Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 175 - State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Cosmetologists, Barbers, Schools and Related Establishments › Subchapter 3 - Licensure of Schools › Part 1 - INITIAL SCHOOL LICENSING › Section 175:10-3-1 - Application for initial and renewal of school license

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
In order to be in compliance with current Cosmetology and
					 Barbering Act as pertains to public and privately owned cosmetology and barber
					 school and license issuance to cosmetology and barber schools, the application
					 procedures for an initial (new) cosmetology and barber school are as
					 follows:
(1)
Privately owned
				  schools.
Any person, corporation or company, who proposes to provide
				  cosmetology or barber training courses designed to qualify persons who complete
				  courses for a professional license to practice cosmetology or barbering, shall
				  be required to obtain a license for the private post secondary school from the
				  Board.
(A)
Letter of intent.
The
				  applicant shall first submit a letter of intent to the Board of Cosmetology and
				  Barbering and shall request Cosmetology or Barber School license application
				  forms from the Board. The letter of intent shall state at least the full name,
				  address and phone number of the applicant and the city where the proposed
				  school is to be located. If the applicant proposes to assume ownership of an
				  existing school, the letter of intent shall specify the name and address of the
				  existing school.
(B)
Application form.
The license application form shall be completed
				  in full making note whether the school intends to operate as a secondary/post
				  secondary establishment and returned to the Board and shall contain the
				  following information:
(i) Proposed name and
				  location (city, street and number), and a brief description of the
				  building.
(ii) Name, address and
				  phone number of the proposed owner(s). If a corporation, the name, address and
				  phone number(s) of the officers and principal stockholders are required to be
				  submitted.
(iii) Names of Oklahoma
				  license held and the file numbers of the persons to be the instructors of the
				  proposed school and that of the manager, if other the owner.
(C)
Initial license
				  fee
; expiration date. Each initial public and privately owned
				  cosmetology or barber school shall be required to pay to the Board, the initial
				  license fee of $400.00. Each public and privately owned school shall also pay
				  the annual license renewal fee of $125.00. Each school license shall expire
				  annually on June 30th. No provision is made for pro rata of any license fee. A
				  school must be inspected at least once each year in order to be eligible for
				  renewal.
(D)
Surety
				  bond.
A surety bond in the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00)
				  for the first instructor and one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each
				  additional instructor is required to be submitted for cosmetology or barber
				  school license. The bond shall be in an amount sufficient to meet bonding
				  requirements for all staff.
(E)
Financial statement.
A current financial statement of the license
				  applicant, prepared by a Public Accountant or a Certified Public Accountant, is
				  required to be submitted to the Board. The financial statement shall be
				  prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall
				  reflect the applicant's total property inventory, assets and liabilities which
				  shall show a net worth of at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00)
				  for each school owned. Intangible assets will not be considered in net
				  worth.
(F)
Proof of building
				  lease or ownership.
Applicant must obtain a lease of at least one year
				  or be owner of building in which school is proposed to operate. Month to Month
				  lease is not acceptable. Applicant must submit a copy of lease
				  agreement.