waving
80
50
(4) chemical straightening including hair analysis
							 and the use of sodium hydroxide and other base solutions
10
10
(5) haircutting, including hair analysis and the use
							 of the razor, scissors, electric clippers, and thinning shears, for wet and dry
							 cutting
250
400
(6) haircoloring and bleaching, including hair
							 analysis, predisposition tests, safety precautions, formula mixing, tinting,
							 bleaching, and the use of dye removers, but not including color rinses
75
75
(7) scalp and hair treatments, including hair and
							 scalp analysis, brushing, electric and manual scalp manipulation, and other
							 hair treatments
10
10
(8) beard trimming
5
50
(9) beard shaving,
0
50
(10) eyebrow arching and hair removal, including the
							 use of wax, manual or electric tweezers, and depilatories for the removal of
							 superfluous hair
15
0
(11) makeup, including skin analysis, complete and
							 corrective makeup, and the application of false eyelashes
15
0
(12) repealed 6/8/2016.
(13) manicure
15
0
(b) A student is responsible for
				  participating in the routine maintenance of the sanitary conditions necessary
				  to conduct business. However, credit may not be given for time spent laundering
				  towels, washing floors, walls, windows, or lavatories, or similar
				  work.
(c) A student or apprentice
				  who is enrolled in a school or apprenticeship program may complete up to 25
				  percent of the required theoretical instruction hours in (a) of this section
				  through a distance education course line on provided by MIlady, PivotPoint, or
				  a similar organization approved by the board verification of successful
				  completion of this training must be mailed directly to the department from the
				  school or instructor.
(d) Repealed
				  6/8/2016.
(e) In addition to
				  meeting the requirements of (a) of this section, the curriculum required for a
				  hairdresser must include the manicuring curriculum set out in
				  12 AAC 09.143.
(g) A student must pass a proficiency
				  examination provided by the school in each subject area A described in (a) of
				  this section as required by 12 AAC 09.050, after the student completes the
				  course of study.
Authority:
AS
						08.13.030
AS
						08.13.090
AS
						08.13.110